It has been a tough few days for us. My wife started going into labor last Thursday just after noon, things did not progress as the doctor liked so they began Pitocin to help her along. Didn't help too much but did finally get to the point of pushing at 12:15 Friday. After 3 hours he was stuck, only had an inch or so to go but it was not happening, the doc decided to attempt to help with a vacuum tool with no success. Off to the ER she went and a short time later baby Chase was with us at 15:41 weighing in at 7 lbs 7 ozs measuring 20.25". After getting momma fixed up and Chase bundled and checked it was off to recovery.
A short time later the docs from the NICU came up to give him a more thorough once over and were not too happy with what they found, he had a large pocket of blood forming between his skull and scalp known as a 'sub galael' which can be life threatening if the bleeding does not stop. He was then rushed off to the NICU where they attempted to start an IV but had no success and had then go in through the umbilical cord to get some fluids in him and try to determine the cause of the bleed. 4 hrs later it was still bleeding and he was beginning to run a bit low on blood and his vitals were starting to drop. We decided with the docs it was time to get him moved somewhere better and begin a transfusion to keep him with us. A quick ride in the transport ambulance into D.C. to Children's National and directly in for a CT scan things started to improve. The transfusion did the trick and the CT scan showed the bleed had stopped and there was no damage or bleeding inside the skull or brain.
He was then placed in the NICU at Children's and I haven't left him since and won't be except to go pick momma up when she gets discharged and bring her directly over here. He has stabilized but remains hooked up to the monitors and receiving IV fluids and an EEG machine to monitor him for seizures just in case. A spinal tap was done yesterday afternoon to rule out any bacterial infections and once they come back over the course of the next 48 hours we should be on our way home. We're still not out of the woods yet but heading in the right direction.
The docs here are excellent and the nurses very supportive. It's been even harder on my wife since she is stuck at the other hospital and not been able to hold her baby or feed him since he was born. I have learned very quickly in my short time here that all of you are very kind and generous, I ask if any of you are the praying kind please say a quick one for my boy, If your not that's fine then send good vibes, omens, spells, whatever you got his way to help in his quick recovery. Being able to get on here and take my mind off what it has been filled with over the roller coaster of emotions since last Thursday has seriously helped me keep my sanity. Thanks everyone in advance and I'll update this as things progress and time allows.
A short time later the docs from the NICU came up to give him a more thorough once over and were not too happy with what they found, he had a large pocket of blood forming between his skull and scalp known as a 'sub galael' which can be life threatening if the bleeding does not stop. He was then rushed off to the NICU where they attempted to start an IV but had no success and had then go in through the umbilical cord to get some fluids in him and try to determine the cause of the bleed. 4 hrs later it was still bleeding and he was beginning to run a bit low on blood and his vitals were starting to drop. We decided with the docs it was time to get him moved somewhere better and begin a transfusion to keep him with us. A quick ride in the transport ambulance into D.C. to Children's National and directly in for a CT scan things started to improve. The transfusion did the trick and the CT scan showed the bleed had stopped and there was no damage or bleeding inside the skull or brain.
He was then placed in the NICU at Children's and I haven't left him since and won't be except to go pick momma up when she gets discharged and bring her directly over here. He has stabilized but remains hooked up to the monitors and receiving IV fluids and an EEG machine to monitor him for seizures just in case. A spinal tap was done yesterday afternoon to rule out any bacterial infections and once they come back over the course of the next 48 hours we should be on our way home. We're still not out of the woods yet but heading in the right direction.
The docs here are excellent and the nurses very supportive. It's been even harder on my wife since she is stuck at the other hospital and not been able to hold her baby or feed him since he was born. I have learned very quickly in my short time here that all of you are very kind and generous, I ask if any of you are the praying kind please say a quick one for my boy, If your not that's fine then send good vibes, omens, spells, whatever you got his way to help in his quick recovery. Being able to get on here and take my mind off what it has been filled with over the roller coaster of emotions since last Thursday has seriously helped me keep my sanity. Thanks everyone in advance and I'll update this as things progress and time allows.
So glad to hear things are progressing so well! You've got lots of folks pulling for you and your fam.....continued best wishes to all of you!
