Well, Miss Rachel decided to do some exercise last night while I was there for a little bit and extubated herself.....meaning she removed her vent tube! A lot of babies do that with movement and stuff, but she decided to try push ups! I'm in trouble when she starts to crawl!
Anyway, she decided she was done with the vent and so the the doctor decided to try the Bubble CPAP since she is such a fiesty fighter right now! What that means is she has a little cap on her head with the tube and little prongs for her nose for oxygen and one of the tubs is in a bottle of water and she breaths against it for pressure....just like the vent does but she is the one that is breathing!! She still gets O2 for help, but she has to breath there is no vent!
Her caffeine was also started again to help stimulate her brain and she will still get steriods as well....So right now she is breathing on her own...it's not guarenteed she will stay off the vent she could get tired and have to go back on the vent. Which is not a bad thing so I am prepared for that but for right now she is doing great! Less events, less alarms and breathing on her own....she's growing up! :)
One thing is for sure, she wants what she wants when she wants it! So lets keep our fingers crossed that she keeps herself off the vent since she is in control of that! And here is to 2 more cc's for her feeds! She is at 13 and today she will be moved to 15 with no IV nutrients or lipids!! YEAH RACHEL!
Jenn
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