Mommy's News (Issue 57)
So as of today, if Jonah is not off the vent in two weeks, one of the NP's said she would bet most of her paycheck on it, we may be most of an NP's paycheck wiser. Jonah seems to be doing well today. He has come down on his mean pressure, the mean pressure is the pressure of air the ventilator puts in his lungs to keep them inflated. Jonah seems to be on the healing process from the ulcer, at least he is not so angry. His lungs are also starting to improve. A lactation specialist called today and asked Tanya to seperate her foremilk from her hindmilk. Foremilk comes from the first half of a pumping session, where hindmilk comes from the last half of the pumping. The reason for this, is because the hindmilk is much richer than foremilk. If Jonah can get the hind milk, he will have to have less fortifiers in his milk. Jonah slobbers A LOT!!! He can go through 2-3 tube holders in a day without a problem. He keeps the respiratory therapists and the nurses on thier toes try...