DOB 6-8-09

[Dayna DeLux]

Hello everyone,
The great news-
I had my son Brixton Cash on Monday the 8th at 12:02pm. He weighed 6 pound 10 ounces, 19 inches long and 15 days early. I went into labor around 11pm on Sunday, went to hospital around 2am and was ready for the pushing at 10am. We are so thrilled and in love with our new beautiful baby. It all happened so fast and early.
The sad news-
I only got to hold Brix for about 1 min before they took him away to NICU for some breathing issues. They put him on oxygen and started running tests. His chest x ray came back a bit hazy which can be common with having a baby before its due. His glucose levels are very low and this is the real problem. They have him on antibiotics in case its an infection throwing off his glucose. They are also giving him IV of glucose as well as a tube through his navel to deposit it directly. His levels keep fluctuating high and low. They also put a little feeding tube in his mouth to his tummy. Now its a waiting game to see why he is having these issues. Running tests, checking his blood sugar every few hours and trying different doses of glucose. Today, the 11th, he got his feeding tube removed and his first bottle feeding which he took amazingly! They have cut back on the oxygen now and are trying to ween him off. They tried this yesterday but he started breathing erratically again but so far so good and maybe tomorrow they can remove it altogether! He had held fairly normal blood sugar levels today which is a very positive sign. Hopefully this continues and they can start to ween him off the glucose. We find out more tomorrow!
It so sad to have to see your new baby in NICU with tubes and wires and machines and not be able to hold him. It sure makes you feel worthless. We are staying positive though and I know he will be fine it'll just take time.
I was just released from the hospital and coming home without my son is the worst thing in the world. We dont know when we can bring him home yet so I pray he gets better fast!

Thank you for all your well wishes, thoughts and prayers.Ill try to keep you updated.
Dayna, Alex and Brixton

Thank you for all your well wishes, thoughts and prayers.Ill try to keep you updated.
Dayna, Alex and Brixton