We have been in the Level 2 for almost 2 weeks. Ryan has now been extubated longer than he was intubated. He's breastfeeding 3 times a day and attempts a bottle twice a day. He is still figuring out the whole eating thing... it, like everything else, is taking time. Eating is very tiring - if he's tired, he can't eat, if he's hungry he can't sleep... if he can't sleep, he can't grow... it's all very confusing, and somewhat stressful, because as of now, the only reason he's not home is because he's not feeding all day. Weight gain is also a challenge because he'll start dropping weight as he breastfeeds more because it burns calories. We're searching for the perfect bottle that will work for him. Some nipples are too floppy, too fast, too big... we need one that's juuuust right. After 3 weeks of vacation, Nancy comes back Thursday. Hooray! Karen and Cathy have been awesome, but it will be nice to have our whole team back.
Here are some pics. For the 'big babies', Cathy takes the oxygen hose from the bagging system and puts it in the bath for a nice jacuzzi... I've never seen him so relaxed. He's gonna be a waterbaby.
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| Jacuzzi time |
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| Half-pint |
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| Little girl and a big dog |
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