We met with Dr. Shippey last week to discuss Evan's results from his sleep study. The findings were very specific. Evan has "moderate sleep apnea." This means that he does stop breathing more often than most babies, but he's not in the danger zone of critical babies. He's just in the middle. Since he was developing allergies to all the pollen at the same time as the sleep study, we think that may have affected the numbers some. He is not as congested as he was at that time. We have decided to treat him with Zyrtec to help him breathe a little easier during this pollen season. He will go back to the doctor for a follow up in 6 months.
Overall, his numbers looked pretty good. His longest time without taking a breath was 12 seconds. His average number of times he paused in breathing was 9 times per hour. Most babies average about once per hour. So we will just monitor his progress with over-the-counter remedies and see how he does. Luckily, he still sleeps from about 9pm to 7am with no problem!
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