Oh, and to answer the OP:
Let's see: Conan weighed 2 lbs 3 oz at birth; Dennis weighed 2 lbs 5 oz. Both of their PDAs closed on their own (I think, it's hard to remember)--I know C's closed on his own, because they did a head u/s before they could administer any medication, and that's when we found out about his IVH. First they told us it was a grade III, and then when discussing it mentioned it was a grade IV.
: Say wha? So Conan has IVH w/ PVL on the right side of his brain, a "small" area, supposedly. He didn't develop hydrocephalus or need a shunt, thank you God.
: I didn't go to his MRI or meeting with the neurologist; I had a cold, so my H had to go alone. The MRI was terrible, Conan had to be sedated and he stopped breathing on the table.
H heard him code and heard the ruckus as everyone came running. Poor guy, he was so traumatized by it.
Enough about the brain thing. Dennis was on the vent for at least a week, but they were both off CPAP and onto a cannula by the time they were three weeks old. Dennis's prolonged issue was bradycardia; Conan's was desaturations. He would desat down into the 30's, and then go right back up to 90-95, lather, rinse, repeat. They both had GERD, which was contributing to their respective issues, and once that was corrected (Reglan, Zantac, thickened feeds) they did a lot better with the desats and A's & B's. Part of their problem was central apnea, so they came home on caffeine and monitors.
Conan has chronic lung disease, and they're both monitored by a pulmonologist. He came home with O2 and a pulse ox, but luckily we never had to use the O2, and they just took it away a couple of weeks ago! No more equipment in the house, huzzah!
No ROP and no surgeries.