re: Welcome to the World Wyatt Aleksander

What a big boy! Any news on getting closer to going home???

I just read through all of this post and I just want to say that I am amazed at Lizzie and Wyatt's courage and strength. Its been a long battle and you are still fighting with everything inside you! Prayers for you both.

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I really and truly hope that you publish everything that you have written in this post. It was beautiful, inspiring and true. You didn't sugar coat anything and I think that anyone having to go through a NICU .... experience should read this. Absolutely incredible.

Quoting £izzy - Wyatt's Momma:“ On March 12 I went into the hospital because I was not feeling well, I had actually started bleeding, ... [snip!] ... for this little man that I love so much that needs anything anyone has to spare. I will keep you updated on his progress.”

Aww i'll keep you in my prayers mama! My daughter was born september 27th, she was 8 weeks early and weighted 3 pounds 6 ounces and was 17 inches long....she's still in the NICU today and it's been 41 days so i know EXACTLY how you feel! It's hard and it'll be an emotional rollercoaster until she comes home but like all the other mama's are telling me, he's in there for a reason and it's the best place possible right now....Good luck and keep me updated on his progress!! I'll be praying for both you and your little guy!!

Still praying for Wyatt and Lizzy

lots of hugs and prayers!

Update from Lizzy:

Wyatt has a PFO.

"A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a defect in the septum (wall) between the two upper (atrial) chambers of the heart. Specifically, the defect is an incomplete closure of the atrial septum that results in the creation of a flap or a valve-like opening in the atrial septal wall (see illustration). A PFO is present in everyone before birth but seals shut in about 80 percent of people.

With each heart beat or when a person with this defect creates pressure inside his or her chest - such as when coughing, sneezing, or straining during a bowel movement - the flap can open, and blood can flow in either direction directly between the right and left atrium. When blood moves directly from the right atrium to the left atrium, this blood bypasses the filtering system of the lungs (the lungs actually do dissolve tiny blood clots). If debris is present in the blood, such as small blood clots, it now passes through the left atrium and can lodge in the brain, causing a stroke, or another organ, such as the heart, eyes, or kidneys."

Apparently his has not closed and is beginning to be a problem. Due to this they are going to perform a lookys surgery tomorrow morning... AND they are going to insert a G/J tube in his belly instead of just a G tube because they are worried about his asperating into his lungs.

He is now 2ft5inches tall and weighs 16lbs4oz.

He does not like the LTV (long term ventilator) each time we put him on it he flips and does weird things. So we have stopped trying it and are weening down his medicines. Since we are changing his feeding tube I don't know what that means for his food.

Saturday November 14th he will be 8 months old... Happy Birthday my son.

Quoting nanu57v:“ Update from Lizzy: Wyatt has a PFO. "A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a defect in the septum (wall) ... [snip!] ... tube I don't know what that means for his food. Saturday November 14th he will be 8 months old... Happy Birthday my son.”

Thanks for the update and ill be thinking of them both

thanks for the update
continued prayers for both of them

Quoting nanu57v:“ Update from Lizzy: Wyatt has a PFO. "A patent foramen ovale (PFO) is a defect in the septum (wall) ... [snip!] ... tube I don't know what that means for his food. Saturday November 14th he will be 8 months old... Happy Birthday my son.”

Extra prayers are being said! I hope the changing of the tube to the G/J tube will help him and that he won't have to be on the vent long. And prayers for the surgeons that everything goes well and they don't find any other major issues!

Special Prayers to guide the surgeons with the knowlege to perform the surgery successfully....Prayers for Lizzy to be strong through the surgery. Prayers for baby Wyatt to be strong physically through the surgery. Angels will watch over him!

Sorry guys...my internet was down at home.

Here's the post-surgery update.  

Wyatt made it through is surgery really well today. They decided to leave the hole in his heart alone for the time being hoping that it will close on its own, however he will have an ecko/echo on his heart every other week to make sure that it doesnt do anything wonky from here on out. The placement of the G/J tube went well and we are hoping that it works well. Thank you to ALL of the people that sent warm thoughts, happy sayings, well wishes and good vibes to both of us today. Thank you so much, it means the world to us.

Quoting nanu57v:“ Sorry guys...my internet was down at home. Here's the post-surgery update.   Wyatt made it through ... [snip!] ... sent warm thoughts, happy sayings, well wishes and good vibes to both of us today. Thank you so much, it means the world to us.”

<3 Thank you for the update
Sending all my love to them both

It's good to see their updates, i hope the J tube works better for Wyatt. Our LO got his J tube after still having aspirations and residuals from the G tube, unfortunately it just caused even more problems and didn't suit him well. Good news is when we reverted back to the G tube again things were much better, no more residuals and less nutritional probs!! The Dr couldn't really explain it but it's worth knowing incase they go through the same thing.

I hope things sort themselves for him, as always i'm thinking of them both, i hate that other people have to go through this but it makes my day to see them progressing and things going in the right direction for them.

So glad that the surgery went well! Continued prayers!

so glad the surgery went well...sending positive thoughts their way
*big hugs*

Just checking in to say hi and continue to send hope to Lizzie and Wyatt...

I was born with a mumur in my heart... where there was a gap between the ventricles. By the time I was 3 or 4 it had "healed". My son was also born with this and he is almost 5... and at his 4 y/o check up the doc couldn't hear it anymore... They did hear it at his 3 y/o check up tho! So there is plenty of hope that Wyatt's body can heal itself.