Better Feedings

Today was a better day in the eating department. Andrew has had some “nipple” feedings (what they consider from the bottle) from the nurses and has done well. He doesn’t take the entire 38 cc. of milk, but he is getting better. When I held him for the gavage feedings, he was desat free today. He did desat this evening when Brian held him, but overall it was a better day. The nurse said around 35 and ½ weeks we’ll see a difference. So we’re not getting our hopes up for that day, but hopefully that’s when the feedings will really start to “click.” Today on rounds, the doctors listened closely to his heart because they thought they heard a murmur. When he was born, they thought the same and the ultrasound showed that everything was fine. The nurse gave me a long description of what was going on at this time as he grows, but it was a lot of information and I didn’t quite understand all of the details. So Brian asked when he got there this evening and she gave him the same explanation, but again it was confusing. Bottom line…everything is fine and before he goes home he will probably have an echocardiogram just to make sure everything is well.