We are headed to the hospital now to see Lauren, but wanted to drop a quick note to let you know the latest news.
She continues to breathe on her own with the aid of the bubble Cpap machine, and the amount of oxygen she is breathing is slowly decreasing, proving her lungs are strong enough to oxygenate her blood - all good news. We understand that all of her vitals remain good.
The one bump in the road is that she is not digesting her milk. She has a feeding tube (G-Tube) that delivers the breast milk directly to her stomach. Typically the medical team checks the contents of her stomach before next feeding, and they have discovered that the milk is not making its way down in the intestines. There are many potential reasons for this, and we hope to find a solution to it today. Meanwhile, all of her nutrition is supplied through her IVs, so don't worry - she won't starve.
We will keep you posted...
Grant and Kaia
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Dear Grant and Kaia,
We hope her little digestive track will get kick back in gear and she will be eating and growing by lunch time! Love, Nora and Dean
I will hope along with you, and everyone else I'm sure. Great news on her strong little lungs and on her good vitals. Congratulations sweet Lauren! A question out of curiosity, how do they check the contents of her stomach?
Thinking about all of you wonderful Nesbitts.
-Lor
ahhh, this is all just great GREAT news heading into the weekend! congrats to you guys - keep on keepin' on whatever you're doing because it seems to be working. love you guys!
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