Farrah received a blood transfusion today. Apparently, this is par for the course for preemie babies because the babies have blood drawn every day for tests and cannot create enough new blood. We found out that Farrah's blood type is A+ - just like her mom. Many of you know that I received many (this is a major understatement) blood transfusions when I was sick 10+ years ago, so the news that Farrah needed blood did not phase us. We are very familiar and confident with how carefully all the blood is tested before being given to any individual. Adults typically receive benadryl in an attempt to curb any allergic reactions. Babies do not have allergic reactions, according to the NICU doctors, and no benadryl is necessary. The clinic manager in the NICU stopped by before Farrah's transfusion to check in with us, and she said that there are very few babies who go through the NICU without needing blood transfusions.
One of Farrah's doctor's told us that they are going to try to start weaning her off the oxygen. Their first step in doing this is to switch from the ventilation tube to a nasal cannula. Some babies cannot make this change for quite some time. Please join us in praying that Farrah's body can adjust to the nasal cannula tomorrow. They plan on making the change some time in the morning if everything is going ok for Farrah.
Farrah's urine output is back to what it should be after receiving the medication for the PDA and we were just told that she had another poop without needing a suppository. We're glad to hear that things are working the way that they should.
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