Mom
- transfusion appears to be working (there is life in the blood)
- 5th try on inserting new IV worked (using ultrasound), no pic line needed
- beginning pain management (gimme drugs, gimme more drugs)
- slept 45 consecutive minutes (you go girl)
- frustrated by slower recovery than she expected
- blood test in a few hours will determine if she can transfer to postpartum unit
- wants to see baby for the first time, not possible yet
Baby
- At 35 weeks is breathing like 33-34 week old, perhaps due to trauma at birth
- CPAP appears to be helping, all indications are closer to normal when in use
- Got to hold her for an entire “feeding” (feeding tube bypasses mouth)
- Expected more holdings today, told not possible.
- Responds best when being held: breathing gets better, calm, relaxed
- Doctors say monitoring in NICU required for several more days
- Wants to see Mommy for the first time, not possible yet