Chester passed some big milestones this week. He now weighs 2132 gramss or 4.7 pounds. He moved from his isolate to a open crib and is doing a great job regulating his temprature. Chester also moved from the level 4 to the level 2 NICU. They call this the step up NICU and is where …
Chester made great progress this week. He weighs 1810 g or 4 pounds. This is a big milestone because it is the minimum weight for NICU babies to come home. He also was moved from the NAVA to the CPAP which is a less supportive ventilator. He is doing very well with that change and …
Our days look a little different than most new parents. At the beginning we were in a multiperson room and did not get to do much contact time until he was stable. After a week, we moved to a private room and started working towards the schedule we have now. Every day, Mom and Dad …
Chester has had a stable period for a while. He is now 1440 grams of 3 pounds 2 ounces. He has been working on condensing his food from continuously being feed to more of a traditional meal feed with breaks. He is upto getting a 45 minute break in-between his feeds. There was a small …
Chester had a great week. He is 39 cm and 1130 grams (2.5 lbs). He is now getting all of his nutrients from Mommy’s breastmilk with a fortifier to make it more caloric. Due to this, he had his central line removed. Chester is eating more and more everyday and is up to 8.5 ml …
Chester made good progress this week. He is now 1040 grams and 38 cm. After starting the week with a belly full of gas, the doctors made some changes. He is on a different breathing device called a NOVA that looks at the movement of his diaphragm and only gives him extra breaths if he …
Chester is at 890 grams and 38 cm this week. He has been doing well with his bipap and is off phototherapy. He is having some ups and downs with having air in his tummy. This is very normal for babies on a bipap. Daddy got to hold Chester for the first time. Chester loves …
Chester had a busy first week. They did a lot of scans. Everything looks normal structurally with Chester. He had a normal echo and EKG. On Thursday, they removed his breathing tube, and he has been off it ever since! He is on a BiPAP (like a CPAP) to help him get enough oxygen to …
On 12/26, Caroline was having some unusual pregnancy symptoms. After calling the nurse hotline, Roy and Caroline went to the hospital for a check-up on December 27. At the time, the tests came back negative for infection/ premature labor, and Caroline was sent home. The next day, Caroline called the nurse hotline again with what …