1 AM - After Conner was born and the family got to hold him, the nurse told us that Conner needed to go to the special care nursery for a few hours to monitor his breathing because he was retracting. (Retracting- pulling the chest in at the ribs, below the breastbone, or above the collarbones.) The nurse said Conner should be brought to our room around 3 AM.
2:30 AM - The pediatrician on duty at the hospital called our room to let us know that Conner is being moved to the NICU to be put on oxygen. They made it sound like it wasn't a big deal and he was only being moved because the nursery didn't have oxygen & once he was on oxygen for a little while he would be fine. We were given a new time of 5 AM for when he would be brought to our room. Jason & I tried to get some sleep so that when Conner came we would be rested.
5 AM - I'm WIDE awake ready for Conner to be brought to me. We sit & wait.
7 AM - We call for the nurse. She says she doesn't know anything except that Conner is in the NICU still. She tells Jason where the NICU is & he goes down to investigate. Jason visits Conner & talks to the staff in the NICU. They think he'll have to be on oxygen for a few days.
8 AM - I get a wheelchair & go to the NICU.
- Remainder of the day was up & down. He was taken off the oxygen for a few hours but was having a hard time breathing on his own so they put him back on. It was very hard to get questions answered about his status because the nurses didn't know what the doctor would decide in the morning. Jason & I spent the day going back & forth to the NICU and bringing family & friends to see Conner in the NICU. I don't remember a lot from today because I was so tired. I just remember being really upset & grouchy. We went to bed pretty early & very confused.
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