Friday, January 26, 2018

Update on Lady Joy

After a week in the NICU things are improving for Lady joy. 
She has moved into a hospital crib.
She is wearing a NICU onesie
She is back to normal for white blood cell count, which means her infection is gone.
She is a good nurser...and making Lexi's breastfeeding experience far better than with Tayla.  When Lady falls asleep then Lexi pumps.
She loves snuggling.  And we have gotten a chance to hold her finally. -- all 7 of us allowed in the NICU with her that is. 
She loves to get her levels dangerously high and needs to be monitored for respiratory and heart rate still.  She is totally dependent on oxygen when she sleeps. 
For some reason her red blood cell count is still very, very, very low!  They are now trying a couple of other things to get that working faster.    Having a low red blood cell count makes Lady really lethargic and fatigued. 
Lady Joy is a beautiful  baby and  we know she will be home soon.

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