Tough Little Man

As the days rolled on during our hospital stay, the wonderful staff at Mt Sinai noticed one wee imperfection in our Little Man. He was breathing far too rapidly for his little body. By Thursday of our stay, he was breathing at a 100 breaths per minute!! Normal for a newborn is between 40-60! Esro was healthy otherwise - blood pressure, bowel movements, he was gaining weight... but no one knew what was up with his breathing!!

I tell ya, it's a pretty heartbreaking sight seeing your kid poked and prodded while he wails. They eventually decided that he would be put on some antibiotics in case he DID get an infection from the meconium. In order to do this, Esro had to have a constant companion for 48 hours - an IV. Heartbreak.

He pulled through. Super healthy. No infection. PLUS, despite all the stress, he managed to be discharged from the hospital having regained all of the weight he lost and then some!!

Weight at birth - 8lbs 13oz
Weight at discharge - 9lbs 1oz

Brave Little Guy

So peaceful...

Getting my meds

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