December 21, 2010

Adventure in NICU Day Two

2nd day in the NICU started out rough. One of the night nurses let me hold Ethan very briefly the night before and told me that I could come back in the morning and hold him again. I woke up very excited and anticipating cuddling my little man. That excitement quickly turned to lots of tears as I received a visit from one of the drs. Ethan's blood platelet levels had dropped and he needed a transfusion and also a spinal tap to rule out infection in his spinal fluid. I was crushed. Little did I know what an emotional roller coaster we'd be riding the next 10 days. This was just the beginning. After a successful transfusion and spinal tap, I was able to visit and check in on my baby. They even let me hold him late that night!! 








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