So T did not come home today. He gained some weight, but not as much as they’d like to see and I think he was being a bit of a “pokey” eater last night and had some pacing issues so the doctor and nursing staff just wanted to make sure we felt comfortable feeding him.<\/p>\n
Well, apparently the kiddo decided to make a statement today about how ready he is to come home because he ate like a champ! <\/p>\n
I got there a little after noon and he pretty much woke up as I walked in. I breastfed him on one bo.ob for about 30 minutes (with some pauses for burping) but then he only took about 12ml of the fortified breastmilk after that. I was a little worried about that because there was no way to know how much breastmilk he got, but judging on the amount I pumped from the side he fed off of vs the side he didn’t, I think he did get at least about an ounce or maybe a bit more.<\/p>\n
His next feeding though, he took SEVENTY ml’s from the bottle! That was an all-time record for him to be surpassed only by his next feed (which Paul gave him) of 80ml! <\/p>\n
Since we had one more night of baby-free life (sort of) we decided to go to another restaurant that’s not exactly baby friendly where I gorged myself on raw oysters and raw fish! I love raw oysters and haven’t had them in almost a year because obviously they’re a no-no while pregnant. <\/p>\n
I had really hoped that we would be bringing him home today, but short of that today was one of the best days we’ve had in the NICU and I think it really boosted my confidence about the fact that we can totally do this! <\/p>\n
Tomorrow can’t come fast enough.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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