whilst the doctor called to let us know that she was on the lighter respirator again just before our visit, they acually moved her back to the heavier respirator because they said she seemed to have difficulty with the lighter one. so when we see her, she had 80% of her face covered again. this time, her pacifier was taped to her face so it wouldn't fall off. the respirator was stuck tightly as well. the nurses say that this was so the air wouldn't leak out. if the pacifier drops off, the air will also leak from the mouth. but they assured me that the tapes were meant for skin and wouldn't be painful when peeled off.
post-surgery, it seems that minzy's immunity went down and she developed infection again. they gave her antibody dosage but it doesn't seem like it would be as bad as previously. on the bright side, she was fasting for the surgery but as soon as she began eating again, she put on a little weight and she was now 1.02kg. she could also open her eyes but not for long.
oh.. i was a bit surprised when i saw that she had the diapers on her face. the nurses told me that it was made for her to hug, like a pillow. i guess this is the result of buying too many diapers that she wasn't able to wear. we bought several packs of diapers for babies under 1.8kg but due to the poop pouch, she wasn't able to wear it and urine kept leaking.
i've always thought that she couldn't sleep on her right side because of the poop pouch but today she was sleeping on her right. i could see the scar left behind from her heart surgery. it stretches from the armpit to her upper back. i did hear that the scar will grow in size as the baby grows. at least it doesn't look too obvious now... i'm not too concerned with scars since i kinda think of them as cool and ferocious, but everytime i see it on minzy it just reminds me what a big cut she went through considering her tiny body T_T
nampyeon took her little kicks and zoomed in on her eye.
nurse came in to make some adjustments to minzy's sleeping position and patted her. i'm full of envy. i think, i am always amazed at how minzy is always a little bigger than an adult's palm. she's just so small...
after that the nurse actually told me that i could touch minzy!! i had to wash my hands again and change to a new pair of gloves, and i couldn't touch my phone after that. it was the first time i was touching minzy and i was so, so happy. despite not being able to feel her skin to skin, i could still make out her soft little patches and i was surprised her fingers had such strength, and it was poky. her arms was growing a little chubbily (she was at 1.02kg) and it was nice to the touch. she would occasionally clutch my finger (or rather the glove area) when i place it in her palms, then spread out her hands again. i was able to pat her legs and body as i soothe her. also, i heard her let out a very very tiny cry twice that lasted for just 2secs. it was so so cute i wished that i had it recorded...
i spent almost an hour in there until the nurse had to chase me out because it was almost 3 and nampyeon hadn't gone it. when he did, he could only have 10mins with her since there was some meeting the nurses had to attend. still, nampyeon got to see minzy opening her eyes and flailing her arms and legs in that short span and he was satisfied.
we had tendon in the area after the visit... good lunch!
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