Both boys are 100% breathing on their own! No more cannulas! Riley has been off since yesterday around lunchtime and today when we came in at 2, Addison had his prongs out of his nose so his nurse decided to try him without the cannula. He also had pulled out his feeding tube so I snapped a few pics of him with no tubes for the first time ever! He had just been turned down to .5 litres this morning. He de-sated a little bit while nursing but came right back up after letting out a few good burps. Addison now gets 38cc per feeding (or nursing and then 19cc). He has taken a bottle or nursed for every feeding since yesterday morning. He's not finishing his bottles every time but he hasn't left more than 10cc. He nursed so well today.
Riley had his feedings increased to 33cc. He hasn't been gaining as quickly as Addison and finally, one of the nurses asked to have his feedings increased. He has finished just about every bottle since yesterday.
They're not quite ready to have their feeding tubes out yet but we're keeping our fingers crossed that it will happen in the next few days. They're both eager to eat for every feeding.
Ian got to feed Riley his bottle today. He finished the whole thing and only spit up a little bit. It is the first time Ian has fed either of the boys.
Their nurse said that when she comes back next weekend (she used to have them almost every day when she was fulltime but recently went to working only weekends) she hopes to see them in open cribs.
I'm also going to have to do some creative carseat positioning in my van. We had planned on the big kids sitting in the back, on the bench seat and having the babies in the second row captain's seats but a carbed won't fit on the captains seat so I'll have to figure out where to put the olders but still be able to push the seats up the buckle in the babies.
We're also going to set up their co-sleeper tomorrow so that I have a little bit to get used to something being on the side of the bed.
Riley hasn't had any events since yesterday and Addison has only had a few small, self resolved events. Addison weighs 3lbs. 10.5oz. and Riley weighs 2lbs. 12.7
They're both slowly starting to get weaned off of the diurell and potassium. The only meds they should be on when they come home are the zantac and the poly-vi-sol (really, really smelly vitamins with extra iron) so they're starting to add those into the bottles to get the boys used to the taste.
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Great job, boys! Keep it up! {{{hugs}}} to you, mama!
Way to go boys! Continue to eat like champs so your mommy and daddy can take you home!
Sounds like they're doing fabulous! Do you know for sure that they'll need to come home in car beds?
If they're under 4lbs. they'll automatically come home in a carbed and Riley hasn't even hit 3lbs. yet so we're 99% sure he won't be big enough for a seat. If they're over 4lbs. but under 5lbs. we can either buy a Chicco keyfit carseat for $190 (minimum weight is 4lbs. as opposed to 5lbs. like all other infant seats) or bring home the carbed.
Congratulations!!!
It is beautiful to see the two of them both breathing room air!
Isn't it incredible to be able to start thinking about bringing them both home?
Hi, I'm in your MDC DDD and have been reading your updates on the boys every day. That's so wonderful that they're off the oxygen, what an achievement! Wishing you all the best.
Amitymama
Oh they are so beautiful that I honestly cry everytime I see them. They are looking so good sweety and growing so well.
Believe it or not, Jo is speechless so I'll just give ya hugz and well wishes. :)
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