How to Feed a Preemie

This is 1 of the videos I watched to learn how to give Nicholas his bottle.


http://video.about.com/preemies/Bottle-Feeding-Premature-Babies.htm

Sorry for the Delay

Sorry it's been a while between posts but there isn't too much to tell.  Nicholas is well and he didn't wake up very many times last night (Monday).  He has also went to the bathroom (#2) the last 2 days.  Hopefully, his days of being stopped up are over.  Nicholas still loves to be held, but we are trying not to pick him up and hold him as much as the physical therapist said that can cause him to have delays.  Meaning, if we pick him up too much he won't want to do anything on his own. 

Nicholas saw the opthamologist today and he said everything is still progressing as it should.  He has another appointment in 2 weeks and that should be his last.


Here are some pictures of Nicholas being held by his grandmothers.

Friday, February 10, 2012

Visitations

We only have a few guidelines as far as who is allowed to visit Nicholas.  They are as follows:

1. DO NOT COME IF YOU ARE SICK!!!!  I can not stress this enough.  Nicholas is very susceptible to illness right now and 1 visit is not worth him being put back in the hospital. 
2. The only people allowed in the house right now are the people who have to come in.  Meaning, nurses and the people from the oxygen company. 
3. Grandparents will be the first visitors allowed to see Nicholas and that won't be until the 25th at the earliest.  The main reason is so we can have some alone time as a family.
4. If you are around children often you won't be allowed to come until RSV season is over (around April 15 or so).  The reasoning behind this is that children are the most likely to get other children sick and if they can give it to other children they can give it to you too.
5. Please give AT LEAST 2 days notice prior to coming.  Nicholas is not supposed to have a lot of visitors in a day and we would hate for anyone to drive all the way over here to be turned away.   

As Nicholas gets older and his immune system gets stronger of course the rules will change.  For right now, please bear with us.  This is all in the best interest of Nicholas.

Follow Up

Nicholas' visit with his pediatrician went ok today.  The doctor got a taste of what Nicholas has been like the past couple of weeks (he cried the majority of the visit).  Nicholas got 2 shots and he'll stay on the 24 calorie formula for at least another month.  We asked if we could switch formulas to see if that would relieve his constipation but the dr. said since his stools aren't hard he didn't think that would help. 

Nicholas now weighs 10lbs10 1/2oz and is 21 1/8" long.  His next pediatric appointment will be in 1 month.

No News Just Pics

No New News

New Weight and Length

Nicholas' appointment went well this morning.  His pediatrician just gave an overall assessment and said everything is looking good.  We asked about Nicholas' constipation and as predicted he said there's nothing to worry about since his stools are not hard.  He did finally go to the bathroom last night.  We backed down on the dosage of his iron and will slowly go back up so his intestines can get used to the amount he needs.  The doctor said to give Nicholas a suppository every so often if we need to.  Nicholas will go back next week to get a couple of shots.



Nicholas weighs 10lbs3oz and is 20 7/8" long.

Nicholas is also sleeping a lot better as of late too.  Due to the suggestion from a couple of people we decided to swaddle him.  He's always liked being swaddled but he gets hot quickly and we were a little hesitant.  We either put a very light onesie on him or just the swaddler and he sleeps through most of the night (if we wrap him properly and he doesn't bust out).