You'd think that, with Mila being born nearly half a pound heavier than Sophia, she'd be faring better. She's doing really well, but unfortunately got a little Staph infection and is now on antibiotics.
That little Jacques Cousteau getup she's wearing is called CPAP, or Continuous Positive Airway Pressure. It keeps air pressure in her airway which is supposed to remind her to breathe. She absolutely hates it and tries to rip it off every chance she gets.
It seems to help, because she's having fewer spells.
Yesterday was a tough day for Mila, she was pretty fussy. I decided to hold her kangaroo-style at her 5:30 care time and she calmed right down. Because babies don't localize infections like adults, they decided to do a lumbar puncture (AKA spinal tap). This is to make sure there are no signs of meningitis. Everything went well and we expect negative results.
The great news is that both she and her sister are now back over her birth weight. I predict that Mila may go over 4 pounds by next week.
Miss Sophia has been great. She has a nasal cannula right now to remind her to breathe, and is having very few spells.
She was fussing a bit when we went in last night. When I opened the isolette to check on her I realized she had definitely made a stinky in there. I would be fussy too if I was in a plexiglass booth with a stinky diaper.
She's the smaller of the two, but no less fresh than her sister. She likes to yank on anything she can get her hands on - her feeding tube, her sister's feeding tube, my wristbands and fingers.
Both girls are progressing well and the nurses have all commented on how cute and smart they are. They have amazing head control, as anyone who holds them quickly learns. They are both very dexterous. They are both on full feeds, meaning they get all their nutrients from food rather than from an IV.
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