Ericca and I took DJ to his respitory specialist appointment Tuesday. We are happy to report that he graduated from his apnea monitor: he came home from the hospital on an apnea monitor which monitored his oxygen saturation levels and heart rate. Preemies often have infant apnea (where one forgets to breathe, usually during sleep) and DJ was no exception. He had one incident on the monitor, 7 weeks ago, but the specialists says that, based on the readings from the monitor, our little boy has outgrown his apnea. Yeah! He had long grown tired of being tethered to the monitor,(he wore a velcro belt around his chest or we taped the electrical leads to him like in the hospital).
At one point I was sure he would be 18 years old before I let him sleep without a monitor that would alert me if he "forgot to breathe". But we started weening ourselves off the monitor a little over a week ago and I am now comfortable with him sleeping without it. Granted, he still wakes up every 3-4 hours and his bassinet is literally parked right next to our bed... but having him officially off the monitor is a wonderful milestone for us all.
In these photos you see him relaxing in his bassinet after a full day of activity!
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