Yesterday was such a roller coaster and we were a bit confused about her status. We were able to catch rounds this morning which gave us a little bit more light into what is going on. Doc said that she has entered into a new phase of her syndrome. The echo showed that the little blood vessels that had so much damage are now showing some signs of improvement. What that means is she is maintaining better pressure between the lungs and the rest of her body. Ideally our lungs are supposed to be at a lower pressure so everything moves outward from the lungs. In Ava'case this was not happening because of the amount of fluid she had aspirated. This is great news but she said the next part is hard because it is a big waiting game.... She said we can expect her gases to be in lower ranges which are more typical of a baby - oxygen levels from 60-80 vs 100 before.
Matthew got to head home and see the boys today. Kendra made killer meat balls and got to see B, Andy and some of the neighbors. Alison stopped by at the hospital- she (along with Amy and Mandy) have been my oooober cheer leaders in this whole breast feeding/pumping learning curve. Who would have thought I would learn how to do this on my third child! Also got to see Kyle and Lisa who brought dags pizza- so good! Been a calmer day! 💗
One of the nurses spent about an hour explaining these machines to us tonight. We are getting an education!
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