Matthew had another good day on Thursday. All of his stats are right where they should be at this point. Although we still haven't talked to the surgeon, the cardiologist confirmed that unless something changes surgery will take place early Monday morning.
Aside from the upcoming surgery, our biggest concern at this point is his eating. The Doctors aren't sure how well his blood is circulating to his stomach so they are only allowing 10 ML of food at each feeding which is just enough to "feed his stomach" and keep it functioning correctly. The rest of his nutrition is coming through the IV inserted in his belly button.
Babies with heart defects will sometimes have a hard time eating because the sucking wears them down so quickly. Last night Matthew wasn't eating well so he had to have a feeding tube inserted in order to get the food into his stomach.
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Congratulations! He is quite handsome! We will continue to have Matthew in our prayers daily and will prayer for him and the doctors throughout the day on Monday.
Eric and Kathy
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