They are attempting a bottle feed once per shift (twice in a 24 hour period) and today I got to be around for the day shift attempt. He did SO much better than yesterday. He opened his mouth for the bottle and even tried to suck from it a couple of times. He didn't get anything out of it when he sucked but it's awesome that he tried.
He is back up to his birth weight (5lbs 4ozs). We're really hoping that in the next 24ish hours he'll be able to lose the IV. He's tolerating his feedings well and as they increase the feedings, they decrease the IV nutrition.
I realize this is redundant but just have to say, "WE CANNOT WAIT UNTIL HE CAN COME HOME!"
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