Just a quick one tonight - both babies are doing extremely well. Jacob is spending around 7 hours off CPAP twice a day which is fab and Lilian is managing around 6 which we are so pleased with as Lilian finds breathing for herself harder than Jacob. She also fights the CPAP more when she is on it so her recovery is never as full as Jacob's.
They have both had a massive gain in weight and now weigh 2040g (Jacob - 4lb 8oz) and 2020g (Lilian - 4lb 7oz) which is fantastic! As a result they are both being rewarded with much bigger feeds each day. The weight gain means they are getting stronger, and that is most evident in their ability to breathe without support for so long.
Their general development is coming along too and they are both starting to develop the ability to suck and swallow so we now try them with a bottle feed once a day. Jacob isn't quite sure what to with his bottle at the moment, he pushes his tongue against it a few times and then falls to sleep! Lilian on the other hand happily put away 10ml all by herself this evening! She was then a little to tired to feed for herself any longer so she had the rest of her milk via her feeding tube.
All in all it's been a very pleasing few days.
No comments:
Post a Comment