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The lightbulb went on!

nikkiuknikkiuk member
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So my naughty little boy (now a 34 weeker) who was point blank refusing to co-operate with bottle feeding had his lightbulb moment last night! He downed 30ml of milk when the best previous record has been 5ml.  DH was feeding him and using his 'secret tactic' of tickling LO's foot as he fed him - I don't know why, but it worked. Kept him awake maybe? DH was soooooo sweet, grinning from ear to ear and said it was truly the most exciting moment of his life. LO then went up to 34ml with a nurse this morning.

His weight has gone through the roof and he is now 5lb 9.5oz - he has gained 9.5oz since Saturday so they have taken him off the high calorie milk as it's a little too much, too soon. Prilosec has increased, caffeine has stopped and no puke for days. Bradys are decreasing and now, it seems, he's just having alarms when he has a poo so we are making big steps towards bringing him home. :)

I'm still not entirely happy with his breathing. Pulse-ox was dropping to the 80's last night after his feed with rapid breathing. Anyone else had this? It kinda freaks me a little but the nurse put it down to reflux, having a very full tummy and a bowel full of poo. 
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  • MyMorningCoffeeMyMorningCoffee member
    That is really great that he is feeding so well for you! 

    One of my girls also had multiple desats, bradys, and apnea spells as the result reflux once she started feeding on her own. She had always had reflux, but bottle feeding made her experience more than the gavage feeds. She needed a little while to get used to the change and for her meds to really kick in. 

    I hope that your little boy comes home soon! 
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  • ashleymarie512ashleymarie512 member
    Yay! It's do exciting seeing those lightbulb moments! My daughter had desalts and tachnypnea too. She ended up coming home on o2, but was weaned off three months after being home. Do they think he'll need o2 at hone? Good luck!
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  • nikkiuknikkiuk member
    I don't think he'll be on o2 when he comes home, it's never been mentioned before. He does bring himself out of his alarm moments so the docs have said it's purely his age and he's expected to have grown out of them very soon.

    To be honest, I would still like to be sent home with a breathing monitor though. Is that bad?
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