I spoke with Traci this morning and got very good news. Both she and Brett are doing well. Brett is now down to 20% oxygen in the vent and is only getting 20 pumps per minute. The doctors have lessened his sedation and he is remaining calm.
The nurse said there is great debate right now about how they classify him. Yesterday they said he was 'late preterm' but most of the doctors and nurses agree that preterm babies are not nearly 7 pounds.
They feel now that something just happened to him after birth and he stopped breathing. When he was delivered he had good color, was crying, and moving. Something happened shortly thereafter and he stopped breathing. The agitation he showed the first night was probably due to the fact that he could not breath.
Once he is weaned from the vent Traci will finally get to hold him. (Hoo-ray!!!) Ann and Abby are going up to see Traci today. If the vent is out then they will get to see Brett.
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