I called down to the NICU this morning at 4:45am to check on Will. I spoke with Angela, the NICU nurse on duty, and she said he was hanging in there. He had a small setback when they moved his head this morning, which is something we learned yesterday when he coded after a diaper change. Every 4 hours the nurses do an assessment which includes things like diaper change to check urine output, weight check, head movement (the bones in his head are not formed and his head needs to be moved regularly), etc. and he does not like to me moved or touched too much. His heart rate dropped, but came back up on it's own, which is really good.
The fluids he is taking are not all being taken in within his blood vessels, which is normal for his condition. Since this is the case, he has edema or swelling all over and when you move him, the fluid moves around and can cause trauma since he is so tiny. Now that they know this of him, they are very careful and he is beginning to tolerate it a little more.
They started him on a new medication last night that prevents bleeding on the brain. They are unsure at this point if he has any bleeding and if he does this medication will also help to halt any bleeding.
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