This morning started out rough for our family. Joel called the NICU early this morning to get the morning report and plan for the day from Jett's nurse, Erin. Instead of her voice on the phone, the resident doctor picked up the line to talk to Joel.
He said that Jett had a rough night with a couple of 'bradys' that dipped down into the fifties, which is not typical for him. When his heartrate dips that low, the nurses have to rush over and stimulate him so that he remembers to breathe and his heart rate comes back up.
Even though bradys are normal for preemies, they still do not know the exact reason they occur. That being said, the doctors approached Jett's issues with the common routines to treat either reflux or a possible infection. When Jett's blood work came back, they noticed a spike in his white blood cells. This might be a sign of an infection, but further tests are needed.
As of now, we're still waiting for answers. Jett looks like he's okay, but if something is going on inside....we don't want to just ignore it, but we also don't want them to stick him more than they have to...
If there is an infection, he'll need an IV with antibiotics to an arterial line in order to kick it fast!!
He said that Jett had a rough night with a couple of 'bradys' that dipped down into the fifties, which is not typical for him. When his heartrate dips that low, the nurses have to rush over and stimulate him so that he remembers to breathe and his heart rate comes back up.
Even though bradys are normal for preemies, they still do not know the exact reason they occur. That being said, the doctors approached Jett's issues with the common routines to treat either reflux or a possible infection. When Jett's blood work came back, they noticed a spike in his white blood cells. This might be a sign of an infection, but further tests are needed.
As of now, we're still waiting for answers. Jett looks like he's okay, but if something is going on inside....we don't want to just ignore it, but we also don't want them to stick him more than they have to...
If there is an infection, he'll need an IV with antibiotics to an arterial line in order to kick it fast!!
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