It's good to be wrong sometimes. I thought the premature baby admitted two weeks ago was going to die. Shows how much I know. The baby at first lost weight and needed antibiotics, but now she is growing and getting ready to leave the hospital in the next few days.
Her birth weight and her Bilirubin, the chemical that makes people with Hepatitis look yellow, were horrible. She was born at 32 weeks. We have had babies 33 weeks of age die here. This tiny girl doesn't think much of numbers and statistics, she just keeps on growing and eating. When she was born, she weighed 1900 grams (4 lb 3 oz). During her first week of life, she dropped all the way to 1580 grams (3 lb 7 oz). Now she's almost back to her birth weight. She never developed any of the problems most premies develop, like pneumonia or other infections. She never ended up on a ventilator. I'm amazed.
If she can keep gaining weight and clear up her jaundice, she might get to go home to the jungle in a few days. That would be a great surprise and a time when I'll be very happy I was wrong.
Blessings,
Jerry
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