Every Monday the doctors in the NICU check blood counts. Last Monday his hematocrit was 33. This Monday it was 26...This means that Cooper gets a blood transfusion. He has been requiring more oxygen in the last few days and Monday morning he was looking quite pale and acting tired. All are symptoms of low blood count. Within a few minutes of getting blood, he was acting a little better! After the transfusion was complete, his color was much better and he was acting like he felt better!! He got another transfusion today. He got 30 mls of blood over 4 hours. While he was getting his blood, they withheld his feedings to prevent stomach issues. They also held the next 2 feedings. They did give him pedialyte so he would have something. Fat boys don't like to miss meals!! He was quite hungry, but was surprisingly not irritable! He is such a good baby!!
Thank you for your continued prayers!! God is so good and will see us through this little bump in the road! We are still waiting on the new meds to kick in. It is more of a long term drug instead of a quick fix, so we will have to wait and see. Love you all!!
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