It is officially day two of the bottle feeding adventures. We're starting with baby steps. The maximum amount she is allowed in her bottle is one ounce (30 mL). That is equivalent to two tablespoons. That seems like hardly anything. So far she has taken down anywhere from 8 mL to 25 mL. Some days are better than others and we will eventually get to our goal of consistent amounts.
They have increased her feeding amounts to 80 mL and kept her calories at 24-25. The theory of increasing her calories is to promote body fat and quicker healing powers. It is amazing that the open wound area on her belly is shrinking so quickly and her own skin is growing in its place. We would post photos but some folks viewing are a bit squeamish...so we won't.
Kalista in a food coma
She is awake and in another outfit
The only downfall of bottle feeding is that she spits up and we have to change her outfits. We had a record day yesterday and she made it through about three outfits within a 24 hour period. We are getting pretty good at doing laundry.
Every three hours we do her "assessment"; which includes a diaper change, taking her temperature, changing her dressing (if needed) and feeding her.
Kalista looks a little annoyed at our digital thermometer
At some point in the day, she ran out of her outfits and this is the hospital dispensed plain white tee...which is still cute.
She loves the rattle since it makes noise and evidently tastes good too
(Thank you Boggs family for the cute socks!)
Those toy rings are good handcuffs too
(We found her chained to her crib)
T.G.I.F... these are our favorite poses of the day:
Watch out Pacquiao..here she comes!!! POW!!!!
(Matt did this pose a lot during the world cup games)
Well I gotta say that I love the lil outfit that baby Kali is wearing in the first picture!!! And I'm glad that red and pink dumbbell rattles is coming in handy!... I knew she would like that. Keep up the good work baby Kali!! We love u guys!
ReplyDeleteKathy- We knew you would love those jammies!
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