Once again we apologize for the delay in posting
Daniel is doing pretty well.
A head ultrasound showed that Daniel has a grade 1 intraventricular hemorrrhage (IVF). IVF is bleeding in the brain and will hopefully resolve itself. The doctor said that grade 1 is very mild. He explained it to us in this way, if you put several children in one room, half born with a grade 1 bleed and the other have born with no bleed you would never know which children were the ones with the bleeds. Our prayer now is that the bleed will not increase. Another ultrasound will be done in a few days/weeks to see if the bleed has increased/decreased/stayed the same.
A chest x-ray was done on Saturday that showed that Daniel has very hazy lungs. This could be a sign of Chronis Lung Disease which is very similar to Asthma. The doctor said that it is too soon to make a disagnois, several more chest x-rays will be completed.
Daniel's feeds were stopped for a day due to residual in his stomach. The doctor feels like he just needs a break. Daniel's digestive system is very immature and may not be ready to handle food. This is a common problem in preemies.
Despite all the complications the past few days, Daniel is hanging in there.
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