Brigham weighs 4lbs 14.5 oz... YEA!! He took 70% of his feedings orally yesterday and was on his way to about the same for today when we left at 7pm. (He was at 69% and had 1 more feeding in the day). Up to this point, he has been fed every 3 hours and gets a certain amount regardless of how much he takes orally (they put the rest through the gavage tube). The nurses explained that the next step is to allow Brig to decide when he wants to eat and how much he wants. He will, however, need to eat a certain amount over a 24 hour period and will need to still be gaining weight. Not sure when we will start this.
We told the nurses that we were thinking maybe we could go home in the next week or two. The nurse said she didn't think it would be two weeks...she was thinking he might be ready to go home in the next week. They won't tell us when he is coming home until the day before they spring him so we will just have to keep you posted.
Keep the prayers coming!!
Kristin
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Yeah!! You guys are doing great- Gloria looks so happy holding Brig. I shared the pictures with Jan. She loves babies!
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