The Ventilator shuffle

So I guess there are 3 different types of ventilators that the girls have been on. Each type is used for specific cases. The Oscillator breaths 600 breaths a minute. This helps build there lungs and is the typical one that is used for very premature babies. The girls cant be moved much on this type because it has a hard tube going from the machine to the mouth. This is what Jade has been on mostly. Sofira started on this but then moved to the Jet ventilator when she was dealing with her lung. The Jet ventilator also breaths several breaths a minute (don't think its quite 600 though) but it also helped specifically with the air bubble issue. The last ventilator type is the Conventional ventilator which breaths anywhere from 0-60 or so breaths a minute. This is used to help get there lungs going with full breaths and give them a chance to breath on there own some as well. When set at the lower settings it just gives them a break every now and then. The girls should both be on the conventional ventilator now. Jade was on CPAP earlier today but was struggling a little still so they moved her onto this one when I was there. Sofira was on the oscillator but was getting hazy lungs so they were gonna move her to the conventional ventilator as well to help clear out her lungs as well as get her more ready to go on CPAP.  They had Jades conventional ventilator set to 36 breaths a minute.  They will keep trying CPAP whenever they can, each day is a new day and they may have progressed enough to do it, each time they try if it doesn't take they will just move back on to the appropriate ventilator.

Jade gained a bit of weight she was up to 1280g.  Sofira lost some and was down to 835g.  Jade also has not been on any medicine for her Seizures in the last 48 hrs and also hasn't had a seizure in that time either. Hopefully this is a very good sign that she has that issue kicked. They still have her on the EEG monitor since it hasn't been needed elsewhere. Overall both girls are doing great, hopefully Sofira will start gaining a little more weight but that will come.