The Trio - Day 2 (plus video)

Well today is another glorious day as the trio has continued to thrive. At one point Slade did have too many breathing episodes and was temporarily put on a ventilator but this morning was taken off and since then all three are only on the Cpap (A nasal CPAP device consists of a large tube with tiny prongs that fit into the baby's nose, which is hooked to a machine that provides oxygenated air into the air passages and lungs. The pressure from the CPAP machine helps keep a preemie's lungs open so he or she can breathe. However, the machine does not provide breaths for the baby, so the baby breathes on his or her own). The babies have also been treated with some caffeine to also help with their breathing. Otherwise, they are doing great. All three babies are tolerating feedings well and both the little girls have had bowel movements which is a great sign. The NICU doctor today reinforced how great they were doing especially considering they were triplets (typically you may have one or two trips doing well, but not usually all three babies).

So we are past the 36 hour mark with great success, we just need to keep the momentum. Tomorrow morning, all three will have brain scans to determine if they have any brain bleeds, which are very common with premature infants. If they have any 0, 1 or 2 level bleeds, there is no increased risk of any serious developmental consequences. However, if there are higher levels, there can be future issues anywhere from wearing glasses to cerebral palsy. So please again keep us in your thoughts as we await these very important results.

Oh, and Claire has opened her eyes! We are still waiting for the other two, but it should happen within the next few weeks.

Thank you all again for your prayers and well wishes, we appreciate it! If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment!

Below is a short video that Brian and Doug took today of Ella. She is our active baby although you can't really tell from this video.