Day 43

Zoe Hope has had a good day. 

She is still on antibiotics to help with an underlying infection.

She has now been on the CPAP ventilator for one week and appears to be handling the breathing well.  The pressures have been set high to help her cope and today they were again lowered slightly.  This has made the breathing harder for Zoe Hope so at times she needs to be reminded to breath (something we all take for granted).

She appears puffy in the face however this is due to the high levels of oxygen Zoe Hope requires whilst being ventilated.  This continuous need for oxygen can have detrimental effects on such a small babies eyes called ROP. We will not know for many weeks if Zoe Hope's eyes will be affected however the nurses are very careful not to constantly change oxygenation for this reason.

Please continue to pray for her.  Her tiny lungs are still very fragile and now we can also pray for her sight.

We are so proud of our little girl.  What a little fighter!
 (No wonder. She was born in the year of the TIGER).