[Nfbf-l] the latest upate on Holly and baby Janie Marie

[Joe and Kitty King]

Thanks, Sherri.  We continue our prayers for both Janie and Holly.

    Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: <NFBF-Leaders at yahoogroups.com>; <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, October 15, 2013 5:43 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] the latest upate on Holly and baby Janie Marie


> Holly asked me to pass these on to the list.
> Sherri
>
> Holly Idler updated her status: "JANIE MARIE UPDATE
> Janie Marie had a very busy day, today. She got a picc line. The IJ line, 
> in
> her neck, will be coming out after shift change. It would have come out
> already but the nurses found out is was stitched in so they could not 
> remove
> it. The doctor has too.
> The swallow test. This test was done because they think when she drinks 
> from
> a bottle she aspirates fluid into her lungs. She nurses just fine but 
> seems
> to choke on breast milk or formula when it comes from a bottle. So, the 
> test
> was done while she nursed and bottle fed. She passed this test with flying
> colors!
> Now, that was the good news. The bad news is that she isn't gaining 
> weight.
> Since she passed the swallow test, the next step is to up her food intake
> without her having to work so hard her it.
> The plan: I nurse her every three hours while I'm here at the hospital. 
> The
> nurse brings in 1 oz of my frozen milk and puts it in the NG tube that 
> goes
> directly into her tummy. At night they will give her 2 oz of milk through
> the tube. If she doesn't gain weight this way, they will add protein to 
> the
> breast milk they give her through the tube.
> One day at a time, one baby step forward."
>
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