Mighty Mouse was having another rough day with lots of spells. The doctors did a CBC, blood culture, and something else, I can’t remember. They found out that her hematocrit was 25, so they decided to give her a blood transfusion. They aren’t sure why her blood count is low, but it is. They gave the standard explanation that preemies sometimes do that. They are still waiting to see what the culture results are. Daddy and I went up to see her this afternoon. She had a few major bradycardic spells when we first got there. This time I was more prepared for it and could do what was necessary to get her back to baseline. I also took her temperature, changed her pulse ox, and changed her diaper. I felt a bit more in charge of my situation than I did yesterday, but yesterday still left it’s mark. Daddy was pretty shook up by all that was going on. While we were there, they did the blood transfusion and fed her while I held her. She’s so tiny, it hurts to see what that itsy bitsy body is going through.
Evening update:
Good news - I called tonight about 10 and she has had only one minor spell since 7 pm (that’s when the night nurse came on). Apparently she had the spell because she was mad at the nurse for suctioning her nose! Fiesty girl. So the blood seems to have helped.
