Will did very well again today. No major drama. We didn't like the nurse he had today very much. She was more attentive than some of the others havebeen, but couldn't seem to get the leads (monitor attachments to him) properly placed so every time he moved it would say his heart beat was dropping dangerously low and set off an alarm when really everything was fine. She didn't really seem to care about the alarms either. She did get us a Ronald McDonald house room for tomorrow though, so we can stay closer to him and not have to face the hour each way drive for at least one night.
They're decreasing the percentage oxygen he's getting gradually, preparingto switch off the respirator and transfer back to the CPAP (pressurized airmask). We have some anxiety about that, since that's the only thing that had changed the day he coded, but we agree with the doctors that it most likely is a completely unrelated event, and realize the dangers of leaving him on a ventilator long term are higher than trying to put him back on CPAP since he's done so well with it before. They're saying they may try switching over again tomorrow or possibly soon after, and if he does well with it then we can try tube feeding a couple days after and then he should start really growing! He's also gained a bit more weight, another ounce! Up to 2 lbs 13 oz now! His coloring is looking great too, he's stopped being funky pink and starting to look like normal baby skin color.
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