First thing in the morning, I went to the NICU to visit Conner. While visiting the doctors came talk to me about Conner's status. After doing x-rays and testing his blood/oxygen levels, the doctors determined that Conner's lungs were too premature to allow Conner to try to progress on his own any longer. He was diagnosed with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (but we weren't told this until later.) They explained that it would be a few days before Conner would be released & that he would need increased treatment. They started Conner on antibiotics & did a surfactant treatment for his lungs. He was started on an IV of dextrose for his nutrition & was placed on a C-PAP machine (ventilator.) Conner was officially deemed "premature" and his treatment course would be that of any other premature baby with RDS.
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