Isolette be gone

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Hunter's main goal is to gain weight and get off CPAP.

They increased his calorie intake to 27 calories yesterday. This is up from 24 calories. Sometimes preemies don't tolerate the rise in calories because its an oily substance. Hunter seems to be doing well. He has not gained any weight yet.

They are also increasing his time on nasal cannula. He will be on cannula 2 hours 2 days a time. This is up from 2 hours one time a day.

And the most exciting news just came in, they are opening the top of the isolette and keeping it open for two hours. Hunter might be able to move from the isolette into a crib. This is a big, big move. We will see if his body temperature can handle it.


It is so scary when they want to make changes. You never know how his body is going to react. So, again - I catch myself holding my breath and waiting. Talk about anxiety provoking. But, this is where my faith in God has to come into play. God has brought us to it, he will bring us threw it.

UPDATE: HUNTER DID GO INTO A CRIB FOR THE FIRST TIME. A COUPLE HOURS OF BEING OUT OF THE ISOLETTE AND HE HIS STILL MAINTAINING HIS OWN BODY TEMPERATURE. KEEP PRAYING THAT HE CAN MAINTAIN. IT IS NICE TO SEE HIM WITHOUT LOOKING THROUGH THE TOP OF THE ISOLETTE.