Max was in a bubble today. Well, not a real bubble. In testing the yeast infection on his bum, they also found evidence of MRSA being colonized on his skin. This, in and of itself, isn’t a huge issue, but it means that they have him in a more controlled environment which is also separated from other babies in the NICU. They’ve put up a see-through, heavy plastic curtain all the way around his area in his pod and we now have to wear gloves and gowns while visiting him. We have been told that kangaroo care will continue though, so the MRSA issue isn’t a huge one. It’s basically just that they know that it’s on his skin, so they need to do their best to prevent it from potentially getting out and infecting both him and others. He is not “infected” though, he just has it on his skin. Which is normal. In breathing news, he is still taking his time to getting to the point of breathing on his own. There is currently talk about him getting some steroids to help his lungs along a bit. They’re not really concerned about it, they just want to give him as much of a fighting chance as possible here.
We went back to the bubble later in the evening so that Brienne could get some of that lovely kangaroo holding done. He tolerated it well again. He was perfect up until he soiled himself. He really does not like having anything in his diaper. I’m happy to say that I totally knew what was going on. Once he was back in his incubator and changed, he started balancing out again. Brienne held him for a bit over an hour.
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