We took Aidan to the pediatrician for his 2-month "well baby" checkup (aka 2-month vaccines :(). While we were there, we did another oximetry test where we took Aidan off the oxygen and monitored his blood oxygen with a pulse oximeter. Aidan again showed improvement since the last time 2 weeks ago. Aidan was really hungry, and we let him fuss to see how he would hold up. He did really well. His blood oxygen only dipped below 90% a couple times, and it very quickly popped back up above 95% when he calmed down a little. And no matter how much he cried, he never dipped below 85%. After this the doctor said, "Well, I think it might be time to take him off the oxygen."
So for 12 hours today, Aidan was without supplemental oxygen! We were not comfortable to go without oxygen overnight while we sleep, so we put it back on for the night. On Friday we need to go back to the pediatrician for a followup RSV vaccine, and we will check to see if Aidan is still doing well with the pulse oximeter.
Pictures from the last few days.
Check out these lungs...
...and see he's smart enough to put in his own binky. Aidan with his heart monitor belt:
Heading off to the pediatrician:
Look, no cannula!!
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