XP: My First Outfit! Adalyn Update 3/20

DrRx · March 2012

Hello ladies!!!

Adalyn FINALLY surpassed and broken through the 1.5kg (3 pounds 5 ounces) barrier and can now wear clothes!! She weighed in at 1.52kg (3 pounds 5.6 ounces) today and I got to put an outfit on her! It is, of course, HUGE on her. However, it works.

She is now up to 40ml every 4 hours on her feeds. They are shortening (from over 3 hrs to over 2 hrs) the cycle feed and will get her back to her regular bolus feeds in a few days. They also decreased her oxygen flow to 1.5L, but to go back up to 2L if she needs more than 40% oxygen to keep her oxygen sats. So far, so good, but she has needed more oxygen (~35%) on the 1.5L than the 2 (~31%). We'll see what happens.

They added MCT oil to be given either before or after a feed, which is multi-chain triglycerides oil, to add calories to her daily intake without increasing the volume of her feeds. She gets 1ml twice a day and each ml will add about 8 extra calories. She is still taking mostly my breastmilk and hasn't had any issues.

So, the main goals for now are weaning off of the oxygen and putting some weight on!

Here is a pic of her last night with this doll to give you perspective on how big this outfit is on her. It is a size Newborn, but it is an outfit that can be used as a sack and/or buttoned on the legs. She is wearing a onesie underneath it that is preemie size (still large) but it wouldn't keep her warm enough. The sleeves of this one are rolled a little more than halfway up!

jennifer1w · March 2012

So precious!

HJOHNSTON411 · March 2012

So cute!!!!

If you want cute preemie clothes similar to that (ie the convertible gowns), check out Kissy Kissy brand. They run a little big on the preemie side, so they are a good transition between Preemie and Newborn size.

It is am AMAZING feeling when they get to wear clothes etc, isn't it?! One of my favorite hospital visits was a friend who bought some preemie sized onesies with his initials. They were the first 'clothes' he could wear when he was born because he was still in an isolette. But, it made me so happy to have that joy and normalcy of dressing my baby.

Glad your little lady is doing so well:). Lots of hugs.

OrganicTeacher · March 2012

SO CUTE!!!!! Wesley was 3lbs 14oz when he went home this weekend - but putting clothes on him last week was the best thing ever!!!! We got to put them on him when his IV for his glucose came out. I would suggest the Carters brand preemie outfits - they have them at BBB and BRU - they are a skinnier fit than most of the other outfits, so they have more of a "this fits me right" look.

Congrats on the cuteness!!!!

dvwalborn · March 2012

Yay for clothes!!! Such a fun little milestone to reach.

vsalt31 · March 2012

Adorable! I hope that you're copying your posts here for her baby book. What a great record.

Pips09 · March 2012

Wow, she has already grown so much!

I second the Carter's preemie clothes. We had a whole wardrobe for her in the hospital, and those are the clothes that I'm sentimentally attached to. I don't even remember what outfit we finally brought her home in, but our favorite hospital outfits I'll never get rid of.

snoangel79 · March 2012

So cute!! She's getting big!! yay!! I don't know if i mentioned this before but Target has some really cheap preemie outfits (they seem to be for the more petite preemie as Allison didn't swim in them, I think they are part of the Carter's line, one in particular had a little short sleeve shirt that said "daddy's princess" and a long sleeve shirt that had a ballerina slipper on it, fit her very well when she was about 3lb, 8oz ($4-6). Also, Gymboree has good things too <: