Kierson showed quite a bit of improvement by Friday the 5th but has really been unchanged over the weekend. We were hoping she would be ready for extubation but she is making too many tracheal secretions and her CXR looks more hazy the past two days that the neonatalogist felt it was better to keep her intubated. She is taking very small quantities of breast milk through her feeding tube and having intermittant residuals for unknown reasons (we had been up to 27 mL every 3 hours without residuals and now at only 3 mL every 3 hours with residuals). We are glad that her belly continues to feel soft and non-distended and that she is having small bowel movements. This suggests no intestinal issues.
We are still anxious for Kierson to be able to take more tube feeds so that she will put on weight and grow. She needs to develop new lung tissue to help her get past the current complications with her damaged premature lungs.
We continue to pray for patience and peace in these rough times. Please pray with us for Kierson's continued development and for resolution to her current condition. Today, Kierson turned 33 weeks gestational (8 weeks since birth).
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