Will reached two major milestones today (1) he moved from his isolette to an open air"bassinet" and (2) he fed from a bottle.Sustained body temperature is key to life outside the isolette. Babies expend great energy regulating their body temperature and by doing so burn through many calories. Will must prove that he can (a) regulate his body temp and (b) continue to gain weight. Should he be unable to achieve both requirements, he may spend additional time in the isloette. So although we are excited about this milestone, we must be aware that sustained crib-life may come in stages.
Bottle feeding is also a new experience (I included pics of Will's first bottle experience). He was a champ tonight, downing an entire bottle in about 25 minutes. For the foreseeable future, he will continue to feed from a bottle once a day. In the meantime he will continue to receive 38 milliliters of breast milk through the syringe pump every 3 hours (today the pump time was reduced from one hour to 45 minutes).
Mark, Nichole and Will,
ReplyDeleteI am so happy to read this daily progress, hang in there Will, I started out small and look where I ended up.
I look forward to my next trip down to see Will and you guys.
Much Love,
Lee from Michigan