Collin is doing pretty well! .. He finished his round of steroids, which the dr. said will take about 48 hours to leave his system. They will be monitoring him closely over the next few days and see how his breathing patterns are once he's no longer on the meds. The goal is to get him moved to a nasal cannula, and eventually off oxygen completely.. but this could be a pretty long process. The Dr.'s do not want to rush him off CPAP because it could be too difficult for him and we would like to avoid being re-intubated! His settings/rates will be lowered slowly everyday until he is essentially breathing on his own, at that time he would be swapped to the cannula so he can have light oxygen as needed.. If for some reason he has a setback and needs to go back to the vent more steroids would be given to him, and the wait would start over again. Some exciting things are in store for Collin in the coming month, like learning how to feed, and getting to wear clothes for the first time!! It all depends on his progress, but we are very excited for these moments to come!
So excited to hear how well he is doing. I know the oxygen wean can be a slow and tedious process especially for these white boys. :) Our son is still on a tiny bit of o2 at 8 months old. But we've learned that it's better to not rush the weaning process. So exciting about all of his "firsts" that will be here before you know it! Go Collin! We're praying for you.
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