I just love watching her eat! She has come so far with her eating!
And yes...that is a cannula you see on her face.
Starting on Friday Arianna started acting a little different. Nothing drastic or anything, but just wasn’t eating much and seemed very irritable. Last night I decided to check her sats and she was running at 94, which is a little lower than what she was the week before. I decided to monitor her when she went to bed and sure enough she was dropping to 90 and even a dip into the 80’s so we put the oxygen back on. Then this morning I took her off the O2 and she was staying at 94 so I decided to keep it off. I started feeding her breakfast and she immediately started dropping so back came the O2. It seemed immediately after eating her sats would rise and stay steady so I took the O2 back off. It’s amazing the significant difference in her eating from the 2 days before. She seems to be playing fine so we’re only doing the oxygen when sleeping and eating to give her the extra help. This was exactly what the pulmonologist said to do if we noticed her acting different during the day. Regarding the pulmo, I still don’t have a date for the tests but I’m thinking I might hear something tomorrow.
We will be heading to the lab first thing in the morning then off for her hearing test. I’ll let you know of we have the clapping monkeys Krista! You kind of have me a little scared now…LOL!
4 comments:
Good luck today with the hearing screen. I am sure she will do just fantastic!
Sorry to hear that her sats are dropping while sleeping and eating. I am glad that you have the o2 there to help her out when she needs it. I sometimes laugh when I look around my house and see a pulse ox, stethoscope, blood pressure cuff, nebulizer, almost every kind of medication on the Earth and so much more. I feel like I should be running a medical supply store sometimes.
Have a great day!
Hugs,
Samantha
I'm so glad you have everything at home to monitor her so you don't have to bring her in! I'm hoping everything is fine and that she is just hitting a tiny speed bump and will be back to normal very soon.
Oh my goodness, your car story!!! You know, I've actually thought about that a lot. When Elijah is in the car and I get out quick to get the mail or do something, I always think, Wouldn't it be horrible if I locked him in there? I'm so sorry you guys had to go through that. I'm glad you were able to calm Arianna using sign language. So cute! Now you'll be extra cautious with it!
Take care. Good luck today!
There's nothing wrong with a little O2...she doesn't seem to mind (does she??)
Isaac seems to be VERY O2 sensitive. Every morning I take it off to get a good sat reading...and if he starts dropping below 94 (that's his magic number)...he starts coughing...gagging...just looking poopy! So...we're keeping it on for a while.
IF if helps her eat and be happy...keep it up!!! You're SO good to keep it on and off...you'll have her weined in no time!!!
(their poor little lungs just need a little help!)
Take care of yourself!
Kathy
Hoping things went well today. Arianna looks cute as ever, cannula or not!
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