Yesterday was successful in small steps. Audra took more than she ever has orally and we only used the tube twice! Those were for the night feedings and we are most concerned with those.
Audra took more orally than her basal needs, which is awesome. And she is generally interested in eating when we are trying to feed her. Hopefully this continues. Trying to feed a hungry baby who does not want to eat is very frustrating. The tube supplements put us pretty close to what she would typically get in a day with a couple of throw-ups (glamorous, I know).
So far so good today. She has taken more than this time yesterday. We are not supposed to focus on the numbers but we have to keep close track of them, which makes it hard not the focus on them. We are supposed to focus on how she is eating - only feeding her when she is interested and stopping at her first sign of disinterest. Her weight was slightly above her starting weight from yesterday!
We still have a long way to go but things are going well! The next step is to drop the 3 am tube feed. Audra rarely wakes up for this feed so we are pretty nervous how it will affect the rest of her eating. Only time will tell.
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