We have already been home three weeks as of yesterday. Wow! Time does fly!
We are still struggling with feeds for Audra. She had three weight gains in a row and today she was the same weight as a week ago. Ugh! Our nurse talked to our ped and we don't have to supplement her milk yet but this is the next logical step.
On a positive note, Audra did go to town on one of her bottle feedings today (no thanks to her OT who has not done anything but observe). Audra still has to about double what she did today but hey, you have to celebrate the small victories right?!? She continues to do well with nursing but does not get enough before tuckering out. The hope is that as she gains weight, she will get stronger and be able to nurse longer. Frankly, at this point, we do not care how she gets the calories, as long as she is doing well. It feels like a constant battle and every time she cries, I see her calorie count start ticking down. Well the good news is that she started at 8 lbs, 5 oz and not 5 lbs. Always look on the bright side of life :)
As always, thank you for your continued support!
One thing that we did that really helped Aly with increasing her bottle feeds were sleep feedings. When she fell into a deep sleep I would swap out her paci for a bottle and she eat more than she would awake. Weight gain was the most frustrating part of interstage for us too so I understand how you feel. (((hugs)))
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