So if you've watched the video of Willa sucking her thumb you've heard me in the background talking to someone. Those folks were the doctors doing rounds. It isn't like how you see it on TV. It isn't a whole mess of people b/c not everyone can drop what they are doing and round together. We will have doctors pop in from time to time but the rounds is where we get all the details that we can't understand. Don't get me wrong, they stop and explain stuff to us, but it is waaaaayyyy more technical than how it sounds on ER or Grey's Anatomy.
Let me see if i can remember how it starts - Willamina Streett born 37w 4d now in her 2nd day of life...that is all I've got. Other bits and pieces make sense but most of the time I wait for the normal lingo at the end. They have said her bili number is fine and for the time being she won't be a glowworm baby on a biliblanket. I love we have one thing "normal" about our little girl. Fingers crossed it stays that way.
The big news that came from the Monday rounds was the replogle tube (removing fluids and gunk from her stomach) was going to come out and I would start feeding Willa. It was to be 10 minutes max and not a lot of fluids b/c so far she was only being feed by the IV.
I also believe it was Monday that Daren saw Dr. Adamson (peds surgeon) unwrap and examine the omphalocele. Daren estimated the om to be the size of his fist.
A few other random things we learned were about Willa's left foot being turned out. This is called valgus. I did a quick google -
In orthopedics, a valgus deformity is a term for outward angulation of the distal segment of a bone or joint. The opposite deformation, medial deviation of the distal bone, is called varus.
The terms varus and valgus always refer to the direction that the distal segment of the joint points.
This is nothing to be worried about. It could be b/c of positioning while in the womb. If the issue isn't corrected by itself they will bring in a peds ortho consult and potentially create a splint or do physical therapy. No time frame for this has been given.
The second little random thing was they wanted us to know Willa has an extra piece of skin which we might notice when changing her diaper. I mentioned to to one of the NICU nurses and they hadn't even noticed. Anyway, if for some reason it needs to be moved they will consult peds plastics. Oh my goodness!
Again, Daren is sleeping so I'm going to post this before he wakes up. He has lots of proof reading to do! Time to make the doughnuts feed the baby.
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