Saturday April 25, 2009

Both girls came off of their ventilators today and got put on C-Pap. C-Pap stands for continuous positive airway pressure and is a little mask over the nose or two small tubes that go up their nose. Both girls were put on feeding tubes that go in their mouths to their stomachs. They are kept in Giraffe beds that control temperature, humidity and even weigh the girls. They are started out at 80% humidity and around 98 degrees. Their skin is very thin, fragile and sensitive. They are hooked to monitors for heart rate, respiration and Oxygen saturation.