He has nursed every 3 hours today and not ate as well as he did last night, but he is doing better than everyone thought he would for as sick as he was. He took 1 oz this morning, slept through his noon feeding, ate 1 oz at 3 and 6.
They want him to be taking 2 oz each time so they tube feed whatever he is short after he nurses.
He is still on oxygen, but his doctor is planning on taking it off tomorrow or Sunday. It isn't hurting anything having it on, it actually helps him heal if he doesn't have to work as hard to breathe, and he has to be in the NICU until Sunday because of his antibiotics anyways so if it's helping him heal, it's a good thing!
After Sunday, when he will get out will depend on how he is nursing. In order to go home, he has to have completed his 10 days of antibiotics, which is done on Sunday. He has to be breathing room air, which he will be doing, and he has to be taking all his feedings orally. I will keep going up for all the daytime feedings and will have them give him a bottle at midnight and 3 am. Hopefully we will en outta there shortly!!
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