Apparently white, male preemies are affectionately nicknamed "whimpy, white boys". Statistics show that when it comes to preemies, girls are stronger than boys and blacks are stronger than whites. And, as D's neonatologist said, "well, he's definitely a boy and he IS pretty white". So, he may be whimpy white boy, but he is my whimpy white boy and I think he is perfect! But, he is just so sleepy all the time and that is where the big hold up on feeding is. When it comes to nursing, he knows what to do, he just falls asleep. So, I thought we should give the bottle another try. At his 6pm feeding he took 10ml of his 32ml feeding. We were pretty impressed with that. Little did we know, that was just the beginning. Since we had to weigh him before his 9pm feeding we had to undress him and jostle him around a bit, so that woke him up. I decided to try the bottle again and he rocked it! He took 29ml of his 36ml feeding. We will still work on nursing as well, but I really feel the bottle will help him reach the milestones we want for him. He only gained 8g (0.4oz) today, but that's okay, he has gained 140g in the last 3 days (they like to see 30g a day). So, I would say he is doing well. He had his usual couple brady episodes today, but nothing out of the ordinary.
I am just so happy I was able to sit here and feed my son. Feeding your child is something most people take for granted because most babies can just do it after they are born. D isn't one of those babies, but we are definitely working on it!
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| I don't know why this pic is posting sideways, but you get the idea! |
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