Preemie Slump

Last week we reached a point called the preemie slump. Tucker had been doing great but then that started to change. On Thursday night his breathing started getting very fast and his tummy seemed to be bothering him a lot. Late that night Dr. Sparks made the call to put him back on oxygen. They did blood work and some x-rays of his tummy and everything came back looking good. Dr. Sparks decided to put him on Zantac because his tummy seems to be bothering him and he drops his oxygen level mostly when he is eating and it seems that he is refluxing. Dr. Sparks spoke with us on Friday night and said that he is acting like a typical preemie and said it is normal for this to be happening because he still needs to grow more and learn to do everything he is supposed to be doing. He said that even though this is typical he knows how hard it is on mom and dad for this to be happening because he had been doing so well. Mom and Dad have been having a very hard time with dealing with this preemie slump. Since being put on the Zantac he is not spitting up as much and it seems that his tummy isn't bothering him as much. He is still having some spells with his breathing and heart rate dropping but not as much as before.

Tucker is now up to 4 lbs 4.9 oz and 17 inches.