This morning the dr was concerned that in the event Brock's IV failed, that we might not be able to get another IV started. They had used both hands,one foot and a wrist on top of multiple heal pricks and they were simply running out of options. They decided to put in a PICC line which would easily hold up under the stress of the high sugars going thru it. At ten thirty i left Brock in the Nicu to undergo the procedure. At eleven thirty they called me to tell me they had not even begun... They were still looking for a good vein. At twelve thirty they called to tell me the insertion of the PICC line had failed. His blood sugar was at 59.
At this point I had to make a decision... Transfer Brock somewhere where a PICC line would be a standard procedure on a baby or keep him here and risk another IV failing. Not much of a choice if you ask me... I asked the ped to call up to Legacy and consult with the doctor there about what they would recommend. His phone call was very reassuring. The dr at legacy said we had lots of options here should his iv fail and he proceeded to list at least 5 things we could do to keep brock stable in the case of an emergency transfer. He said to stay the course and continue with the plan to wean him off the IV. We all felt good about staying here after that.
Around 3:00 the nurse realized Brock's IV was failing. By 330 an amazing iv nurse had a new iv placed in brock's head. A littlecscary looking but very stable. They checked his blood sugar and it had plummeted to 31. I was horrified :-(
I just sat down and cried... And held my baby.
At 445 the pricked brock's heal..... 72!!!!!!! we dont know why... But i think it was a miracle. Weve never seen the blood sugar rise that quickly.
If brock's numbers stay above 50 tonight at ten pm.... We will lower the iv sugar one step!! I will keep you posted...
At this point I had to make a decision... Transfer Brock somewhere where a PICC line would be a standard procedure on a baby or keep him here and risk another IV failing. Not much of a choice if you ask me... I asked the ped to call up to Legacy and consult with the doctor there about what they would recommend. His phone call was very reassuring. The dr at legacy said we had lots of options here should his iv fail and he proceeded to list at least 5 things we could do to keep brock stable in the case of an emergency transfer. He said to stay the course and continue with the plan to wean him off the IV. We all felt good about staying here after that.
Around 3:00 the nurse realized Brock's IV was failing. By 330 an amazing iv nurse had a new iv placed in brock's head. A littlecscary looking but very stable. They checked his blood sugar and it had plummeted to 31. I was horrified :-(
I just sat down and cried... And held my baby.
At 445 the pricked brock's heal..... 72!!!!!!! we dont know why... But i think it was a miracle. Weve never seen the blood sugar rise that quickly.
If brock's numbers stay above 50 tonight at ten pm.... We will lower the iv sugar one step!! I will keep you posted...
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