Weekend Setback

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When Amy was born, one of the first things the doctors told us was that we should expect a recovery path of taking “2 steps forward, 1 step back”. So far, we have been able to buck this trend. Amy has done exceptionally well and had no setbacks whatsoever. That all changed this weekend.

Saturday morning I had a conversation with the doctor on duty about the baby. She had been eating rather well and they had been able to increase the amount of milk she was getting. Overnight, she had started to bleed somewhere in her digestive tract. The nurse recognized the condition quickly and no long-term damage was done. However, baby will not be having any milk or food taken orally for the next 10 days.

Amy also needed a blood transfusion and they have been giving her antibiotics to heal any internal wounds. We were a little concerned about the transfusion to say the least. However, the doctors have had the blood on hand since Amy’s birth due to the fact that both Mom and Baby were very low on blood from complications that led to Amy coming so early. The transfusion was all but inevitable.

Saturday evening was spent watching and monitoring baby as she went through numerous tests and injections. After all was said and done, she actually looks great. Her color is much better and she is resting and taking it easy (as all babies do when kicking back at the ICN).

Sunday, we all went and spent time with baby Amy as a family. Sisters and Mom were able to oogle over the little bundle of love and she is recovering rather nicely. Right now we are taking our “2 steps forward”.

Permalink | May 12th, 2008

3 Responses to “Weekend Setback”

  1. mbrigham Says:
    May 12th, 2008 at 8:54 am

    This is such a good picture. I have yet to get a good picture with me and the kids and Jake is 8 weeks old. Jake realy enjoys coming to this site and checking in on Amy. He smiles and coos at her pictures. I told him he’s too young to develop a crush but he doesn’t care. He cant wait to see another baby his age at church. Thanks for the updates!

  2. mrstiede Says:
    May 14th, 2008 at 9:28 am

    I keep all of you in my heart and my prayers all the time. Baby Amy is so lucky to have you all. Lots of love – Mrs. T. :-)

  3. Cassie Says:
    May 19th, 2008 at 9:38 am

    Wow, you guys have been through a lot!! My heart aches for you! I hope baby Amy gets feeling better really soon. I think when she feels better it would make her even better to take a trip to Utah to see some old friends, she would love it. (and I know we would too!)

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