So once again Kailey failed extubation. She made it 14.5 hours on the nasal cannula then had to be reintubated. Her SATS and heart rate dropped and they couldn't bring her back up high enough by bagging her so they had no choice but to reintubate. We finally talked the doctors into checking her PDA again. The only time it has been checked was 2-15-12, it was a small PDA at that time but who knows, that could be what is holding her back. She breaths fast, her numbers go up to 130 on the machine for breaths per minute. Her nurse always comment on her murmur. And she has a high heart rate, all of which could indicate PDA. So this is suppose to happen Monday, along with a bronchoscope....
If people would listen to us and the nurses that have actually taken care of Kailey things would a lot better. Apparently Kaileys primary nurse was fighting for her this morning. She was pissed off that they extubated yesterday when they were suppose to wait until today and that they put her on the nasal cannula instead of the CPAP mask...sadly I believe I'm going to eventually get kick out of the nicu, I can't keep telling myself they went to school for this, they know what's best. They can't possibly know what's best for her just by looking at her chart.
Kailey's birth - 23 weeks and 3 days
Kailey's due date was May 21st 2012. On January 23rd she decided she didn't want to wait so long before she met mommy and daddy. I awoke at 4:00am to my water breaking. Terrified, I woke my husband up and he rushed me to the nearest hospital. After being examined by nurses and having an ultrasound done they sent my doctor in to talk to me. She informed me that at 23 weeks the baby would not be viable. Then I was moved to a room to prepare to deliver my child. An hour had passed and my doctor came to check on me and realized I had not progressed any with my labor. She left the room and when she returned she said she was sending me to a hospital with a better NICU and high risk doctors. Two hours later I arrived at the Childrens Hospital, the doctors checked me and thought i was going to deliver at any moment. Kailey had her butt and part of her legs sticking out of the cervix (she was bent like she was touching her toes). They started me on magnesium to try to stop my contractions, It worked (mostly). Throughout the next couple days when they checked her position they were amazed to find out she had one leg through the cervix, then the next time when they checked she had climbed back in half way. My little girl couldn't figure out if she wanted to stay in or come out. On January 26th the doctors stopped the magnesium due to me being infected. (I had received two steroid shots to help her lungs develop, without the shots there wasnt much of a chance for her.) It was time for Kailey to make her grand appearance. At 2:30pm I told my wonderful nurse that I felt like I needed to push, she ran to get all of the doctors (we had 5 doctors/assistants in the room just for me, and at least 5 more for the baby). Kailey was born at 2:38pm weighing 1 pound 1.8 ounces and 11 inches long. My husband and I got moved to a recovery room where we had to wait 5 hours before we were able to see our daughter. When we first saw kailey laying in the incubator we didn't know what to think. She was so tiny. Her eyes were fused shut. She had no fat on her body. She had tubes and wires everywhere. The doctors came and told us that she was stable and we just had to wait and see. Our nurse convinced us to put our hands inside her bed and let her know we were there. My husband went first, he put his finger at her hand and she quickly wrapped her hand around it and would not let go. That was the first time I realized just how strong she was.
kailey birth
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