Life in the NICU

This is the journal of our life in the NICU with our son born at 23 6/7 weeks gestation. Beau was 1 pound 13 ounces and 13 3/4" long.

Wednesday, June 28, 2006

June 27th, 2006. Beau's blood culture hasn't grown anything in a 48 hour period so he's been taken off of that antibiotic. They think the sample was contaminated. He's also been given a "backup" antibiotic for his lung infection. The good thing is they're still able to easily suction the gunk out of his lungs and it's not yellow anymore, it's white. White is definitely better than yellow.

On a more positive note, I got to Kangaroo him for two hours. He did really well coming out and going back into his isolette. He was in such a deep sleep at the end, he didn't even notice being put back.

His newest trick is retaining fluid and not peeing it out. They're going to do more tests tomorrow to make sure it's related to his infection and not his kidneys.

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