Jaeden finished a whole bottle!!!! Woo-hoo! After he was done, he was looking for more. But he had to wait for his next feeding. The fact that he finished an entire bottle is awesome. Usually he would only get to half and no longer wanted to do the work so he ended up being gavaged. (feeding through the tube)
His weight is down to 4 lbs 1 oz. Apparently he is not gaining weight as he should so his feedings need to be changed. He will now alternate formula (24 calories) and the breastmilk. Hopefully, this will be beneficial and put some weight on him. We shall see what happens by the end of the week.
Next Thursday, Jaeden will make the 36 weeks gestation. In order for him to come home, he needs to be 4 lbs 6 oz and he will need to be able to feed from a bottle. The whole bottlefeeding is where the challenge lies. It seems that Jaeden aka The Boss, is not to fond of bottlefeeding. He really does not want to do the work. He prefers to be gavaged and is not so interested in the bottle. I am praying that he will learn to love it and get on board. No pressure. ;-) I did have a chat with him and told him the only way he can come home now is if gets this whole bottle thing down. He did wonderfully at the 4 o'clock feeding. He made us very proud. He knows now that he has to continue that pattern and then maybe we can get that tube out his nose and the next stop will be HOME!!!!
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