It was hard to leave the hospital last night, and we told them to call if James had any more problems. We didn't get any calls, and this morning's report was that he'd had a good night -- no serious respiratory problems or other issues. Whew, that's a relief!
They did bloodwork and his hematocrit was low, so he may get another blood transfusion. (Preemies don't make red blood cells fast enough, so they sometimes need a little extra help with a transfusion.) He's already had a few transfusions (from the same donor), and it's a very small amount of blood each time, but it does seem to help him out.
The doctors hadn't done their rounds yet, so we don't know if they're going to give him a little more bowel rest or if they're going to try again with small amounts of food.
Updated (1 PM) to add: Yes on the transfusion, no on more food today. He seems to be doing well, & we'll go visit this afternoon.
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So glad to hear that James had a good night!
Love, Jan, Andy, & Noah
Thinking of you guys today! Hope James is having a good day!!
Thanks for the updates - sorry that James is still encountering some bumps in the road. He's clearly one tough little dude, though, so I'm hopeful that he'll bounce right back. We'd love to drop off some dinner for you guys some night soon - we'll be in touch to find out when might be a good day.
Thinking about you and the cuties..James is a fighter...
we hope that the babies had a good day...
Love,
Carol and Maheep
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