Today marks 30 gestational weeks for Lily and Claire. It feels good to be in the 30's! The girls are doing pretty well. Lily is now weighing 2 lbs 3 oz. Last night she weighed 2 lbs 4 oz, but since it's just an ounce, it isn't concerning. Claire weighs 1 lb 11 oz. They are now seeing an occupational therapist and have gotten new pads to lay on. The new pad allows as little pressure as possible against their bodies, which will help with keeping their heads round. They are very picky about how they lay, and always want to lie on their stomachs... so we're hoping this helps. The therapist also noticed that Claire tends to keep her thumbs in, so they made a brace for her hand. The brace is switched during 'cares' every 4 hours. During this time they also do hand exercises.
Tonight during cares, Claire's temperature was 101.6, she was breathing very quickly, and her heart beat was around 200. The neonatologist and nurse practitioner checked her out & were concerned. She had just gotten a new bed at 6 pm, so they decided to put her into a new bed hoping it was her external environment and not her body causing the temperature to rise. Thankfully, switching her has seemed to solve the problem. Her creatinine this morning was 2.0, and is continuing to drop. Her BUN is doing the same thing, so it's hopeful that these numbers will soon be within normal range.
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