Sophia has just been hanging out at the Rcnic, adjusting to her new feeding schedules. Yesterday her feeds were consolidated to three hours of feeds over one hour. Today they where consolidated once again to three hours of feeds over 30 minutes. So basically what that means is that she is getting 80ml of formula over 30 minutes. They also upped her calories again to try go get her to gain more weight. She is now up to 28 calories per ml. The doctors and nurses are all very impressed with our little Sophia. We have been told that the average CDH baby takes 3-5 months to recover and she is just over 2 months. As far as bottle feeds go, she is not there yet, but she is making little steps forward every day. It is going to take a lot of work and patience to get her there but she'll get there eventually. I like I have said in a previous blog, she is starting to show interest in her pacifier, but just sucking on a pacifier is very different then sucking on a nipple with formula squirting in her mouth. The nutritionist would like to see her gain a little more weight before we venture back north, but with each day we get closer.
Sophia has just been hanging out at the Rcnic, adjusting to her new feeding schedules. Yesterday her feeds were consolidated to three hours of feeds over one hour. Today they where consolidated once again to three hours of feeds over 30 minutes. So basically what that means is that she is getting 80ml of formula over 30 minutes. They also upped her calories again to try go get her to gain more weight. She is now up to 28 calories per ml. The doctors and nurses are all very impressed with our little Sophia. We have been told that the average CDH baby takes 3-5 months to recover and she is just over 2 months. As far as bottle feeds go, she is not there yet, but she is making little steps forward every day. It is going to take a lot of work and patience to get her there but she'll get there eventually. I like I have said in a previous blog, she is starting to show interest in her pacifier, but just sucking on a pacifier is very different then sucking on a nipple with formula squirting in her mouth. The nutritionist would like to see her gain a little more weight before we venture back north, but with each day we get closer.
Tonya and fam: I can't wait to meet your new addition. Thanks for sharing all your good news and progress notes!
ReplyDeleteI love the wisps of her hair! Beautiful girl! Can't wait for y'all to make the big trek home!
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