Today Loki reached 30 weeks total development. He gained just a few grams to reach 1020g, and is now 35 cm long. (That is 1 foot + 1 1/4 inches.) He has had the oxygen concentration from the SiPAP in the 23% to 28% range for at least 24 hours, and the cycles per minute were reduced from 30 to 20. The next step will be for him to go to CPAP, which pushes a constant pressure.
He has graduated up to larger "big boy" diapers. Unfortunately, there is not an intermediate size. He went from a tiny diaper, which made him look big, to a relatively large diaper, that makes him look tiny.
We've been meaning to mention that the little guy has a hernia! This is fairly common in preemies, particularly boys. For some details, click here. This may repair itself, but more likely it will require some minor surgery in a while.
Untitled (written 8/30/2008)
5 months ago
3 comments:
Wat is hij toch LIEF, ons dappere, vastberaden kereltje! Ik zie hem op zijn driewielertje door de tuin crossen, opzoek naar de meest uitdagende bocht, net zo lang tot hij hem zonder vallen kan nemen, en dan boem, de zandbak in...maar zover zijn we nog niet (de tuin trouwens ook niet).
Jesse, I think you can reed this, your Dutch is good!
Heel veel liefs,
Heleen
What a dotje! Congratulations with the new diaper size, another day to celebrate:-)
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Hello Dear Sister,
Tell my nephew that we are sending our very best wishes and our hugs and kisses to Loki from Istanbul. Erkmen
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