After delivery, Dane was immediately brought to the Central Dupage Hospital NICU. We were told that he would probably be there until he was technically "full term," so for the next 3-6 weeks. He was initially intubated but, after receiving one dose of surfactant to help with breathing, he was quickly moved from the ventilator to a bubble CPAP that allowed him to breathe but provided positive pressure in his airways to help keep the airways open. He was started on tube feedings (the tube going into his mouth) and had several monitors on his tiny body to measure heartrate, respiration rate, and body temperature. He got his own tiny apartment to live in (the incubator), which helped him keep a constant body temperature.
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