After 7 hours in ER and 3 pokes for blood cell count and blood culture, we have been discharged... though the culture result is still pending. It is unlikely that it will be positive according to the doctor. We are glad it is not meningitis or anything like that but I feel so bad that Emilia had to be held down and poked for almost an hour for the blood test. I don't know why her veins are so hard to find. I thought it would be better now that she is a big girl. We had to have three nurses try in her two arms and two legs.
An way the meningitis scare is over for now. We still don't know what the red spots are. Maybe just some burst capillaries..? Emilia is now fast asleep in the car. She is exhausted after the blood test. Poor baby. But I am so glad she doesn't need to be hospitalized and get poked more.
Emilia was born on May 31, 2011, at 25 weeks and 5 days in gestational age. She came home on October 21, 2011 after spending 143 days in the hospital. Today she's a thriving, happy baby who continues to amaze us every single day. This blog records the journey of our miracle baby.
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