FULL BOTTLES

What a great day today! We are finally back on track, no moves, no procedures, just a boring (but fun) day in Special Care. Ava is 4 lbs 7.6 ounces and looks great. Dr. Hoekstra rounded on her today and thinks she looks great as well. Yes, she has a big tummy but nothing to worry about. He said that sometimes preemies have dismotility (meaning things move slower inside) but as long and she isn't vomiting and she is pooping normally, she is just fine. She rarely has any desaturations any more so we discontinued her aminophylline again. Hopefully she is mature enough this time. I think she will do just fine. She hasn't had any spells in quite a while! When we moved back to the NICU she had just started weining to a warmer. But, when they go to the NICU, they automatically put them in an isolette. And, they wanted the ability to warm her because she wouldn't be dressed for the procedure. So, now that she is back in Special Care, we started weining her again. By tomorrow, as long as she holds her temp, they will put her in a basinet. The really BIG news for the day, she took a FULL bottle overnight last night and another FULL bottle for me at 2 this afternoon. It was my first bottle with her and she did so well. Dr. Hoekstra changed her orders from 1-3 bottles per day to bottling her every other, if she is awake and showing cues. If she is sleeping, they are not to wake her. It is still early on in the feeding process and we don't want to overdo it. It will still take some time to get her eating all 8 full bottles. If we push too hard, she will go backwards. So, we will take it easy and she'll be home before we know it! Can't wait!