Today Javier is a lot more active. He had been sleeping a lot in the past five days since he got transferred to the ICU, probably due to bleeding and low hemoglobin levels. He has had three blood transfusions since he was losing too much blood from bleeding. But since his bleeding stopped yesterday, he has been wanting to eat/suck. But given he still needs to prove that the bleeding can stop without the medicine, it will take at least one more day before the doc will allow intake of glucose water and formula. In the mean time, he is given a cotton swab dabbed in glucose water so he can suck on (he got really frustrated with pacifier since nothing comes out regardless of how much he sucks). He is so hungry that he would suck it dry in a matter of minutes and then he would start complaining again. The hard thing is that there is really nothing we can do for him but little Javier has to fight it on his own. So we can only comfort him a bit by stroking him softly.
We were also told that he needs to be on this hypo-allergic formula for the next month to prevent any relapse of the bleeding problem. So I guess that means only pumping for me for the next 30 days. I hope it
won't diminish my milk supply in the long run. Whatever it takes to get Javier well...
Thank you all for your prayers and thoughts!!!
5 comments:
Happy, happy, happy to see Javi-Chami making giant leaps towards getting well! Love to all!
Very happy to know that he is getting better and better! 加油喔!
so glad the bleeding as calmed down, you're a fighter Javier and in our prayers!!
Parece un angelito chupando una paleta de helado!
Love the way these Taiwanese hospital swaddle the babies and the blankies they use! Glad Javier and Joyce went to a very good hospital.
What an adorable cutie! Love the cheeks.
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