The good news is that Olivia finally has the use of her hands back! I wasn't greeted by a wave or even a high five this evening but by Olivia sucking and chewing on her tiny little hands looking very pleased with herself. They'd had cannulas (tubes) inserted for antibiotics and spare in case they needed access for anything else, she was getting very frustrated having her fingers taped down and two pieces of foam attached to them. This is another step forward and all the tests they had run for diseases like meningitis earlier in the week had come back clear so the antibiotics were stopped.
Other good news is that the aspirate levels have dropped again today and when we left this evening they had only taken 4ml out of the tube, the measurements run from midday for 24hrs and yesterday she had produced 74mls up from 33 the day before.
The bad news is that she still hasn't had a dirty nappy for nearly 3 days now which is not great, they gave her a glycerine suppository to try and get things moving but no joy. The surgeons will see her in the morning but in the meantime we wait with bated breath for a bowel movement- "A poo a day keeps the doctor away"...or so I'm told.
Back in tomorrow morning and wishing for a bumper day of a first feed and a dirty nappy, oh how my life has changed! :-) Have a great weekend everyone.
James xx
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