Baby Faith Update

Faith is doing well today. She had another brain scan via ultrasound today and her condition has not changed since Tuesday. Faith has a minor to level 1 hemorrhage which should clear itself up over the next couple of weeks. She was a little jaundice today, so they put her under a big blue light that helps resolve this condition. Faith only needed it for part of today because her jaundice levels have dropped to a level that is no longer a concern.

One of our primary concerns with Faith is her lungs. Because she was born smaller than Makaila and had been without sufficient amniotic fluid, her lungs are a little underdeveloped. On Monday, once she was stabilized after her traumatic delivery, she started off on a respirator without needing Oxygen, which was great. Tuesday evening they began giving her some Oxygen to assist her breathing, but were able to cut her back to room air today. Tomorrow, they hope to switch her to CPAP, a breathing apparatus that allows her to breath completely on her own, but gives her some constant pressure just in case she gets too tired to take full breaths (apnia). It will attach to her nose using two small curved tubes that curl into her nasal cavities.

Faith has been receiving breast milk (pumped from her Mom) through a nose tube since Tuesday and has been able to up the amount she can digest today, which is a very positive sign. She hasn't had her first poop yet, but that's nothing to worry about. The blanket that covers her incubator to keep it dark has a sports theme to it. One of the images on it is of two baseball bats crossing with words arcing over top of them that state, "Baby Slugger". That's exactly what Faith is, our baby slugger.