NICU Day 34

Doctors have not made rounds yet today. Alex is still the same on his ventilator. His blood gas was a little better than yesterday (good), but probably because his ventilator settings were bumped up yesterday (bad). They are going to do a test this evening to see if the antibiotics they are giving him are at a therapeutic level. Big change for Mabry today. They are changing her from nasal cannula to oxygen hood, to prevent more damage to her septum. An oxygen hood is used for babies who can breathe on their own but still need extra oxygen. A hood is a plastic dome or box with warm, moist oxygen inside. The hood is placed over the baby's head. They will have to see how well she tolerates this. I googled it, it looks like a glass bubble they fit over the babies head.