July 4th was fairly uneventful for Kinley. She is doing well on the nasal canula which is still providing 40% oxygen at 4 liters of flow. Her oxygen saturation has been 100%. Way to go Kinley! Maybe soon she can upgrade to a NICU crib since she is starting to outgrow her current bed situation. Babies have to be off of ventillator support and stable on the nasal cannulas before they can get a crib.
During rounds it was decided to wean Kinley's versed drip another 10%, so she is now down to 110. She is still doing pretty well as far as withdrawl symptions go. She has some tremors and sneezes, but she hasn't thrown up in a while which is good. She also has not been too fussy, but I think that is because Kevin and I have been able to hold her a lot more lately. She seems to like being held because she usually just falls right aspleep once she is in our arms. It is so cute!!
Now for Kinley's new talent. I (Kathy) was able to hold Kinley for a good part of the day today. We have been trying to get Kinley to suck on a binkie (pacifier) because we were told that it helps babies who have had breathing tubes in learn to suck and swallow. It is also good for babies to know that some things can go into their mouths and be plesent (unlike the breathing tube and the tube that goes to her stomach). While I was holding Kinley she finally got a hold of the binkie and did really well sucking on it for about 30 minutes. Kevin and I were so happy. We missed 4th of July fireworks, but this was better than any fireworks display to us.
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