The doctors just did their rounds and they are going to start Baby Bear on a new med. In addition to the two diuretics he's currently on they're going to start giving him something to help take the pressure off his lungs.
One of the docs said that the cardiologists had a meeting about Baby Bear yesterday and they think it's possible that if they can get him through this early stage then the large VSD may get smaller on its own which would be good.
Still no news on when we'll be able to go home. I asked the doc and he said they first need to see that the meds are working, his breathing is stable and that he's gaining weight. The weight thing is annoying. He was weighed at home on Saturday, 3.09kg. He was weighed here yesterday and their scales said he'd gained over 200g which is impossible, he's just not gaining that kind of weight at the moment. Then this morning they weighed him on different scales and it said 3.1-something kg which sounds more like it except now they think he's lost 100g since yesterday. I'm sure those scales yesterday were wrong. But no one listens to the mama. 8-| I think we may be here for at least a couple more days yet.
Looks like we'll definitely have to return to Melbourne in a few weeks. Doc was saying they'll next be in Launceston in May but that's too long for Baby Bear to wait.
In other news Baby Bear is charming all the nurses (and even random passers by) with his cuteness. :)
Of course he's cute. All the boys are. Get it from their mum :)
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