We've been battling withdrawal symptoms all evening😔 Her heartrate was up to 200! Before the weaning of sedation drugs, her heart rate was usually in the 120-140's
She was super jittery and agitated, but finally seems to have settled in after raising the amount of the drug that she is getting back up closer to what it was before, and giving her a blood transfusion to raise her low hematocrit levels. What a day! I know so many people have to go through withdrawals, so in my head it's no big deal since we know what it is... tomorrow at rounds it will probably just be a few sentences from the doctors who see this every day of "oh, she didn't tolerate the wean?... ok, let's go more slowly...." and then on to the next thing.... whereas tonight in the middle of it, I can't get my brain past how it's the worst thing in the world to see my baby so so uncomfortable!
It seems the worst has passed. I can't wait to be on the other side of this drug and not need it anymore!!
Shout out to my hubby who is the best at comforting his sweet Annelise! What a beautiful thing to have witnessed that couldn't have happened without first pain being present in the story. Now, if I was doing the choosing, I would choose no pain! But since that wasn't the way the story was written, I'm super grateful that the hard time was made sweeter by a daddy growing even closer to his girl!❤
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