Day 66 of Life - August 23rd
On his first full day post-surgery, the little one continues to amaze everyone. By this morning, he was up to full feeds and exclusively on LFO. He has remained on LFO all day, without any desaturations and seems to be quite content.
The little superstar also went to breast for the first time today! They gave him a feed while he was at breast, so that he will associate a full tummy with breastfeeding, and Ma says that he did quite well. He kept falling asleep, but like many other babies, would wake up enough to try a few more sucks before falling back to sleep!!! Ma reports that he achieved approximately 20 sucks for this attempt. Good job, little man!!! The nurse told Ma that she should put him to breast once a day, to help him practice.
The staff did weigh him last night and he is up to 1895 g (4.178 lbs), which isn't bad considering he stopped receiving feeds in preparation for his surgery yesterday. Ma and Pa are currently grabbing a bite to eat before returning to the hospital for bath and weigh-in night!
His eyes are still really sensitive and he doesn't open them a whole lot. When he does, he closes them pretty quickly! So, for the next few days, pictures are going to be severely limited, as the flash really bothers his eyes. However, when he heard Ma's voice today, he opened his eyes briefly, as if to verify that his ears weren't playing tricks on him.
He also had a physiotherapy consultation today, which is standard procedure. The physiotherapist checks his physical development to make sure that he is on track. I'm happy to report that she expressed no concerns at this time. Although not an official test, she also says that he seems to be able to see and hear well. Both of these senses will be tested officially before he gets sent home...which won't be for awhile yet, but he's on the right track!
The little superstar also went to breast for the first time today! They gave him a feed while he was at breast, so that he will associate a full tummy with breastfeeding, and Ma says that he did quite well. He kept falling asleep, but like many other babies, would wake up enough to try a few more sucks before falling back to sleep!!! Ma reports that he achieved approximately 20 sucks for this attempt. Good job, little man!!! The nurse told Ma that she should put him to breast once a day, to help him practice.
The staff did weigh him last night and he is up to 1895 g (4.178 lbs), which isn't bad considering he stopped receiving feeds in preparation for his surgery yesterday. Ma and Pa are currently grabbing a bite to eat before returning to the hospital for bath and weigh-in night!
His eyes are still really sensitive and he doesn't open them a whole lot. When he does, he closes them pretty quickly! So, for the next few days, pictures are going to be severely limited, as the flash really bothers his eyes. However, when he heard Ma's voice today, he opened his eyes briefly, as if to verify that his ears weren't playing tricks on him.
He also had a physiotherapy consultation today, which is standard procedure. The physiotherapist checks his physical development to make sure that he is on track. I'm happy to report that she expressed no concerns at this time. Although not an official test, she also says that he seems to be able to see and hear well. Both of these senses will be tested officially before he gets sent home...which won't be for awhile yet, but he's on the right track!
posted by Like duh! @ 6:17 p.m.
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Anonymous said…
the nieghbours said...
Gosh - sha just keeps defeating the odds and amazing us all the time. Just like pa told us the other night - he truly is a st.joe's miracle. I think we can all agree to that. We are glad to hear that ma got to nurse sha - that is an amazing bond between ma and baby and we are glad that she got to experience that. Keep up the good work little man. We love you
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