ICU

The central line has now been replaced and we are transferred to the ICU. Once baby feeds, the whole blood exchange will begin. This is a long process and is scheduled to take place over 7 hours, so will likely finish past midnight. One person will slowly draw Ibrahim's blood out a few cc's at a time while a second person will slowly infuse donor blood by hand. Once Ibrahim's entire blood has been exchanged the procedure will be complete, and we will transfuse more platelets overnight. We are praying for a good bump in the platelet count by tomorrow morning. 

In the meantime, Hamza is keeping himself busy with Bob the Builder reruns and flirting with nurses. He's off to a great start.