They increased his feedings to 7cc every 2 hours. The nurse told us he is now progressed up to the feeding level appropriate for his weight, and going forward, they will adjust it based on his weight gain.
Aidan slept most of today with his mouth open, but his oxygen saturation remained at 100. You can definitely see an improvement in this over the last 5 days. He is able to stay off the CPAP for a while before he starts to "de-SAT", and require extra oxygen.
Jenn & Michelle from work came by for a visit today
This afternoon he had what the nurses call a "transitional poop", that the meconium is finally coming to an end. It's really odd what you'll cheer for in situations like this.
At tonight's weighing, Aidan crossed the 2 lb mark!!! He gained over 50 grams and is now 2 lbs 0.6 oz.
When Aidan was born, because he lived for 6 weeks without fluid, his growth was restricted and he was in the 10th percentile for babies at 28 weeks. He was more typical in size of a baby at 26 weeks. Tomorrow marks week 30, and because newborns lose about 10 percent of their weight before starting to grow, he is still the size of a 26 - 27 week baby.
We are very excited that he is showing all the signs of digesting milk and of healthy growth. Right now, we are in a phase where we want everything to just continue to be stable.
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