Wednesday 23 Nov

Well, I'm not sure what to do.  I've been handling my feedings great lately, with little or no residuals, I'm getting the fortified 26 cal/oz milk, and they've upped my feedings another two ml to 32 ml per feeding.  Yet for all that I'm not gaining weight, and actually lost an ounce!

I don't know anything different to do about that so I'll just stick with it and hope I do start putting on some weight again.  The nurses said that as I'm trying new things (like the bottle practice yesterday, less heat in the incubator so I have to regulate my own temperature more, etc.) that can wear me out and burn a lot of calories but as I get used to those things and they get easier I'll start putting on weight again.  Hopefully they're right.  I'm trying to sleep as much as I can and conserve energy, not sure what else I can do....


Mom and Dad came to visit this morning; I woke up as soon as I heard their voices and turned on the charm with a mischievous grin to show them I was happy to see them:

A lactation consultant met up with Mom and Dad to help me try breastfeeding.  She put me in Mom's arms and they gave me a little milk, and after some confusion at the start (I know, I know, this is supposed to be a natural thing, but I'm still little and need to learn some of these things!) I latched on and did a really good job feeding - it was nice to actually get to taste my food for once after having it just piped straight into my stomach all this time!

They're not sure exactly how much I ate, but Mom says that judging from how much she pumped compared to usual, I probably ate 10-20 ml which the nurses said is really good for a first time!  So yes, I'm pretty awesome!

After that Mom burped me and held me for awhile.

I got nice and comfy and we had a good visit - I was even awake for part of it!

I think Mom enjoyed it too!

I was pretty pooped from trying the breastfeeding so passed out pretty quickly.

I had a minor brady/desat episode afterward but I recovered quickly on my own and the nurses said it was probably just because I was tired from trying the breastfeeding so they weren't overly worried.

A busy day but an enjoyable one!  Now I need to rest up for Thanksgiving dinner tomorrow so back to bed for me...