AW: First Feeding

LWilli35

Today when we went in to see Bobby, the nurse told us we could try the bottle with him today.  We gave him 5ml with a small haberman and he LOVED it!  He gulped away and it was gone in no time!  He was really excited and frustrated that we wouldn't give him more.  We've done some non-nutritive sucking, but he doesn't seem too interested.  I'm just so excited that he's down to 2L and starting to take feeds PO...if even just allowed a tiny bit for now!

meldoo2002

So exciting... go Bobby!

witt0198

AWESOME! I was just thinking of you guys today, and hoping things were going well. So glad you shared that.

Keeping you and yours in my thoughts and prayers

Hugs

Becky

kkh2002

That's GREAT news - way to go Bobby!

Oct08bridge

How exciting!! He's so cute in his Phillies outfit!!

Bippy798

That is so great that he is down to 2 liters!! So happy you finally got to feed the little guy!!

beachykeen1723

Good job Bobby! Are you also tryng to BF? If so, try the nipple shield- Cooper wouldn't nurse without it in the hospital, since he was going back and forth from the bottle so much.

Good luck!

Nikki1007

Yay that is awesome news!

LWilli35

beachy - yes, I plan to try to do both, but for now have just kind of been letting him play at the breast.  It makes him so relaxed that he falls right asleep.

 

Update:  Today, we weaned to 1.5L O2 and condensed his continuous feeds to 60cc over 2h with 1h off.  YAAAY!!!

jcsntms06

That's great news Leslie! Keep up the good work Bobby! We are all praying for you!

Bippy798

Awesome that he is coming down so far on the Os!! Are they letting you do one bottle a day now or have they increased it?

LWilli35

We're doing only 5cc 2x/day, but he wants MORE!  He's acting ravenous now that he's had a taste of something substantial aside from paci dips.  We also do non-nutritive sucking whenever we'd like. 

ssg73

that is awesome

BitterOldHag

Fantastic! Go Bobby!

sucrets4

So wonderful to hear!  Go Bobby!!