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Leo Jamison Hatfield was born on March 7th 2019, 9 weeks premature. He weighed in at only 2lbs 9oz. Neither Trent and I were prepared for this. We were still living in our apartment, getting ready to move into our first home, and that weekend before we were actually out of town. We were staying in a hotel about an hour away from our home, and I was miserable. I took myself to the doctor to get checked out after our trip, and was immediately sent to the hospital as I was 4cm dilated. My labor was prolonged for 3 days after that, and then out came a perfect Bub!
We didn't know what to expect, but we took it all one day at a time. Leo was transferred to Dayton Children's Hospital as he was going to have an extended hospital stay. Around his due date we anticipated going home, yet Leo failed his extubation trials. That is when we transferred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. We found out that Leo's brain has enlarged ventricles as well as more CSF around his brain as it wasn't growing. We did genetic tests and still to this day do not have an answer why his brain is the way it is. Leo never passed an extubation trial. That is when we were given the choice to put him through a tracheostomy.
Leo was a complete ROCKSTAR after his tracheostomy and G-tube placement. He quickly adjusted, and it only took us a few months to learn everything. We were in the hospital for a year, but only because we were waiting on Medicaid Waiver. (Which I will explain that experience in a blog of it's own) Leo is now home and has been home since late March of 2020. He is happier home, has less episodes, and we couldn't be happier!
We didn't know what to expect, but we took it all one day at a time. Leo was transferred to Dayton Children's Hospital as he was going to have an extended hospital stay. Around his due date we anticipated going home, yet Leo failed his extubation trials. That is when we transferred to Cincinnati Children's Hospital. We found out that Leo's brain has enlarged ventricles as well as more CSF around his brain as it wasn't growing. We did genetic tests and still to this day do not have an answer why his brain is the way it is. Leo never passed an extubation trial. That is when we were given the choice to put him through a tracheostomy.
Leo was a complete ROCKSTAR after his tracheostomy and G-tube placement. He quickly adjusted, and it only took us a few months to learn everything. We were in the hospital for a year, but only because we were waiting on Medicaid Waiver. (Which I will explain that experience in a blog of it's own) Leo is now home and has been home since late March of 2020. He is happier home, has less episodes, and we couldn't be happier!