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apnea is a jerk

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My big boy, weighing in at 2 pounds and 1.5 ounces, has decided that breathing is uncool. He brady'd twice on Sunday and needed a lot of help to get back. He was on a CPAP but then they put the regular vent back in because he needed so much help. 

Tomorrow they want to try him on the CPAP again. I know it's a step forward but it terrifies me! This kid is not into breathing. Can't he just stay on the vent until he goes to college? Kidding. Kind of.

Anyway, there is really zero point to this except to work out some stress. If he bradys they can bring him back. He might be fine. I will be dead at 40 at the rate this is going.

Thanks for letting me vent :) 






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  • jbranden12jbranden12 member
    Vent away! The ventilator roller coaster is rough. Remember that 3 days is a lot to our LOs! Hopefully he's built up lots of stamina and will remember to keep on breathing!


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  • Jenrn2203Jenrn2203 member
    I feel your pain! Our little one born at 24 weeks at 1 pound 4 oz was on the vent for 6 weeks Cpap for 1 , failed and was working way to hard and had to get re intubated, now for a second time she was on Cpap and now vapor therm! Now she's struggling a
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  • cottingham3cottingham3 member
    I am so sorry you are delaing with this. I know how you feel. My LO was born at 26 weeks and with very immature lungs. He was on the oscillator for 21 days...yes 21...and intubated for a total of 7 weeks. He was on cpap for several more weeks before breez
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  • solemnlyswearsolemnlyswear member
    *HUGS*
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  • flerlgirlflerlgirl member
    Thanks for the encouragement! He was born at 26 weeks and just weighed 1.5 lbs so his lungs are just so immature, as many of you are unfortunately familiar with. We did the oscillating vent for a couple of weeks as well. Good times.
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  • flerlgirlflerlgirl member
    imagecottingham3:
    I am so sorry you are delaing with this. I know how you feel. My LO was born at 26 weeks and with very immature lungs.





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