Wednesday, July 16, 2008

July 16, 2008 3:00pm

Hey everyone! Still not a lot of changes today-which is good! The doctors may discontinue her rate and pressure support with the C-pap today, but Dr. Carlo is not rushing to get her completely off. They increased her feeds to 12 cc every 3 hours yesterday and will not increase anymore today. Her weight dropped again last night to 1 lb. 5 oz (590 grams). Again, Dr. Carlo was not worried about the weight decrease due to several factors-- different weighing times, feeding times, and the fact that she used lots of calories yesterday off the C-pap while I was holding her. Overall, we are pleased with her progress. The nurses keep telling us that she is doing great for a baby of her size and age! Please continue to pray for her to gain weight, for her lungs to grow stronger, and that she continues to have no problems with infection (these are three areas of concern with preemies).


Love,
Todd, Leah, Cole, and Laurie

3 comments:

Jen said...

I just wanted to drop by and let you know that you guys are in our prayers. We attend Hillcrest but I don't think we have met, our sons are in the same sunday school class. Laurie Anne is beautiful!

Barry and Jen Gordon

ShannanW said...

Hi Mrs. Killingsworth, it is Shannan Warren, Chance and Katie's mom. We just heard of Little Laurie's early arrival. I want you to know we are praying for you all daily. She is a gorgeous little girl!

Nancy S said...

Great pictures! Laurie is doing
fine for a 26-week baby. By the
end of October, she'll be eating
and breathing on her own like any
full term baby. They are taking very good care of her, letting her
do what she can on her own, letting
you hold her, and helping her when
she just needs to rest. I hope you
are remembering to rest, too. Take
care of yourself! Love, Nancy