Keller is doing great feeding from a bottle and latching on to the breast. She still needs just a little bit of oxygen to help her. The doctors are trying an inhaled steroid to help her lungs establish themselves a bit better. She is also dictating when she wants to eat which the NICU refers to as eating ad-lib. Her meals are supposed to be near 60ml every 4 hours and she is waking about every 4 and taking anywhere between 30 and 50ml. Everyone is pleased with this so far.
Quinn is still doing great off her oxygen. She is not taking a steroid but her red blood cell count continues to be low so she got and increase in Iron. She is also going ad lib on her feeds. She seems to be uninterested in eating consistently tho. We see her suck down about 10ml and then lose intrest, she does something similar at the breast too. The good thing about going ad-lib tho, is that is all she gets until she fusses again so, maybe she will learn how to take a full meal when she asks for it. I am so glad this is not something I will have to do when she gets home as she can feed every 2 hours if she wants...I'm pretty sure I'd go crazy having to feed her that often. She is very close to 6 pounds so she can afford to work on this for a bit and if she loses a little weight it won't be too big a deal.
Hollister is slowly learning the bottle thing. She is not ad-lib but will occasionally drink a whole bottle and is always willing to try eating at least a little bit with most feeds. Yesterday the docs weaned her a bit on the oxygen and she is handling it great. She is also on an inhaled steroid. Feeding is a bit more difficult on oxygen and with feeding tubes. The oxygen makes the suck, breathe, swallow steps more difficult and feeding tubes increase reflux. The fact that the girls are able to work past this shows how strong they are.
Hollister is slowly learning the bottle thing. She is not ad-lib but will occasionally drink a whole bottle and is always willing to try eating at least a little bit with most feeds. Yesterday the docs weaned her a bit on the oxygen and she is handling it great. She is also on an inhaled steroid. Feeding is a bit more difficult on oxygen and with feeding tubes. The oxygen makes the suck, breathe, swallow steps more difficult and feeding tubes increase reflux. The fact that the girls are able to work past this shows how strong they are.
We started off the week a bit more optimistic seeing how well the girls all did over the weekend. Their doctors are also pleased and are really working to try and figure out what the girls obstacles are and cater to each of them.
thanks mom and dad for the baby-fix up date. So good that they are doing better. Is Keller sucking her thumb? Yes, Quinn needs to get her feeding down to a longer time inbetween, "none of this 2 hour stuff when you come home missy!"
ReplyDeleteAlmost 6 lbs? She is packing it on. Sounds like the weekend was encouraging after last weeks back pedal. Continue to have a good week.
love you all, will keep up the prayers...
mom
They're catching up to their woobies!!!! Yay!
ReplyDeleteHow we needed to hear this good news. Thanx
We love every one of you. ;)
D&M
They are getting so big!! Love, love, love ♥ :)
ReplyDeleteWe're pleased that things are gradually improving for the girls. They are tough little gals, as are their parents. We are praying for everyone; it is so difficult being a commuting parent, plus a studying parent, we really care about all of you. We were so pleased that Amy came over. We just wish they'd get some good news on Paul's job.
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