Last night Nicholas took his first bottle!!!! His nurse gave him 10 ml and he didn't have any problems. Nicholas' nurse today also gave him a bottle but this time he was given 20 ml. Once again he didn't have any problems. In fact, his nurse said he seemed a little upset that she took it away and he kept his mouth open hoping he could find it, lol. He will be getting a bottle 1-2 times every day for about 20 minutes and the amount for now is 20 ml. His total feedings are 31 ml. His feeding tube has also been moved from his throat to his nose. His feeding time has also been cut back from 1 hour to 45 minutes because they want him to get used to drinking his milk within 30 minutes because any time after that he will start burning calories.
Also, Mariah will be allowed to feed him his bottle tonight. This will be the first time either 1 of us has ever fed Nicholas. We will definitely post a picture Tuesday night.
We both asked Nicholas' nurse today what steps would Nicholas have to take before he came home. She said his oxygen would of course need to come down to at least even flo oxygen and most babies, when they leave the NICU, don't need this at home. That is to say if he needed oxygen at home that is what he'd use. In the mean time there are 2 other amounts Nicholas has to be on before he gets to the even flo. She also said once Nicholas starts taking the bottle about every other feeding we'll know the time for him to come home is getting very close. FYI, the nasal cannula is the last step before he won't need any support.
Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and it will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives, and he who seeks finds, and to him who knocks it will be opened. Matthew 7:7-8
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