well his weight last night was 5lbs 2oz but that includes all the extra water weight from everything they put in him during surgery. good news is his head didn't grow yesterday so the shunt appears to be working at least for the short-term
That’s bigger than my twin granddaughters were when they were allowed to leave the NICU and hospital after they were born. But I’m sure his lungs aren’t in as a good a shape as theirs were. The doctors knew they’d be preemie, so gave steroids to help their lungs develop a little early. As it turned out, the little one, Ms. K, never needed any help breathing, Ms. E, now the loudmouth, only needed a little extra air in a tube with little ‘prongs’ that directed the air into her nose, and that only for part of the first day. Ms E got to leave after less than a week, but it was over 3 weeks before Ms. K got big enough. Got some of those great hugs, in a very tiny version, during those weeks, when I’d take her mom to the hospital for feedings.
Thank you for the update! Prayers continue...
Good news for now. Prayers continue for Keegan’s steady improvement.