Things are going well with Hope. She has been exclusively on her nasal cannula for about 30 hours now. They said they'll put her back on the cpap if she starts acting tired, but so far she's doing great. She has gained 20 grams over each of the past 2 days, so she's weighing in at 2 lbs 1 oz. The doctor told me today that they would like her to gain between 15 - 30 grams per day, so she's right in that range. They have put her on continuous feeds, which means she is getting a constant drip of breastmilk. She is getting 1.4 ml/hr right now and that will go up to 1.6 ml/hr around 6 am. They will up the rate by 0.2 ml every 8 hours. She is tolerating this well and she's pooping good. Mike got to do kangaroo care with her for the second day in a row. Nurse Mary took a picture of them and put it in a cute little holder that has her age and weight and is titled "Princess Hope".
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Daddy's Little Girl
Things are going well with Hope. She has been exclusively on her nasal cannula for about 30 hours now. They said they'll put her back on the cpap if she starts acting tired, but so far she's doing great. She has gained 20 grams over each of the past 2 days, so she's weighing in at 2 lbs 1 oz. The doctor told me today that they would like her to gain between 15 - 30 grams per day, so she's right in that range. They have put her on continuous feeds, which means she is getting a constant drip of breastmilk. She is getting 1.4 ml/hr right now and that will go up to 1.6 ml/hr around 6 am. They will up the rate by 0.2 ml every 8 hours. She is tolerating this well and she's pooping good. Mike got to do kangaroo care with her for the second day in a row. Nurse Mary took a picture of them and put it in a cute little holder that has her age and weight and is titled "Princess Hope".
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I'm so glad she's doing well! I haven't commented but I have been reading this blog since I got home from Camp Grizzly where I looked at it occasinally even then. I had limited access to the internet. I don't know about the rest of BBF but I for one has adopted her as one of mine. Don't worry. When she is healthy enough to come home I'll let her live with you!
ReplyDeleteI do feel like Hope is community property in a way - so many people have been praying for her. But are you telling me that doesn't hold true when it comes to 2 am feedings? :)
ReplyDeleteWhen she gets to go home will she be able to latch on and nurse?
ReplyDeleteYou know what, you could probably bring her over for 2 am feedings and I wouldn't mind! I'm a bit of an insomniac anyway, so I probably wouldn't be asleep anyway!
ReplyDeleteJanis, I might be able to start nursing her within the next 3-4 weeks. Yay! I might start feeling like her mommy. And I'm all for ditching this breast pump. :)
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