Monday, August 13, 2007

A good day!

Jac remains on his 5.5 ml / hour feeds alternating between colostrum and fresh breast milk every 4 hours.

His reflux seems to be much more under control and he has been resting more comfortably - which is good since that will help him grow.

He was 900 grams last night - which is 1.98 pounds - so close to 2 pounds!

He is continuing to have desats and a few As & Bs but less frequently. They have increased his dose of caffeine per kilo. The range can be from 5 - 20 and his was at 13 when they ran the blood test on Friday - so they are increasing his dose to raise his level a bit. He gets a dose of caffeine in his OG tube every afternoon at 4 pm. The caffeine should help decrease the number of desats and As & Bs he has.

Yesterday Joseph and I did Kangaro with Jac. It was wonderful for both of us. Father and son were having a snooze while an LP went on in the next bay! Mom was disturbed by the noise and concern for the baby but Jac and Joseph slept right through it.



I also had a nice round of Kangaroo care with Jac. He is awake and aware more frequently now. It is so much fun to see him awake and looking at me.

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