I spent the night in the hospital with Sharron last night. The "dad" beds are still right out of Guantanamo Bay, but it was worth it to spend some time with Sharron. Morning rounds and monitoring are done and all systems are still go. No contractions, no signs of infection, vitals for both mother and child are right where they are supposed to be. Sharron's belly is feeling firm again. That could indicate that the position of the baby is closing plugging the leak allowing fluid to accumulate.
NIH (National Institute of Health) says that the baby's chances get about %3 better every day. If my math is right that puts us in the low 60s. We're in this for the long haul. Our short-term goal is 26 weeks, that's when the ICN (Intensive Care Nursery) folks start to feel like survival is not just a miracle that is out of their control. Beyond that we're aimed at 34 weeks where we loose the moderately premature label. If all is well till 34 weeks where the risk of infection crosses the risk of being premature.
I don't intend to scare anyone, but on the same token I don't want anyone thinking we are close to being out of the woods yet.
So far all is quiet. (That's a good thing.)
3 comments:
Holy Crap. I am so glad you started a blog. It is so nice to be able to check on you with out harassing you. We are thinking of you all the time and please let us know if we can do anything. Dinner, clean your house, laundry, bring Ellie up for a play date, books for mom to fend of boredom, take videos of Ellie dancing just for some comic relief?.. Anything.
~Abby
Glad to hear that things are improving, even if it is at a painfully slow pace.
(I have to agree though, the beds at those hospitals are terrible, aren't they? But so long as Sharron's is comfortable, that's all that really matters anyway, right?)
My best wishes to you both and to things continuing to improve.
-Brian
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