08/01/2006
Bailey continues to make good progress. His colour is coming through and the jaundice seems to be leaving him. He was stable enough to be moved within the the ward which, we have been told, is a good sign. The infection, or infections he has still cause some concern, but we can take some assurance from knowing that he has been treated for them from the moment that infection was suspected. A lumbar puncture was attempted, but the fighter that he is he wouldn't let them and it was abandoned, and although we won't have the results of what it would have found, we know that he didn't have to put up with the pain of the procedure, or run the risk of any complications from it.
Bailey is now taking a full feed of expressed milk from Michelle, 6ml every two hours which is excellent considering that the doctor said he wouldn't be feeding him for at least a week! He began feeding a few days ago on 0.5 ml every four hours and his feeding is going from strength to strength.
Michelle and I visited Bailey today at a different time from the usual and he must have been surprised because instead of sleeping through it, he was looking at us for a lot of the time we were with him.
