Dear Baby Ethan,
I was able to pump several vials of colostrum for you last night. I happened to be awake for your 6 am feeding. You took about 12 ml from the bottle. I then took a bit of a nap. I managed to pump 10 and 13 ml during my two morning sessions! I am so thankful I have been able to pump a bit to give you.
I caught this smile when I came down.
You have not lost too much weight. You were 6 pounds 3.5 ounces. You were six pounds six ounces when you were born. Unfortunately you did lose a bit more, and are now at 5 pounds 12 ounces.
As of 11:30 your incubator is down to 83 degrees. That means you will get to move to an open crib soon. You're one step closer to going home!
I was able to pump 45 ml on a few of my pumping sessions. You did alight at a few of your pumping sessions, but you still were only doing about half of the amount and we had to gavage the rest.
Meeting with Doctor
Your doctor was fine with me taking pain medications. He indicated that the doctors will call me if we are not around when he does his rounds. You have now met two of the main goals babies must meet to leave. You can keep your temperature well so you are not in an incubator. You also have done well breathing and have not needed oxygen for some time. The last issue is feeding. He said you must wake up and want to be fed, and be able to eat the entire feeding on your own. He cannot say when that will happen, but you could rapidly develop the skills in one day. I have been praying so hard that will happen!
Your heart rate had been low from 90 - 120. He said that was fine for a larger baby. The monitors go off because they are set for the younger preemies that usually have a heart rate of 150.
Meeting with Nutritionist
I need to take my pre-natal in the morning, calcium at night, 6000 IU of vitamin D per day, and 1000 mg of DHA.
I was able to pump 45 ml on a few of my pumping sessions. You did alight at a few of your pumping sessions, but you still were only doing about half of the amount and we had to gavage the rest.
Meeting with Doctor
Your doctor was fine with me taking pain medications. He indicated that the doctors will call me if we are not around when he does his rounds. You have now met two of the main goals babies must meet to leave. You can keep your temperature well so you are not in an incubator. You also have done well breathing and have not needed oxygen for some time. The last issue is feeding. He said you must wake up and want to be fed, and be able to eat the entire feeding on your own. He cannot say when that will happen, but you could rapidly develop the skills in one day. I have been praying so hard that will happen!
Your heart rate had been low from 90 - 120. He said that was fine for a larger baby. The monitors go off because they are set for the younger preemies that usually have a heart rate of 150.
Meeting with Nutritionist
I need to take my pre-natal in the morning, calcium at night, 6000 IU of vitamin D per day, and 1000 mg of DHA.
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