Nov 15th, 4p
Cierra's blood tests all came back negative meaning no infection. Her temperature maintained and she actually gained a couple ounces. So Sital and Cierra were set free from the PICU. Everyone is home now and doing well. Sital still has high blood pressure and some edema, so she's going in to see the doctor tomorrow morning. These are signs of pre-eclampsia which can lead to eclampsia, a condition that can cause serious seizures. Please keep Sital in your thoughts as she embarks on this tumultuous journey into motherhood.
This time we're home to stay.
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Trip to the ER
Nov 13th, 12p
Cierra went to the pediatrician this morning and he found that her temperature had dropped to 96.5. Low temperature can indicate an infection in infants, so he advised us to take her to the ER where she was put under a heat lamp and connected to machines that measure her heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, respiratory rate, and of course temperature. Several tests were run on her including chest x-ray, blood screen, and an attempted lumbar puncture. The doc was un-succesful in getting any spinal fluid from the lumbar puncture, so he gave up. They're pumping her full of antibiotics so the risk is low, but they'll likely try another LP later on. She'll be here until Tuesday waiting for cultures to come back. All test have come back negative so far. She's feeding well and looks perfectly healthy, so all of this seems extra-curricular.
Cierra went to the pediatrician this morning and he found that her temperature had dropped to 96.5. Low temperature can indicate an infection in infants, so he advised us to take her to the ER where she was put under a heat lamp and connected to machines that measure her heart rate, blood pressure, blood oxygenation, respiratory rate, and of course temperature. Several tests were run on her including chest x-ray, blood screen, and an attempted lumbar puncture. The doc was un-succesful in getting any spinal fluid from the lumbar puncture, so he gave up. They're pumping her full of antibiotics so the risk is low, but they'll likely try another LP later on. She'll be here until Tuesday waiting for cultures to come back. All test have come back negative so far. She's feeding well and looks perfectly healthy, so all of this seems extra-curricular.
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Bad Ass Baby
Admitted: Wed. Nov 9th, 2011 at 11:30a.
We are at Rex Hospital in room 236. The doc put a catheter in to dilate the cervix. Basically its a plastic tube with a balloon at the end. It's inserted past the cervix, into the uterus and then inflated. Some pressure is applied against the catheter and then it's taped to her leg. When the balloon pulls through the cervix, it's dilated to 3-4cm. At 10cm, the baby is ready to come out.
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Wed. Nov 9th, 4:29p
The balloon has pulled through the cervix. They're now delivering Pitocin (oxytocin) to induce contractions and see if they can't start the motor.
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Nov 9th, 6:12p
Dr. Inge came in and broke Sital's water with a crochet hook thing. It's on it's way. Should come sometime after midnight.
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Wed. Nov 9th, 7:55p
Fighting the contractions.
Nothing rocks like natural childbirth!
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Wed. Nov 9th, 9:42p
The contractions were evil. Send in the drugs please.
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Thur. Nov 10, 12:48a
The dilating continues. Sital is at 9cm now. Almost time to start pushing.
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Thur. Nov 10th, 2:00a
Sital is now 10cm and the pushing begins. Doc estimates 1-3hrs for delivery once the pushing starts.
No pics. Mom is angry.
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Thur. Nov 10th, 4:27a
2.5 hours of pushing and we have a girl! The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Dr. Inge seemed a little stressed as he yanked on it and tried to force it over the top of her head. Would have been easier if the head wasn't so long. The head was about twice as long as it was tall. Not sure how long the cord was wrapped around the neck, but Inge got it over.
Mom and baby are both healthy.
Gratuitous Closeup
Already suckin the thumb.
Rockin out to some Metallica. It puts her to sleep.
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Fri. Nov 11, 11:45a
Last night was brutal. Cierra wouldn't stop crying. No rest for Mom at all. Dad can sleep through anything!
Cierra looking like Christopher Columbus about to conquer the world
They put a lowjack on our little girl so she doesn't run off.
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Sat. Nov 12th, 12:15p
Cierra has minor Jaundice because Mom's blood is O+ and hers is A+ leading to incompatibility. To treat it, they're putting this radioactive looking blanket around her for the rest of the day (they call it photo-therapy). They'll check her billirubin levels again at 3p and see if we can go home.
Neonatal jaundice or Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a yellowing of the skin and other tissues of a newborn infant. A bilirubin level of more than 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) manifests clinical jaundice in neonates whereas in adults a level of 34 umol/l (2 mg/dL) would look icteric.
Cierra's billirubin level was 10.3 last night.
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Sat Nov 12th, 6:00p
Cierra's Billirubin dropped to 10.1 which apparently is good enough to go home. As long as you keep her wrapped up in this futuristic blanket. So we left. Thank God. That place was getting old.
Cierra is now quietly resting inside her radioactive blanket in her new home. Mom, Grandma Mody and Aunt Amy are busy nesting.
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We are at Rex Hospital in room 236. The doc put a catheter in to dilate the cervix. Basically its a plastic tube with a balloon at the end. It's inserted past the cervix, into the uterus and then inflated. Some pressure is applied against the catheter and then it's taped to her leg. When the balloon pulls through the cervix, it's dilated to 3-4cm. At 10cm, the baby is ready to come out.
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Wed. Nov 9th, 4:29p
The balloon has pulled through the cervix. They're now delivering Pitocin (oxytocin) to induce contractions and see if they can't start the motor.
__________________________________________________________________
Nov 9th, 6:12p
Dr. Inge came in and broke Sital's water with a crochet hook thing. It's on it's way. Should come sometime after midnight.
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Wed. Nov 9th, 7:55p
Fighting the contractions.
Nothing rocks like natural childbirth!
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| F U |
Wed. Nov 9th, 9:42p
The contractions were evil. Send in the drugs please.
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| Ahh, drugs are good! |
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Thur. Nov 10, 12:48a
The dilating continues. Sital is at 9cm now. Almost time to start pushing.
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| That's a big foot. |
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Thur. Nov 10th, 2:00a
Sital is now 10cm and the pushing begins. Doc estimates 1-3hrs for delivery once the pushing starts.
No pics. Mom is angry.
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Thur. Nov 10th, 4:27a
2.5 hours of pushing and we have a girl! The umbilical cord was wrapped around her neck. Dr. Inge seemed a little stressed as he yanked on it and tried to force it over the top of her head. Would have been easier if the head wasn't so long. The head was about twice as long as it was tall. Not sure how long the cord was wrapped around the neck, but Inge got it over.
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| Mishapen head. Covered in cheese. Little on the light side. |
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| For those that use the English system. |
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| After a cleaning and a skull cap. |
Already suckin the thumb.
Rockin out to some Metallica. It puts her to sleep.
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| And Justice for All! |
Fri. Nov 11, 11:45a
Last night was brutal. Cierra wouldn't stop crying. No rest for Mom at all. Dad can sleep through anything!
Cierra looking like Christopher Columbus about to conquer the world
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| The incredible shrinking head. It's almost round. |
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| I think you can remove this by undoing the velcro. Plus her ankles are like rubber. |
Sat. Nov 12th, 12:15p
Cierra has minor Jaundice because Mom's blood is O+ and hers is A+ leading to incompatibility. To treat it, they're putting this radioactive looking blanket around her for the rest of the day (they call it photo-therapy). They'll check her billirubin levels again at 3p and see if we can go home.
Neonatal jaundice or Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia is a yellowing of the skin and other tissues of a newborn infant. A bilirubin level of more than 85 umol/l (5 mg/dL) manifests clinical jaundice in neonates whereas in adults a level of 34 umol/l (2 mg/dL) would look icteric.
Cierra's billirubin level was 10.3 last night.
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| She's radioactive. |
Sat Nov 12th, 6:00p
Cierra's Billirubin dropped to 10.1 which apparently is good enough to go home. As long as you keep her wrapped up in this futuristic blanket. So we left. Thank God. That place was getting old.
Cierra is now quietly resting inside her radioactive blanket in her new home. Mom, Grandma Mody and Aunt Amy are busy nesting.
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| It's like sleeping on the Sun. |
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