Ty's Day 7

Ty had a great day today. (And, Lesley and Tim did not have to have any strategic meltdowns either). It also seems that the doctors and nurses all know they need to communicate "fully" with us now. The same nurse who got me all torqued yesterday did just fine. She's definitely old school and is very aggressive about us doing us as much work as possible and encouraging Ty to breastfeed. I like her even more because she lets Ty eat more on his schedule rather than the precise scheduled times.

The neurologist came over today. No new news, but his EEG didn't show any seizure activity. It did show that his brain activity is slowed on the left side of his brain where the stroke occurred. But, that is expected and no surprises. The neurologist agreed with the attending attending doc to stop one of his anti-seizure medications for a few days because he is overly sedated. They want to experiment with the right doses and decide on the lowest level of meds possible while preventing seizures. So, we are excited that we will not have a drugged up baby tomorrow (which we had from 11AM to 6PM today), but we are also expecting seizure activity over the next few days. But, we're going to look at that as "good information" rather than bad news. We'd rather him have a seizure in the hospital so they can decide his right level before we take him home.

Other than that, we had a great day. He was awake for his 10AM and his 7PM feedings. We managed to breastfeed a little in the morning and for almost 35 minutes tonight. Any issues are all mine, as I try to figure out the ergonomics and logistics of juggling a baby and a boob.

Thanks again for all of the emails and support!