Lil Mama is doing great! Don't just take my word for it...that's all her lead doctor kept saying last night. They are really pleased to see how well she's doing despite being on the vent only one week ago. They have been gradually weaning her and she's handling it like a champ. When I was holding her last night, we could hear that she needed some major suctioning. The nurse came and got out the fancy dandy suction thing while I held her. As soon as she saw it, she grabbed the tip and started screaming! She was holding on to it so tight, her knuckles were white and it took quite a fight to loosen her grip. It was just so funny to see such a strong reaction before the thing even touched her.
She had another eye exam today and her ROP has not worsened at all. Praise God! We're more concerned about it getting worse at this point. ROP usually begins to resolve somewhere around 38 weeks and can continue to improve throughout the first year of life. It is great news that it hasn't been worsening all this time and we're about to hit 38 weeks in a few days.
She's now at 39ccs for feedings and her weight is up to 5lbs 5.25oz today!
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Now wherever does she get that stubbornness??? Ha!
Oh don't worry. She will fight the suction for life. Emma is 2+ and still fights hard to avoid the suction. It still takes me pinning in my arms and her mother holding her head still. I don't get it. I don't think it hurts but still!?
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