Today was a pretty exciting day. Addison weighs 3lbs. 8oz. and Riley is 2lbs. 11oz. Addison is set to get his feeding increased from 34 to 36, after he makes a poop. He hasn't gone yet today and they didn't want to give him more food. Riley is still getting 27cc. Addison is allowed to take 1 oral feeding per shift (3 times per day) and Riley is still allowed twice per day. They want Riley to get a little bit bigger before he starts to get more oral feedings.
Both boys are off the high flow nasal cannula and on just a regular nasal cannula (same as if an adult would get oxygen). They had their flow turned down from 2 litres to 1 litre. Addison had to have his oxygen increased from 21% to 30% just while he adjusts to his lower flow settings. Riley has maintained his saturation on 21% oxygen and he almost never has the prongs in his nose. He's mastered pulling out the cannula so it's usually against his face or near his mouth and their nurse said she doesn't think that Riley will go home on oxygen.
Both boys nursed tonight. I used a nipple shield (even though I hear horrible stories about trying to wean babies off the shields) and had a brief visit from the lactation consultant and Addison nursed for more than 15 minutes. He nursed to well that his nurse only gave him half of his normal feeding through the tube.
Riley nursed for a good 10 minutes before he fell fast asleep. We did give him his full feeding through the tube.
The boys are well liked at the nicu. Every time I'm there, multiple nurses come over and tell me how cute they are, ask how they're doing, and just tell me how much they like them. I guess they're now one of the more senior residents in the nicu. Their usual evening shift nurse is Barb and she's awesome! She sits and talks with me and pays extra attention to the boys. She told me tonight that she's going to miss them when they're gone and that she's grown really attached to them. I've grown pretty close to some of the nurses there and while I'll miss them, I can't wait to not see them again ;)
2 comments:
Your boys look so amazing!!! They are filling out so nicely and I can't believe you have at least one at the 3lb mark. YAY!!
I can see how the nurses would get attached, they are both sooooooooo cute!!!
I have been so thrilled following your blog, Mamasky. Everyone at Babyfit (especially our group of twin mommas) are rooting for you all!! So impressed everyday with how amazing the boys are doing and what an awesome mom you are!! Our babies should all be so lucky!
I just wanted to encourage you with positive feedback about nipple shields. I used them for 10 weeks with Liam and had no problems weaning him to just the boob. He just need time to grow a bit bigger and get the hang of it! When I start with the twins I will probably use them again, but I will start weaning earlier than I did with Liam just to see if it works. So good luck to you!!! And thank you for sharing your blog with us all!
Lisa (limebee)
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