ABBY DAY 36

Today is Abby's 36th day in the NICU.  She is now 29 weeks old.  There were a few set backs today.  Today when I went to visit Abby she dropped her heart rate to the 30's and stopped breathing.  The Respiratory therapist quickly responded by removing her CPAP and bagging her ( giving her 100% oxygen).   She turned blue but regained her color when her oxygen came back up.  I did not need to witness this.  I know everyday  can't be good and that we are going to have to experience these ups and downs.  Abby was also placed on contact isolation because a swab of her nose came back positive for MRSA ( methicillian resistant staph aureus).  This is a common hospital acquired bacteria.  The Dr's say that she isn't showing any signs of the bacteria effecting her and her labs looked ok.  Abby also had to receive another blood transfusion today.  The dr's say to expect her to remain in the hospital until my due date, which was May 5th.  Still have a long road ahead of us, just hope that road isn't too bumpy.