Weekend Update

Look Mom and Dad...no CPAP!

Cooper ready to eat again!

It's been a busy few days for the Murphy family.  Cooper is still doing fairly well, though he has started to have a few more As and Bs and oxygen desaturations since he went off CPAP.  Right now, they seem to be occurring either during or soon after his feedings.  It could be that he may have a little bit of reflux, or something else, so for now they are going to keep an extra close eye on him.  He is just getting bigger and bigger and now weighs 3 pounds 14 ounces!  Prayers that his As and Bs will improve and that he can stay off of CPAP.

Kinley has had an interesting few days.  On Friday morning, she decided to extubate herself (pull out her own breathing tube)!  At first, she did fine and her heart rate and oxygen saturation were acceptable, so they thought they would try to put her back on CPAP.  Unfortunately, she just wasn't ready and got very tired pretty quickly, so they had to re-intubate her.  Her airway was also a little swollen, so before they proceed with a "planned" extubation, they will give her some steroids decrease the swelling and try to help things go a little more smoothly.  

Kinley also started to have some tummy issues last night.  The nurse noticed that her belly was pretty bloated so they did an x-ray that showed a moderate amount of gas in her belly.  They said that this is common after surgery, especially after having morphine because it can slow down the digestive tract and keep things from moving along as they should.  To help with this, they decreased her feedings, and she seems to have shown a little bit of improvement.  She is now completely off of pain meds, so hopefully, they will be able to very gradually increase her feeds back up and she can get back to a normal tummy soon.  The tummy issues could prolong her extubation plans a little bit, because they will not give her steroids until all of those issues are under control.  They will re-assess her this afternoon/evening and decide on the best course of action to take from here.  We are hoping she will be back on CPAP by somewhere around Tuesday.  Please pray for these issues to resolve and for her next extubation to be planned out well and smooth!

Thank you for your continued thoughts and prayers!