The Trio - Day 3

Well we are rating today a B+ day. The babies have all done very well, still not on ventilators and still handling their food well. Slade did have a drop in his heart rate and they had trouble getting it up for nearly a minute which is scary, however another thing that is very common in babies of his size. The good news is, his oxygen level remained high during this drop and therefore shouldn't of caused any permanent ill effects, just super scary. On the good side, he had two bowel movements, so he has officially joined the digestion club! Clair was deemed a "rock star" and is increasingly doing well with no incidents to report. The nurses tell us Ella was as active as ever and while she had a couple breathing apnea's, their was nothing serious and overall she had a good day.

So as for the brain bleed scan, we received good news for the most part. We were aware that any baby born before 28 weeks has a very high chance of having some sort of brain bleed whether it be mild or major. They rate these bleeds on a number scale from 1-4 depending on the severity. A level 1 or 2 is nothing to really worry about as most babies with these levels are able to heal on their own and almost always develop normally. A level 3 can turn out to be fine, or it can lead to developmental delays, its a coin toss. Level 4's "are at higher risk of having developmental delays, cerebral palsy, or learning disorders, and a few may not survive."

So... we were amazed and so happy to report that Claire actually had ZERO bleeds which is soooo rare in an infant of this term! This is a very very good sign for her future. In addition, we were thrilled that the tiniest little baby, Slade, was diagnosed with a small level 1 bleed, which again is a very good indicator that he will have no increased risk of developmental delays. Now the part we didn't like. Two of the neonatalagists and the radiologist could not agree on Ella's rating, however there was definitely a bleed in the 2-4 range with them leaning towards a level 3 bleed. Now with that being said, they did say that sometimes really active babies can skew the scan and therefore they are redoing it tomorrow morning until the three of them can agree on an accurate consensus. So we are definitely hoping that tomorrow she returns with a level 3 or below... the lower the better. Overall, we are happy with the results knowing how fortunate we are that 2 of them had such great scores. With that being said, it sure would be nice to have a better report tomorrow:)