Pediatrician
Today we went to Children’s Hospital and met with Noah’s Pediatrician. Noah’s saturation level continues to be good, he is now back up to his birth weight, and his jaundice is almost gone. The pediatrician explained to us a bit more about Noah’s heart condition and how it might affect his lungs. All babies have a lot of pressure in their longs before they are born up until 4-6 weeks after birth. Since Noah has a hole in his heart when this pressure drops he will likely experience more symptoms. The oxygenated blood will mix more with the blood that has little oxygen and his lungs are likely get a build up of fluid. There are two different medicines we would consider giving Noah at this point to make him more comfortable as all of this makes breathing more difficult which in turn makes everything more difficult, including feeding. We are so glad that Noah is currently healthy and not experiencing any discomfort. We are very happy to be able to enjoy him and even the doctor said he can’t predict how long Noah will remain symptom-less but we wanted to share what is expected in only a few more weeks so that everyone is up to date. Please keep Noah in your prayers and us as well.
Today we went to Children’s Hospital and met with Noah’s Pediatrician. Noah’s saturation level continues to be good, he is now back up to his birth weight, and his jaundice is almost gone. The pediatrician explained to us a bit more about Noah’s heart condition and how it might affect his lungs. All babies have a lot of pressure in their longs before they are born up until 4-6 weeks after birth. Since Noah has a hole in his heart when this pressure drops he will likely experience more symptoms. The oxygenated blood will mix more with the blood that has little oxygen and his lungs are likely get a build up of fluid. There are two different medicines we would consider giving Noah at this point to make him more comfortable as all of this makes breathing more difficult which in turn makes everything more difficult, including feeding. We are so glad that Noah is currently healthy and not experiencing any discomfort. We are very happy to be able to enjoy him and even the doctor said he can’t predict how long Noah will remain symptom-less but we wanted to share what is expected in only a few more weeks so that everyone is up to date. Please keep Noah in your prayers and us as well.
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We are praying for him everyday - everytime we think of you. We know this is a very challenging time with all the decisions you have to make. God has you in His grip. He won't let go, ever.
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