[I went to see Bjarki at noon today, just like every other day. He is still on the CPAP, but getting tired of all the hard work. The doctors decided to lower the pressure holding his lungs open in the hope that it will make his breathing easier. They want to avoid for as longRead more
[Bjarki Freyr turns 2 weeks (or 28 weeks) old in 2 hours. He’s currently stable and still on the CPAP (not ventilator). He has a tendency to loose oxygen saturation and also to “Brady” (heart rate goes down below 100 or so) but that’s all pretty standard preemie stuff. When Anna Sr. and I arrivedRead more
[Short blog, am about to collapse into bed. Visited Bjarki Freyr around lunchtime today, and he was still on the CPAP (not ventilator). Got to change his diaper and took his temperature before the nurse got him comfortable in another position. Held his hand while he calmed down. We noticed that he’s started getting tinyRead more
[When I showed up at noon at the hospital they had just taken Bjarki Freyr off the ventilator and put him on CPAP. They suspected that the ventilator hose was getting clogged and since they anyway had to remove it they decided to change over to CPAP and see how it goes. CPAP is allRead more
[At lunchtime today, we all went to the hospital where I got to hold Bjarki Freyr “skin-to-skin”. Yesterday I’d gotten a tank top specially designed for just such a task, and it came in quite handy. It was fun to hold the tiny guy, but also a little stressful because it’s quite a big undertaking.Read more
[Finnur and I got to sleep in this morning, while the two Annas spent the morning on the playground. The older one knitted while the younger swung in the swing in the backyard. At noon Anna Sólrún had her swim lesson while Finnur took pictures and grandma watched. I was at home enjoying the peaceRead more
[Bjarki has started opening both his eyes. He took a peek at us today, but he obviously doesn’t have much control over his eyeballs and we don’t know if he can actually see very much at all. He’s been pretty stable so far, except that his bloodpressure was low enough that they decided to giveRead more
[Bjarki Freyr is one week old today, or 27 week old, depending on how you look at it. They took pictures of his heart and his brain this morning and the hole in his heart has closed (wee!) and there is no evidence of any bleeding on the brain (weee!). If anyone is wondering aboutRead more
[As they expected, Bjarki got tired of breathing on his own on the CPAP and was put back on the ventilator. He also had more jaundice treatment, since they are limiting his fluid intake, which helps the hole in the heart to close. Tomorrow they will take a picture of his heart, and if theRead more
[The docs finally decided what to do with me and discharged me today with a 7-day dose of huge antibotics. It is great being home again, and oh so much calmer, well except for Anna who’s kinda jumping off the walls with excitement. I now have a rented pump and Anna watched me use itRead more
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