Wednesday, March 29, 2006

Please pray for Caleb

Just before they were going to take us to the postpartum room, they determined that Caleb was breathing too many times in a minute and he was very drowsy. They took him to the nursery and decided that he needed to be admitted. That means he won't be able to spend the night with Debra or breastfeed right now.
They are doing x-rays on his chest to see if there are any lung problems. He sounds good on the stethoscope, but that apparently does not always mean his lungs are fine.
The problem with his lungs is probably because he is only 37 weeks. The nurse said he looks more like under 37 weeks.
We are going to be able to go see him in about an hour.
This is pretty hard for Debra because she has always been able to take her babies with her when leaving the LDR area. The other problem is that she has to share a room and technically I'm not supposed to be able to stay with her overnight. I say technically because I've already been here half the night and it will probably be most of the night before I end up leaving.
The nursery just called and they're giving him oxygen too.
Dear God, help our little guy to develop strong lungs so that he can get some good mommy milk like you intended for him.

1 comment:

Amy K said...

We're praying for you guys! We know this must be difficult. Keep us posted!! We love you!