So I just wanted to tell you all about how amazing Samuel is. Of course I think that, I'm his Mom. However the nurses and lactation consultants seem to agree.
Nursing:
He needs no aids to latch.
He latches himself (I just guide him to latch correctly)
He has perfect form
He does not drop his oxygen while nursing, rather he brings it up really high and keeps it there!
Bottles:
He has perfect form
He has great oxygen levels
He has been doing it correctly since he received his first bottle last week!
He wake up so well for his feedings and does just an amazing job. The Lactation Consultants and nurses were all amazed that we don't have to use any aids to get him to latch. The nurses are thoroughly impressed with how well he eats from a bottle as well. They would love for Samuel to give the other preemies lessons on how to eat.
We have truly been blessed with an amazing little boy!
The bottles are so that he still takes in some fortified milk every day, this helps him with his energy level and his weight gain. After we leave the NICU, we'll work with our pediatrician on how long we will continue giving him bottles. Right now we are to give him 3 bottles a day (that means he nurses 5x and will take a bottle 3x).
If he gains weight a little better than last night, we should be home in a few days! Prayer for everything to go smoothly and that he will have received all the care he needs before heading home!
WOW! Going by the conventional wisdom that most preemies go home around their due date, that's like a month ahead of schedule! Way to go, Samuel!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you Heidi! If he comes home yet this weekend, he's still a month early and that is simply amazing! We are just floored at how well a baby, in this case our little Samuel, can do being born so young!
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