Infection

We've been told that things can change quickly in the NICU and just had our first real experience with this. It turns out that Farrah was not only just upset due to her eye exam, but she has an infection in her lungs. They also suspect that she has pneumonia after doing a chest x-ray this morning. She will start getting antibiotics to treat the infection and they are also holding her feeds. They are worried about her tummy again too, which is the reason why they are holding her feeds. She will continue to get IV nutrition and lipids while they hold her feeds. She weighed 2 pounds, 14 ounces this morning but they gave her lasix to pull off any extra fluid since she appeared more puffy. Her nurse Sherri could see a difference in Farrah's behavior and alerted the day shift staff of her observations. It looks like the infection was caught very early thanks to her watchful eye. We plan on going over to the hospital tonight to check in with Sherri and visit with Farrah.

The cultures from earlier in the week came back negative, but they drew more blood for cultures and should have the results by Saturday. This will let us know if the infection is more severe, which we are praying is not the case.

Prayers are greatly appreciated right now. Ray and I are trying to stay positive but this is concerning and scary for us, as we were informed of all the possible complications that could arise.