Charlotte was moved from the Rabbit pod (NICU level 3) to the Elephant pod (NICU level 2) today. We were told it was more of a staffing decision than a move based on Charlotte's progress. She has basically been stable since birth and when they needed a level 3 spot for a sick baby, Charlotte was the obvious candidate, being the healthiest one in her pod. Also, Charlotte's NICU 2 pod is not quite a full step down, it is staffed by NICU 3 nurses and run by the NICU 3 charge nurse. The real difference is she is in a room full of stable babies, instead of with the high risk, major problem babies. It is SO quiet in her new pod. The old pod had constant alarms, teams of specialist in and out all the time, social workers, other parents all stressed to the max because their babies had issues. The new pod has none of those things. I think it is the best of both worlds. A highly trained staff for quiet babies needing lots of sleep for growing.
They put her back on the nasal cannula today. She was having too hard a time breathing on her own. Aaron and I were happy with the decision because now she can put that energy toward gaining weight.
More updates soon.
Katie
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Sending growing and gaining prayers her way!!
ReplyDeleteOutstanding!!!! Go Charlotte Go!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the location and atmosphere change is going to make a world of difference for Miss Charlotte as well as the two of you. With everyone's stress levels dropping, I predict a good growth spurt any day now!
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