Sorry it has been so long since I have posted an update! I really have no excuse besides the fact that I have not been in the mood. Really not much has changed since Saturday, which is a good thing!
Kylee was taken off of her CPAP on Tuesday and is now breathing with a Nasal Cannula. She seems to be tolerating it well for now, so we will see how she does.
Both of the girls were started back on Feedings on Monday. Kylee is doing well with her feeds, and has steadily increased the amount she is getting each day. Kaylyn was having some digestion issues, so they ran some tests to make sure everything looked OK. All the tests came back fine. Sometimes I have to remind myself that their little bodies were not designed to eat for another 3 months. Slowly but surely we will get there!
Today Kaylyn had another cardiac ultrasound, and it still showed that her PDA (the open valve in her heart) was still open. So they did a chest X-Ray and that showed that she is retaining some fluid around her lungs. The neonatologist was thinking it could be due to the PDA, so he had the cardiologist come over from children's hospital to check her out. The cardiologist said that he does not feel that she needs to have the surgery just yet. Since it is small, he still wants to try and treat it with medicine, since the surgery would be a huge step back. So for now, they are going to give her Lasix to try and remove the fluid around her lungs. So lets hope that works, and this damn PDA will close already!!
Other than that, everything is pretty much the same. They both continue to gain weight, and are doing well. They are very strong, and are doing better and better each day. I am ready to bring them home already!!!!
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