December 22nd update

Well seems that Ayden is still doing really well. His oxygen is fluctuating between 22-35% and that all depends on how he is lying. If he is lying on his tummy, his oxygen is lower then when he is lying on his back…

they did some blood work today and it seems that his hemoglobin is a bit low. Normally for a preemie they would do a blood transfusion (which Ayden has already had 2), but they have also found that Ayden is now making his own blood. Normally with preemies because their systems are not developed they don’t make blood very fast and with all the blood work being done by the NICU they have to replace it somehow..so they do a blood transfusion to replace the blood they have taken. Well I guess that Ayden is now starting to make his own blood so they are going to see if he can catch up with it to avoid doing another transfusion. If he needs it they will do it, but they want to see how he is progressing. This is a good sign!

He is still on 15 mils of milk every hour and a half and they have not weighed him yet today. The nurse said that he was sleeping quite comfortably right now and we like to know that he is doing well.

Other then that, no news is good news!