We had a pretty rough night last night, rough and long. Around 6 p.m. Austin's heart went into a state called STV. This means his heart rate shot up above 200 beats per minute, which is very dangerous for a baby with his condition. They used an ice pack to smother his face and cause his heart rate to come back down to a normal 150-160. The ice pack startled him and it worked and we thought everything was okay. Then around 8:30 his heart rate shot back up above 250. They tried the ice pack 6 times and it didn't help. Then they tried 4 doses of a medication they use to bring heart rates back down. And 4 doses didn't help, they became very concerned and tried a second type of medication. It took almost 4 hours and his heart rate was only down to 204. Finally around 1 this morning they tried 2 more doses of medication and it came down to 170. Whew. This was a very scary time for all of us. Because when Austin's heart beats that fast then he doesn't get enough oxygen to his body and lungs. And if they didn't get his heart rate down soon enough, his body could have started shutting down. But thankfully his heart rate came down and he is currently stable.
Continue praying that we won't have anymore set backs like we had last night. Pray that Austin will stay stable and the meeting with Dr. Knott-Craig will go well today.
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I continue to pray for baby Austin.
Ephesians 1:18 "What is the immeasuable greatness of his power to us who believe, according to the working of his vast strength.
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