Zane continues to gain weight little by little he is getting bigger. He has tolerated his mixture of SSC mixed with breast milk, no residual no aspirates and no emesis. Pt/Ot saw his this week and gave the "ok" to start po feeding, They were able to get him to take 9=10 ml 1 x a shift, I went to visit with Zane yesterday and feed him his whole feeding 24ml! He finished in 13 minutes with no bradys or desaturations. Zane needs to eat when he is alert and awake and rooting, he needs some chin support and he will pace himself. One of the problems in a hospital is that feedings, medications, procedures are done on the hospitals schedule no necessarily the best schedule for the patients. It is my goal to feed Zane daily and if I can't feed him I have a few friends who will be there for him so that he can get this skill down. His care nurse last night fed him 2x and he took the bottle without any problems. It is my hope that he comes home sometime in March around his due date.
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