Little Warrior....keep on fighting!

With preemies you just never know from minute to minute day to day how they might be doing. Just because yesterday Seth did great does not mean today is going to be an easy battle! Keep fighting Seth! You are in our prayers!

Seth had 2 apnea spells yesterday (stopped breathing)--the first ever in his first week of life. He hasn't had any since, so they're hoping it was just a positional thing and not an actual problem. It's a very common problem in preemies, but he hasn't experienced it until now, so.. hopefully we're not digressing. His bilirubin levels are still low, so we're keeping out of the lights still. They're still puzzled by his digestion problem, because babies his age usually digest a little better than he's doing, so they have 2 possible theories. 1) He isn't tolerating the caffeine they are giving him, which would be bad, because that helps him breathe. But that theory is not too likely, because they give caffeine to tons of babies, and most never have any reaction to it.2) He was in distress in the womb long enough that his body started sending extra blood to the brain and other essential organs to keep him alive, which stunted the development of his digestive tract. So, as always, we're still playing the waiting game in regards to his digestion. They're still pulling stuff out of his stomach, although I'm not sure if it's the same, or getting less.. it's a yellowish/orangish color, and they want it to be more of a clear color, and probably less of it. Hopefully we'll start seeing some changes soon. Other than that, he's doing well. He's just a little sad, because his tummy feels hungry. :( I'll update you as I know more. :)