7 weeks old! Jackson has grown and changed so much this last week. He has had two big growth spurts and gained 7 oz in a week. We expected more like 3-4 oz a week for his size. But he has taken this growing thing and ran with it! We are onto our next struggle now with learning how to eat. They have told us to be prepared to be patient. Sometimes this can be a real struggle for babies his size. But so far he's doing great, and after 7 weeks in the NICU we're learning a thing or two about being patient. We're so proud of how far he's come. He's still having some apnea and bradycardia, but it's getting less frequent. We're feeling like we can finally start to breathe more. He has so much personality for xmsuch a little guy. He has always been able to tell us when he was mad, even when he couldn't cry, and show his personality that way. But now we are starting to get more of the sweet side with smiles and coos. We love this little boy so much! FOJSP!
Day 50
Jackson day 50: 1500 grams or 3 lbs 5 oz. Jackson maintained that huge weight gain he had yesterday. We honestly didn't expect him to, because 4 oz in one day is pretty unheard of for a baby his size. But since he maintained it, it's an accurate reading. Way to go Jackson! He is also 7 weeks old today! He is still taking the bottle twice a day. Last night the nurse wanted to give him his second bottle so she could evaluate how he was doing. He took 8 cc for her last night, which is awesome! His total feeding is 28 cc. This morning he did not want to wake up to eat, so he only took 2 cc. At this point, we are just trying to get him interested in the bottle and keep it a positive experience, so we are not pushing him really hard on it. But he's doing great with it! They are continuing to wean his oxygen but slower now. They lowered the rate from 1 liter per minute to .9 liter per minute. He will stay on the vapotherm until it's lowered to around .5 liter. This is better for him because the air is not so dry so it is easier on his nose. He was a very happy baby this morning! FOJSP!!
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