- She is now breathing on her own without any assistance.
- Her gavage tube has been moved to her nose since the nasal cannula is gone. This will make feeding her easier since there is nothing in her mouth now.
- The IV in her scalp actually didn't take so she has an IV in her hand again.
- They are going to discontinue the TPN order when it expires either tonight or tomorrow morning. I'm not sure what it stands for, but that in the order with what nutrients and vitamins are given to her through the IV. I think they are discontinuing it because she's drinking a lot of milk now.
- I'm not sure of the number, but her bilirubin is okay as she isn't on the lights.
We also talked with the doctor. She agreed that Sadie is doing great, but didn't want us to get our hopes up that she will be leaving soon. She just wanted us to continue to be realistic. She said that most babies fully develop the instinct to suck at 36 weeks (from conception). Although she might be able to bottle or breastfeed some of the time, it most likely will not be until Sadie is at 36 weeks that she'll start to feed like this all the time. She used an analogy of expecting a 6 month old to do things that a 12 month old can do. This same way, we shouldn't expect preemie at 34 weeks to do things a preemie at 36 weeks should be able to do. We both wish that a doctor would have explained it to us this way with Aedan. That would have made things a lot easier.
Have a great weekend everybody and thanks again for all your prayers for our little girl!
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