In the last couple of days, Jessica has been struggling to keep the feeds down and the doctors were suggesting quadrupling(!) the dose of Gaviscon which she has been taking – going from half a sachet to two sachets per feed. This seems like quite a jump so we have agreed to double the dose for now and see how she gets on whilst trying some more natural methods (keeping her upright, stopping more often during the feed to wind her etc.) to help her keep the Monogen down. So far this seems to be successful and we are hoping to avoid her having to go on any extra reflux medication unless we are sure that it is necessary. Currently she is on three-hourly feeds which works well during the day but we are hoping to increase the night-time feeds to four-hourly before Jessica goes home!
On a positive note though, Jessica has come off the ECG and has moved from high-care into the nursery – another step closer to being able to go home! She no longer needs to have her oxygen saturation levels continuously monitored which means we are able to wander around the ward with her a bit more. She is also doing well with her weight – down 30g yesterday, but staying static today so hopefully not retaining any more fluid.
We have had a few more visitors – Nanny, Auntie Twinny, Uncle Adrian, Auntie Julie, Phil and Becky have all been to see Jessica over the last couple of days and the ward was also visited this morning by a couple of stormtroopers, Captain Jack Sparrow and Batman. We’re still not quite sure what that was all about, but it was entertaining!
Never thought I'd see a photo featuring Stormtroopers, Captain Jack & Batman. My geek senses are going into overdrive - is this a new group of super heroes intent on curing disease? lol.
ReplyDeleteOn a serious note, fabulous to hear that Jessica is continuing to make such good progress and she looks absolutely adorable :-)
Lol, we're still not sure what prompted the visit from that particular mix of characters! It makes life that little bit more interesting though! x
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