July 20, 2008 Afternoon

Stu and I went to the hospital around 11:45 and stayed for an hour. We talked to Dr. Hudom for awhile. She said that Brandon's blood gas was not bad but that he was really getting tired from trying to breathe on the CPAP which is why they put him back on the ventilator. She said they tried a few things including the blood transfusion before putting him back on. She said it only would have been a matter of time before he went back on. Brandon definitely seemed much more comfortable today. She said they are going to really focus on feedings. He is being fed again today. He is getting 3 cc's of milk every 3 hours. They did not feed him yesterday incase he was put back on the ventilator. She thinks he will probably be on the vent for a week or two and then they will try the CPAP again. Dr. Hudom said that we can kangaroo with Brandon again. She also said that he is average to above average of where a 26 weeker is.

Brandon is back under the bilirubin light again too.