We're LOVING stepdown! We're sharing a room with another very sweet couple whose child just had the second HLHS surgery. We can pretty much pick up Sammy whenever we feel like it, walk around with him - he hasn't been on the monitors at all today! - and we're pretty much responsible for feeding him, changing him and generally acting like parents - with the occasional nurse popping in on us.
Sammy decided this morning that he REALLY didn't like his NG tube (the feeding tube in his nose) - he wiggled his finger underneath and pulled it out! Our nurse took that as a sign that maybe it was time to move completely to the breast and the bottle. It was a tough day - lots of fighting with the bottle & spitting up - until Jay asked for a different nipple on the bottle with this last feed. Sammy took the WHOLE 45ccs!!! AND, this was after his first REAL breastfeeding!
This is huge. Our fear after the struggles today was that we would need to go back to the NG tube - and then Sammy went and ate like a champ. Feeding is the biggest obstacle now to going home - and tonight was a good sign that we're headed in the right direction!
Otherwise, we're all doing well. Tired, but what parents of newborns aren't? :-)
It's amazing how tiny he seems to be for such a tough little dude. Glad things are going as well as they are and hope you get to go home soon!
Posted by: Cyn at March 13, 2006 07:37 PM