Day 47

Day 47

Jackson Day 47: 1385 grams or 3 lbs 1 oz. gained another ounce even after that huge jump in weight yesterday! Dr. Nold is going to increase his feeding from 25 cc to 28 cc every 3 hours, a whole ounce is 30 cc.  Dr. Nold is also decreasing his oxygen flow from 2 liters per minute to 1.5 liters per minute. This is excellent as he needs to be down to 1 liter per minute before they can try bottle feeding. Tomorrow he is 34 weeks gestation, this is when they like to start bottle feeding. So we are hoping by the end of the week he will be trying the bottle. He also needs to be down to 1 liter before he can come off the vapotherm and switch to a low flow nasal cannula. This will be a lot better for Jackson, as the vapotherm causes moisture to build up and occasionally a drop of water will get through into his nose causing him to hold his breath and his heart rate to drop. His airway is so small, that one little drop gives him the sensation of drowning so he stops breathing to protect his airway. We will be happy when he is done with vapotherm. He's doing great, and we are loving the many good days in a row, 2 weeks off the ventilator! FOJSP!!!