Flynn is losing his double room. Since he doesn't need a mass of ECMO equipment, since his pressure in the cannula has been lowered to 3, and since he's now in a real crib instead of an isolette, he's getting a little single room across the way. Apparently they need his room for a much sicker newborn who's supposed to arrive very, very soon.
I hope that baby does as well as Flynn is doing.
When we were in the NICU, we started with a spot in a pinwheel, then moved to the PICU for ECMO, then back to the NICU pinwheel, then to our own room about 10 feet away with a crib (reserved for 'stable' babies). It was really great to see a new family move in after us, be with their baby 24/7 (it's really sad to notice that a lot of babies are left alone for LONG periods of time - there were many babies whose families NEVER came), and then go home the day after we did! We were both preparing to leave at the same time and I feel like that must have been the lucky spot! Maybe yours will be a lucky spot for the next family too.
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