New CPAP

The nose-bit that's being used for Amy's CPAP is starting to cause quite a bit of soreness so they've switched machines over this morning. The new headgear should cause less redness when madam is trying to remove it.

Anna had a really good cuddle this morning and today's weigh-in was a pleasant surprise - 850gms. Even allowing for some error factor due to a few wires, she's definitely gained weight since Thursday.

They're using a new technique for feeding too. Amy was being sick a little too often for everybody's liking on the 8ml every two hours she was being given. They're now going to gradually infuse 5ml every hour direct to her stomach which means it's not quite such a shock to her system when she gets it. She was getting significant Bradycardias which coincided with her feeding too.

Bradycardia is a general term that describes a number of conditions in which the heart beats at an unusually slow rate (fewer than 50 to 60 beats per minute). Electrical impulses travel through a complex network of cells and fibers making up the heart's circuitry, triggering a steady heartbeat. However, conditions can be such that these impulses are slowed, delayed, or blocked altogether.

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