We asked the nurse to let us hear how the heart monitor alarm sounded, because we were very concerned that yesterday's episode might recur.  The nurse said not to worry, but she did let us hear the alarm.  Jennifer seemed very congested, but they said that it was not time for her to be suctioned again.  Jo asked to hold Jennifer.  Jo sat in a rocker next to the isolette.  The nurse placed Jennifer in Jo's lap to hold.  I pushed the rocker back and forth while humming a lullaby - hush a by and good night.  I don't know why I did that - I had never hummed a lullaby to Jennifer before.  A nurse came by to take a blood sample from Jennifer.  Jennifer's regular nurse placed her back into the isolette, and the other nurse pricked Jennifer's heel in order to get a blood sample.  Jennifer let out a barely audible muffled cry.  It sounded as if something was blocking the sound.  She then started to turn blue, and the heart monitor's alarm went off - although it showed a reading in the 50s.

I called Jennifer's regular nurse right away, although she was probably on her way anyway in response to the alarm - she had been attending to another baby.  The nurse put the oxygen cup to Jennifer's nose, but it was to no avail.  I noticed the respiration monitor - it showed that her lungs had not stopped, but rather she was not getting any air.  Jennifer's eyes started to roll to the back of her head.  Almost an exact repeat of yesterday morning. I asked that the nurse call for a doctor.  She did so, and a Dr. Fulroth responded.  We were asked to leave and go to the waiting room.  Jo was very upset, and so was I.