She kept Teresa and I on our toes with coughing and spit up and though we were not sure what was going on at the time, we were positive that something wasn't right.
What wasn't right was revealed on the morning x-ray. There were two potential problems revealed:
- Ava's stomach was really enlarged, full of air
- The NG tube actually went past the stomach and into the small intestines
Eventually, they removed the NG tube (Teresa and I were very happy) and they gave us the green light to bottle feed.
Around noon, Teresa was finally able to bottle feed and hold Ava. They also snuggled together afterwords and Ava took a short nap in mommy's arms.
All blood cultures since 12/27 remain negative for the MRSA infection.
The morning echo did not reveal any growth or change in the clot on her atrium.
As the day wore on, Ava was again irritable and fussy with her feeds, but managed to take a full bottle before day's end.
Our hopes are high that the feedings will get better and we are getting close to finally leaving the PICU.
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