Kennedy spent a total of 10 weeks in the NICU at MUSC from June 8th to August 17th. We had a lot of up and downs while in the NICU it was a roller coaster that Jeremy and I do not wish to experience again. We shed a few smiles and a lot of tears we spent everyday if not twice a day down at the hospital. Getting to watch Kennedy grow over the weeks was very rewarding she went from 3lbs 14oz to a big 8lbs 3oz when she lefted. While in the hospital the Dr's discovered that Ken has a nose deformity where their is a blockage behind her nose where she could not breathe through her nose ( babies breathe through their nose only till the age of about 6 months) as a result Ken had to have a trach placed. The Dr.'s are saying that she will have the trach until her nostrils get big enough to fit a drill and a camera in them at the same time. They are estimating that she will be big enough around 8 to 12 months of age. With the trach most babies also get a G-tube which is feeding tube place on the outside of the body right at the stomach. They place them so thet the babies can get extra calories to grow faster and the babies can't possibly take in that much feed in one day without the G-tube. So, Kennedy has this as well, On July 20th she had these both placed at the same time and did excellent during and after the surgery.
Kennedy Grace Kulas
Born: June 8th, 2011 @ 10:10 a.m.
Weight: 3lbs 14oz
Kennedy was born at MUSC in Charleston, SC
She was born at 31 plus 1 .... 9 weeks early !!!
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