Another Bump in the Road

After a good weekend, Caroline is having a rough labor day. We noticed she was struggling to breathe and they increased her CPAP pressure from 5 to 6 earlier this afternoon. Finally this evening I had some time to hold her. Within five minutes she had a horrible brady and did not self correct. In fact, she turned purple in my arms. The CPAP was out of her nose and we are not sure how long it had been out. A team of four nurses immediately came over and got her back in her bed. They put an oxygen bag over her nose and mouth and inflated her lungs. They told us it was similar to blowing air into a deflated balloon.

From what we understand, this is very similar to what happened two weeks ago in the middle of the night. Like last time, they are going to do a full work up to rule out an infection. A full work up means, spinal tap, blood and urine cultures, chest x-ray, ect. They will start her on IV antibiotics for 48 hours until the blood and urine cultures come back.

Caroline's doctor told us this might be a normal premie thing but she wants to be proactive and catch something early. They have told us many times they want to keep a close eye on her for infection because she is so small. They have also turned up the pressure on her CPAP and told us this could happen a few more times before she goes home.

Please pray for no infection and a normal chest x-ray. I just called and her stats are good. Her nurse was in the middle of drawing blood and starting an IV. They did not have her chest x-ray back. Once we have some news we will update this post.

Ryan and I really appreciate your continued prayers.

~Katie