Zantac

I will apologize again in advance for the brevity of the update that follows. I hope you don't think me terse; I'm simply tired from my trip. Tomorrow is another day and I promise to go into detail on some aspect of Mikaila's development. As you know, Mikaila had her final course of Lasix yesterday. It appears she wasn't carrying excess fluid in her lungs. Her oxygen sats are typically very strong. When she is uncomfortable, distracted or refluxing, she tends to de-sat. Invariably, she bounces back in short order. The prevailing theory, created and propagated by Kim and nurse Lynette, is that Mikaila slows down or (for very brief moments) stops her breathing as she tends to issues of more immediate concern. For example, when Mikaila bottle feeds, she occasionally holds her breath for a moment as she sucks down and swallows the contents of her bottle. Similarly, when she refluxes a bit she is uncomfortable and holds her breath for a second. Under normal circumstances, she sats in the 90's.

In an effort to rid her of her reflux issues, her team decided to begin treatment with Zantac. She will receive two doses per day for a few days to determine if they can get her refluxing under control.

That's all I have. If I make it to 11, I will call for her weight and update.