Peyton got to drink out of a bottle today for the first time.
Alaina got to feed him around 8 am this morning, and he finished the whole thing (33ml). She said that it is really different than feeding a full term baby because you have to stop alot to make sure he is regulating his breathing and to make sure he keeps his tongue out of the way. He still has his feeding tube in but once a day they are going to let us feed him with the bottle.
He has been on hypoallergenic formula since he started feeeding again because there were indications in his blood work that he may be allergic to some sort of protien. His blood work yesterday showed that the new formula is helping, so they are going to keep him on it for awhile. They told us that he may outgrow the allergy so they may try to put him back on Alaina's milk before he leaves to test that theory.
He is down to 35% on his oxygen and doing well, but they turn it up during feeding time just in case he has any problems with reflux.
Yesterday afternoon they did a renal ultrasound to make sure everything was ok, this was precautionary based on the UTI, and everything is functioning like it should. They are going to have to perform a dye test later this month to recheck but they are optimistic everything looks good.
We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
Patrick
Alaina got to feed him around 8 am this morning, and he finished the whole thing (33ml). She said that it is really different than feeding a full term baby because you have to stop alot to make sure he is regulating his breathing and to make sure he keeps his tongue out of the way. He still has his feeding tube in but once a day they are going to let us feed him with the bottle.
He has been on hypoallergenic formula since he started feeeding again because there were indications in his blood work that he may be allergic to some sort of protien. His blood work yesterday showed that the new formula is helping, so they are going to keep him on it for awhile. They told us that he may outgrow the allergy so they may try to put him back on Alaina's milk before he leaves to test that theory.
He is down to 35% on his oxygen and doing well, but they turn it up during feeding time just in case he has any problems with reflux.
Yesterday afternoon they did a renal ultrasound to make sure everything was ok, this was precautionary based on the UTI, and everything is functioning like it should. They are going to have to perform a dye test later this month to recheck but they are optimistic everything looks good.
We thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers.
Patrick
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