[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
[Hrefna and I walked over to the NICU today and Bjarki Freyr had his UV lights on (for the jaundice)] Við Hrefna kíktum yfir á vökudeildina áðan og Bjarki Freyr var enn á ljósbekknum í meðferð við gulu. [When we showed up we got a pleasant surprise. Hrefna was allowed to hold him for halfRead more
[Everything holding steady here. I am now at the hospital with Hrefna; Anna is having a playdate with Nate – her ex-classmate at the daycare. The nurses have yet again moved Hrefna to a new room, this time she is in a private room on the post-partum ward (as opposed to the ante-partum) and theRead more
[Day three is about to end and everything is fine with Bjarki Freyr. The nurses reduced the rate of the lung machine even further, down to 24 beats per minute and will try to see what happens if they take him off of it altogether tomorrow. He has had all three doses of the heartRead more
[Bjarki Freyr seems to be holding steady in the NICU. When I showed up this morning he was spread out, taking a sunbath in his incubator (with sunglasses and all). This is to treat a little jaundice that he has. The nurse came in later in the day and said he had been stable allRead more
[Day one in the life of Bjarki Freyr (Bee-yark-y) is almost complete and everything looks good. He has been doing well, responds well to treatment and looks stable. They reduced the ventilator strokes per minute from 60 to 44 and Bjarki responded by supplementing with his own breathing which was a good sign. We’ve goneRead more
[Two baby boys born just after midnight tonight, one 880 gr. and the other 1020 gr. They just made 26 weeks today and the doctors tell us they are pretty typical for 26 weeks preemies. Now we just need to cross our fingers for the next ten days or so, which is the most riskyRead more
[Hi all. Everything holding steady for now. Hrefna has an IV again (doctors wanted to give her more fluids) so she cannot type so much. Regardless, she was in a good mood when Anna and I showed up after we ate dinner with Ada’s family and said goodbye’s (they are leaving tomorrow) 🙁] Hæ hó.Read more
[I’ve moved again! They just moved me into a private room (the previous occupant delivered this morning and I was next on the list), and now my phone number ends in 50. Fairly quiet day, they let me be most of the morning so I got some sleeping done, and Finnur visited around noon-time. HadRead more
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