You can't tell from the previous post's picture, but Isaac is one wired baby. His blanket covered up much of the tubing, and his head is angled so you can't see the needle in his scalp.
A lot of what is on Isaac is just to track his vitals. His temperature, heart rate, oxygen levels, respiration, and blood pressure are constantly being measured. Each has its own sensor pad somewhere on his body.
The rest consists of lines to either take stuff out or put stuff in. He has an IV in his left hand with three connecting pieces that they can use for putting saline in, or antibiotics (which reminds me they took him off of the antibiotics because he doesn't have an infection- he was on as a precaution), insulin, or heparin etc. The needle in his scalp is likewise used for "putting stuff in." When I was up this evening they were using it for his blood transfusion. His artery line (previously through his umbilical cord, now in his wrist) is used for his blood draws so they don't have to poke him so much.
The thing around his face and nose is his oxygen. That tends to come on and off depending on how Isaac is doing.
Honestly, it's a little intimidating at first, but you get (sort of) used to it.
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