On the back of a great day and night, Doctors decided a couple things yesterday. One they were going to attempt to let Eli breath on his own, and two, he was going to start getting a bit of mama's milk. The milk seems to be going well so far, and Lys is excited to see Eli getting some use out of her hard work. It makes it feel even more worth her waking up several times at night to pump.
Eli did not breath on his own without the ventilator, however, so he was re intubated, and they adjusted the ventilator this morning so he could take more practice breaths on his own. We are hoping he does well with this, so they can try again soon.
He is still off all blood pressure medication, a major step in the right direction!! Some of his IV's were moved around, we are still waiting with baited breath for Lys to be able to hold her son.
Prognosis: We still don't know! Doctors have worked hard to get Eli's blood pressure stable, are working towards getting him off the ventilator, and feeding him. There will most likely be more neurological tests. I am told that at this time they don't see anything wrong with his heart. Ted said that while they still consider him critical, he is doing much better and they don't consider him to be as critical as a few days ago. So we will take each baby step forward with joy, and hold Lys and Ted in our hearts as they slowly get to play a larger role in El's care.
Auntie Jess
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