The nippling evaluation yesterday didn't come up with any obvious problems, so no changes were made in regards to the Simply Thick, but Nurse Shawna suggested that maybe it would help to switch Cayden to a four hour feeding schedule rather than every three hours. The docs agreed to give it a try, so they started that new routine last night. He'll be getting more volume at each feeding, but he'll also have more time to rest in between.
When I went to visit him on Monday afternoon, he was pretty sleepy and didn't nurse well. Nurse Shawna wanted me to try giving him a bottle immediately afterwards rather than gavage feeding him the rest. We managed to get him to take another 25 ccs from the bottle before he passed out completely. The good news is that he slept soundly and peacefully the whole hour and a half I kangarooed with him - no reflux at all!
He gained weight again last night and is up to 6 lbs. 8 oz.
Today, he has another eye exam in the afternoon and I'll be visiting him later tonight.
Tiny hand
November 20, 2010 (one day old)
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