A good and quiet day....
John continues with 3 nipple feedings a day. John is not the only one learning new skills. We are learning how to teach him to bottle feed since it's a lot harder than feeding a term baby. And John is doing a great job with his feedings. Sucking, swallowing and breathing is hard work for a preemie. Tonight, he had almost half his feeding in the bottle. All this eating is adding up, John is now up to 2145g (4 lbs 11.6 oz)!
His isolette temperature was also reduced this morning to 26 C (@ 78 F) almost room temperature. He did a good job maintaining his body temperature above 97.7 during the day. The next step will be trying the open crib again.
John also met his uncle Ivan today. It had to be through the NICU window since the rules limit who can go into the unit.
His isolette temperature was also reduced this morning to 26 C (@ 78 F) almost room temperature. He did a good job maintaining his body temperature above 97.7 during the day. The next step will be trying the open crib again.
John also met his uncle Ivan today. It had to be through the NICU window since the rules limit who can go into the unit.
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