Ciaran continues to improve daily. He's over his birth weight at this point. (Over either one of the two birth weights they gave us. At first they said, 2lb 14oz, then they downgraded him to 2lb 12oz.) As of last night he weighed 2lb 14.6oz. He's tolerating his food well and is up to 9cc's at a time. He still gets the bulk of his nutrition through his IV, but as he gains an increased tolerance for food we'll work towards taking it out. A full feeding is about 24cc at a time. They said as long as he tolerates food well they'll up his food by 2cc's every 12 hours. So we'll hope things go well and maybe in a week he'll get the IV's out. His blood count is good: no anemia. His blood cultures are normal so no infection worries, and his respiration has been great. He's been breathing on his own with no intervention of any kind for a week now.
*******Update to the update*******
As of my midnight check up phone call Ciaran has hit the THREE POUND mark. He's also taking 13ccs of food. Woo hoo!
Oh my goodness those pictures are so adorable! With Spencer's mom being here this past week, I feel so far removed from you guys. I can't wait to catch up and call anytime you need anything!
ReplyDeleteWe are so excited! Three pounds... He's on his way! Yea!
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That is so awesome! I hope he fattens up some more! Lots of love from Cali!
ReplyDeleteHere's a little secret that only us few preemie moms know: one of the greatest things about having a preemie is that you get to have a "little baby" for a bit longer. And since you've already had Beckett, you know how precious that is and how it just doesn't last!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, we're so glad he's doing so well.
Three pounds just in time for Father's Day? Awesome timing newer little dude.
ReplyDeleteOh he is so precious.
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