Day 17: Improving on Antibiotics

The team is still waiting on the blood and urine cultures to come back from the lab, but Quinlan is improving on the antibiotics that he was started on yesterday at 1PM. He is still on the CPAP with significant improvement in his breathing pattern, O2 saturation, and alertness. In fact, they have begun him on feeds again at a lower dose to supplement the IV fluids and the nurse will continue to progress him as he tolerates. He is peacefully resting and trying to fight off whatever it is he contracted.

 This is apparently common in preemies, and the team anticipates resolution in a couple of days. The important thing is that he improved overnight and he will get a change in antibiotics once the cultures indicate exactly what they are fighting to help him improve quicker. Quinlan has continued to be more alert and interactive this morning. He has even resumed sucking on his binky prior to his normal feeding times, which is a good sign, especially since he was set to start breast feeding before this illness occurred and will hopefully progress back to that point by the end of the week.

 Quinlan is a strong little man and fighter with a lot of supporters, so we anticipate this bump in the road will not set him back too much.

Thank you for all your support! We will keep you posted on his progress.