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Mommy's News (Issue 81)

Well, It was determined today that part of Jonah's problem could be over-stimulation. Pod 2 has been getting pretty loud so today Jonah was moved to a private room in Pod 3. The move is a good one but Jonah didn't tolerate it well. His stats decreased to the point of being bagged to get his breathing/oxygen back to an acceptable level. Needless to say we didn't try nursing tonight nor will Jonah get his bath tonight, instead he will be left alone to settle into his new room. Things have been going soooo well for us the past week that it seems it was time for a reality check.

Mommy's News (Issue 80)

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Not much has changed today. Jonah is doing well and is cute as a button in his new doggie PJs. This is a preemie outfit and it fits amazingly well. I guess Jonah's doll clothes days are coming to an end. Jonah seems to have entered into a new phase... one which Mommy is not such a fan of. Jonah has this new thing where he just stops breathing. This makes his heart rate drop and the alarms to sound. The nurses come running to help stimulate him to breath again. This has been happening occasionally to the nurses but today was the first time that Mommy witnessed an episode. The first time I had just got Jonah tucked back in bed after nursing him. All of the sudden he turned gray and the alarm sounded. I called for his nurse and told her that he had Braded (sounds like Brady with an ed added, which is short for Bradicardia). Two nurses came to the rescue, and got him recovered. The second time Jonah and I were in the middle of nursing in the evening and he did it again! Th...