Going home tomorrow!

Sam's last night in Newborn Intensive Care. We're going home tomorrow!



Kate and I slept at home for the first night since Sam was born. When we came into the hospital this morning for his 7 am feeding we were told that he spent one 10 minute stretch in the 60 to low 70 bmp range that night. He got himself out of that range without any prodding. The slow deep sleep heart rate is a result of the medicine used to keep him from jumping to a higher heart rate. In the past few days Sam spent ten minutes or more in the 60-70 range, 120-130 range, and 240-250 range.

The top end has been a non-issue since he started his twice a day oral medicine. The drug has been around forever and its results are well documented. The amazing thing about babies is apparently adaptability. In any of the heart rate ranges he didn't seem annoyed and his oxygen saturation, blood pressure, temp, and all other vitals were perfect. It was quite insane to hold a stethoscope to his chest when his heart was beating over 200 bpm and have him looking up, stretching out, and yawning without a care in the world. He didn't seem concerned that his heart rate was moving around, while we were a bit frantic.



Now his heart rate is under control on the mellow side of normal. He is doing great and is eating and belching like a champ.


Doctors made rounds today, a Meriter resident contacted UW Cardiology, and we will be taking Sam home Monday (tomorrow)!

We will meet with UW Cardiology on Tuesday to try to get some more information if and/or when Sam might grow out of this and not need the twice a day drug. We've heard every timeline and speculation in the book thus far, so we won't send out any information until we talk to another expert.