Baby - Luis Thomas Gallant

 Luis drinking

This is the website of Luis Thomas Gallant. Luis was born on June 16th, 2001 at 24 weeks gestation. Luis was 1.42 lbs and was 11 7/8 inches long making him a micro preemie. After 4 months in the hospital and 6 months home on oxygen, Luis has grown up a healthy active child.


Luis' Blog

Thursday, August 30th, 2001
He is now up to 3 bottles a day!
The Official result of his head Ultrasound is: Normal! (no bleeding)
Tuesday, August 28th, 2001
He drank his whole bottle of 31cc for the first time today (He always had to be "tube fed" the last 5 to 10 cc). His weight is 3lbs 8.4oz. Oxygen at about 26% and he is up to 2 bottle feedings a day.
He is doing very well!!
Monday, August 27th, 2001
Luis weighs 3lbs 7.5oz today.
Friday, August 24th, 2001
8:00pm - Luis is doing VERY well. He is 3lbs 3.6oz. He is off the ventilator and is down to 23% on his oxygen. We have some photos that the nurses and Dad took over the past 10 weeks. The last 3 are from today.
Click for pictures of Luis - These photos were taken at the Baptist Medical CenterWolfson's Children's Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
Saturday, June 16th, 2001
8:19 pm - Luis Thomas Gallant was born. Luis was born at 25 weeks (4 months early) but is doing as well. He needs allot of prayers to help him get better. We were told that he will be in the hospital for 3 or 4 months. That's when he was due to be born.
  • Born: June 16, 2001 20:19
  • Weight: 573g/1.42 lbs
  • Height: 30cm/11 7/8"
Luis was born from a Cesarian Section because mommy wasn't quite ready for the event. Margie suffered from Toxemia. This is a very dangerous disease in which the cause is still unknown to science. Mommy is doing much better now and is home for a while to let her tummy heal.
 
 

Ron Gallant