Mommy does Kangaroo care for the 2nd time

I got to do Kangaroo care again tonight! It was fantastic!

We woke Jac up very slowly before we moved him, I got prepared, and then he was on my chest. He is so small that I can feel every little movement he makes. I noticed that he responded to the baby next door crying - whenever he would cry Jac would kick his leg a little bit. The alarm of the baby next door went off every few minutes and he reacted a bit to this but the baby crying was a stronger reaction. He also seemed very content to have his left hand right next to his mouth.

We fed him while he was on top of me - he is currently getting 1 ml of milk every 3 hours. This does not count toward his nutrition as it is such a small amount. They are feeding him this tiny amount to prepare his gut for more - they start very slowly to make sure he can handle the food and that his stomach and intestines are processing it. He has been on 1 ml every 3 hours since 1:30 pm and he is tolerating it so far. The milk is going into his OG tube which is a tube that runs down into his stomach though his mouth - he is not yet ready to swallow or suck.

We used a portable warmer to keep him warm on top of me - although today a lactation consultant explained to me that there are studies that show that my body will warm up to keep Jac warm or cool down if he is too warm by up to 2 degress celsius! The amazing things a Mom's body does for their baby!

Jac and I hung out together for about 70 minutes. At about 60 minutes he was dreaming so we waited for him to stop dreaming and then very slowly woke him up - just enough that when we moved him he wouldn't get too upset. Then we moved him back into his isolette and that went well and he settled back in and went back to sleep.