Car Seat Test!

We’re still shooting for a Friday discharge. I asked the doctor’s about the possibility of a heart murmur, since a few of the nurses have asked me if anyone has noticed. The doctor listened to his heart and said that there is nothing to worry about, but just to be sure they ordered another echocardiogram. She didn’t want us to get home and visit the pediatrician, only to have them worry and send him in for a check up. She was afraid that they may not be as experienced with preemies and something that they call PPS. It’s a good thing to have everything checked before we leave. We are ready to have him come home, but are getting a little nervous. I think we started to get nervous because two of our friends returned to the NICU today. First, our friend who left on Sunday morning, and then one of the twins who left on Monday night. They are fine…one will most likely go back home tomorrow. We met with the lactation consultant today. He is doing great…but she thinks he needs to get home so he can have consistency in his feedings. When we are not there all night, he is taking different amounts in his bottles and he needs to just be at home so we can figure out a better schedule. He definitely lets me know when he is hungry. He is also getting a little sneaky…he doesn’t want to be put down. We went to the Infant Massage meeting tonight that they have for the parents of the NICU. It was nice to meet some new families and learn about massage techniques and the benefits for babies. We then put Andrew in the car seat for the 30 minute car seat test. He didn’t have any “dings” on the monitor and he showed no signs of distress. See pictures…we think he was quite content. That could be because he had just had a huge bottle for dinner? He gained another ounce today, after maintaining last night.

I made it past the 30 minute test!

I'm pretty comfortable.

The car seat test!