12/01/2006
Bailey is continuing to make good progress in terms of his general condition. Of course, with him being in intensive care there is still a long way to go for him, and us, but in the past few days he has not taken any backward steps. Yesterday he was a little unstable regarding his blood oxygen saturation, every time he moved or got disturbed his readings slipped a little which required his ventilator and the oxygen content of the air he breathes to be adjusted, but these dips were short lived and he soon bounced back once the disturbance was over. Today he was wriggling like a good 'un and the readings were not affected. It just goes to show what a difference a day makes.
His feed is up again. It is partly due to his gain in weight and partly because of his age making his digestive system a little more mature which is making him better able to handle the larger feeds. He is now taking a 9ml feed every 2 hours, with room for adjustment if his blood sugar level is low, ie if there is a dip in his blood sugar levels they will reduce the feed volume and supplement it with an IV dextrose solution to make it right again.
