Wednesday, January 18, 2012

1/17/12 - Day 5

Another good day.  Jen was able to hold Sarah for the first time.  Since she's a preemie, they emphasize skin to skin contact as this is very soothing and relaxing for the baby.  Even through it was only for a few short minutes, it was well worth the wait.  Sarah loved the time with her mom, she was so comfortable and slept soundly.  Jen was glowing with excitement.

A few additional positives on the day were the elimination of the bilirubin lights and the decrease in the flow rate of her supplemental oxygen.  There are essentially 4 levels of oxygen flow (4 being the highest, or strongest flow)...she has responded great, so they stepped her down to level 3 today.

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