Henry's delivery did not go as planned. We realized that our 'plan' was probably going to get changed going into this, but never did we let ourselves imagine this may happen.
Henry came out limp, not breathing on his own, and quiet as can be. He had been stressed out by the cord wrapped around his neck and been exposed to meconium during the delivery and had to have it suctioned out in his first few minutes of life. All of this led to him being admitted to the ICU immediately after his airways were opened up.
Once in the ICU he almost immediately became more active. His tone improved and his vitals quickly stabilized. He was placed under a warmer. He was put on IV fluids and hooked up to a CPAP machine to help open his airways. Dad finally had a chance to take a breath and was able to snap a few pics of him all hooked up.
The staff in the ICU were amazing throughout our stay. The doctors were very thorough with their workup and did a nice job communicating with us about Henry's progress. Henry went through a barrage of tests. His initial labs showed that he had developed an infection at some point around the delivery. He was started on antibiotics. Additionally, the staff performed a lumbar puncture to rule out meningitis. I've had to do lumbar punctures as a part of my PA rotations, but it was incredibly challenging to see them do one on my own little guy. He did great throughout it though and the tests ended up coming back negative, thankfully!
-Bret
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