Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Carl Kenzie's Development Milestone

For me, waiting for each development was aggravated and wondering when he would do it. Each time he reached the development of even just a little makes me so happy and grateful. My husband and I have discussed and agreed to write each of the progress that he has achieved.

Physical skill
Raises head & chest when on stomach
stretches and kick on back
open and shuts hands
bring hand to mouth
grasps and shakes toys

Social skill
begin to develop social smile
enjoys playing with people
more communicative
more expressive with face and body
imitates some movements and expression

Sensory Milestone
Follow moving object
Recognizes familiar object and people at a distance
starts using hand and eyes in coordination
prefer sweet smells
prefer soft to coarse

Monday, August 15, 2011

Carl Kenzie History


Carl was born and diagnosed with:

*Severe Mas (Click Here to find out about Severe Mashttps://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/neonatology/meconium-aspiration-syndrome.aspx
  • Delivered Full term via EMGLSCS due to fetal distress
  • Head delivery by forceps noted moderate meconium stain liquor
  • ventilated for 20/7 and required HFOV
  • developed PPHN and given iNO for 6/7 with syr.sildenafil for 9/7
  • Hypotensive and required triple inotropes
**Perinatal asphyxia with HIE grade 3 (Click here to find out about Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy) https://www.childrensmemorial.org/depts/neonatology/hypoxic-ischemic-encephalopathy.aspx
  • as at birth 4 at 1 min, 6 at 5min
  • Cord pH:6.88 HO3 21.1 BE -15.5
***Resolved pneumonia (Click here to find out about pneumonia) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pneumonia
****Hypertension(Click here to find out about Hypertension) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension

NICU

Friday, August 12, 2011