[Bjarki got a blood transfusion today, a whopping 25 mL! Somebody told me that infants don’t start producing their own blood until after they’re full term so the combo of constant blood draws (to check the status of this and that), and just growing in general, slowly drain the little ones. Nothing else really newRead more
[Bjarki had his first eye exam today. He was diagnosed with “stage 1” retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) which was not very surprising since he was born so very early. They’ll examine his eyes next week to see how the blood vessels in his eye keep growing. I think that if he keeps himself out ofRead more
[After spending the weekend coughing like a madwoman and talking in a raspy voice, I made my way to the health center this morning. The nurse practitioner diagnosed me with bronchitis, and gave me albuterol to help me breathe. Anna’s also coughing, but not as severely as I am, so I’m hoping she’ll get overRead more
[I was in charge of visiting Bjarki this weekend in Hrefna’s absense, who is in self-imposed exile due to the cold that has been going around. I had also been away, with something in my lungs so I hadn’t seen him in a while. But, it was good to show up again and see thatRead more
[I attended a “sewing” club last night. Not much new from the hospital. Bjarki keeps getting slightly more milk every day but is still on the CPAP and keeps “desatting” which keeps them on their toes. Finnur went to the hospital today and held him for an hour or so, which he seemed to tolerateRead more
[Bjarki is five weeks old today. Time is actually passing fairly quickly! I stayed home with my “something’s bothering my throat and possibly lungs”-issue but managed to post a few of our pictures from May. According to the nurses Bjarki is doing ok, he’s tolerating his feeds of 5 mL and at midnight they’ll increaseRead more
[Bjarki started getting some milk again today, but only a tiiiiny bit. I think he’s getting 3 mL every 3 hours just to see how it goes but so far he’s been tolerating it ok. Today they also decided to put in a PICC line since he’s been blowing through about one IV per day.Read more
[Nothing new today. This was the fifth day in a row with no skin-to-skin, since the nurse didn’t feel comfortable doing it. Maybe I’ll get lucky tomorrow. Bjarki’s doctor said he had a “gut feeling” that Bjarki “had turned a corner” so let’s hope the doc’s gut is good. I think they’re considering starting hisRead more
[Nothing new today, just the usual holding pattern. Soffía stopped by the hospital for a visit with her adorable 7 week twins, along with two of her other boys. It was very nice to have somebody to chat to, and break of the monotony of the NICU! Went to Ikea after daycare and bought aRead more
[Bjarki got tired of breathing so much on his own last night, and around 3 am they put him back on the CPAP. I’d actually called the NICU before going to bed and the first thing the poor nurse, that had just taken him on a couple of hours earlier, said was “I don’t thinkRead more
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