Day 46

Well, Alice was much better this morning than yesterday, and even better this afternoon (went for two visits today).

This morning when Scott and I got to the hospital she was more alert than yesterday, especially when she heard our voices. The nurse was able to drop her Oxygen levels from 33% down to 21% (room air). So she did very well. Her tummy was measuring 28cm around - which was still quite bloated. But her tummy was soft which meant the antibiotics were working. We chatted with the doctor and it was decided she would remain on the antibiotics for 5 days (rather than the regular 7 days) but in 5 days if it was required, she would stay on for 2 more. We didn't stay too long as she needs to rest.

This afternoon mom and I went and she was sleepier than this morning. But her tummy size had reduced by 2cm, and now measured 26cm. After changing her diaper and cleaning out her intubation tubes Alice decided she was going to stop breathing so the nurses had to bag her - not sure what the medical term is but it means they manually have to pump air into her lungs to get her to breathe again. She did this two times in less than 5 minutes. Once she was breathing after the second time, it was time for her to rest and us to go home. This sounds like a worry, but in fact it's not. She's done this before (this was the first time on this shift). Because she's hooked up to the machines, the nurses are able to catch it and help her to breathe. So it's not a worry.

Once she becomes more stable then we'll be able to cuddle again.