Two Steps Forward, One Step Back.

Chloe is continuing to do well!  They had to back off on the bolus feeding after a large spit up, so she was decreased to feeding over a two hour interval with one hour off.  After a couple days of that, she's now at feeding 32mL over 1.5 hours every 3 hours, so she's making progress.  They are supplementing my breast milk to up the calorie content (they had been supplementing at 22 calories, now up to 24).

Chloe is up to 3pounds, 12 ounces today and it's been an exciting couple of days.  Within the last couple of days, she's starting sucking and rooting.  Previously when we'd try to give a pacifier, she'd either clamp her lips shut or gum it for a bit and then spit it out.  Now she's actually sucking on it, and when it falls out, she's turning her head from side to side, mouth open wide, trying to find it again!  She's also doing this and crying when her next feed time is approaching.

 

Even more exciting is that Chloe was moved to an open crib today!  The doctor said it's likely she'll have to go back to the incubator a few times and it's a matter of trial and error, so we shouldn't be discouraged if we come in to find she's back in the incubator.  But for now ....

 

The plan for next week is to start working on bottle feeding.  After she's gotten that down, we'll transition to breast feeding!!!