The babes continue to do well. James has gained a little bit of weight back, and is at 1490 grams, or 3 lbs. 4.6 oz. He is back on the NG (nasogastric) feeding tube, which goes into his stomach, after he pulled the NJ (nasojejunal -- into the beginning of the intestine) tube out last night. He's tolerating it well, getting 18 ml of Pregestimil (pre-disgested milk) formula every 4 hours. Kathryn is also up a bit at 1526 grams, or 3 lbs. 5.8 oz. and getting 28 ml (almost a full ounce) of regular preemie formula every 4 hours.
Theyr'e both having some reflux and getting medicine for it, but that's very very common in preemies. The worst part of it is that it hurts their throat, which makes them hold their breath, which makes their heart slow down, sometimes too far. Usually it comes right back up, sometimes they need a little pat or jiggle, but ideally the episodes will become fewer and less frequent as they get stronger.
They are also both still in the incubators, which means we can only do the kangaroo care once a day and they stay in the box the rest of the time. We can still touch them and talk to them through the portholes as much as we want, but it will be nice when they're back in the open and can be held more often. They'll get weighed again tomorrow night and will hopefully continue the upward trend.
Check the photo page for more new pictures from tonight's visit.
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2 comments:
Tracey and Russ,
Your babies are beautiful! We did kangaroo care with our girls, and it is so wonderful to bond that way with your babies. When you look at them in a few months it'll feel like your time in the NICU was so short!
~Tiffany Perez
Tracey & Russ,
Congratulations! We have been where you are & are keeping you & the babies in our thoughts & prayers. They are absolutely beautiful. We look forward to seeing you all when you come home.
Karol & Lin
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