Lots of visitors

Monday August 12

We finally got some sleep around 5am in the morning.   Mom got her catheter removed and she’s feeling much better. She is able to walk around a little. This morning you have not been too fussy. A new lactation specialist came in and worked really hard to get you to breast-feed. You still are not latching on and sucking for very long.  We gave you 5 mL of formula through a nipple shield and you drank it up quickly. You wouldn’t take more that way, so the lactation specialist put her finger and the formula through the straw and you sucked that up too. So, you finally got some food and you burped a couple times.

We fed you a couple more times, 15 mL and then 11 mL in another feeding. You have been crying a lot in your bassinet and you only stop crying when Mom holds you. You like the skin to skin holding.  You’ve been having lots of poopy diapers which is great. The first poopy diaper that Mom and Dad changed, you actually pooped while we were changing it!

Mommy had been pumping milk and trying to get you some. She puts on a glove, puts it on her finger, and puts her finger in your mouth.

Around noon, Mom had about 15 coworkers come in and hold you. You were so quiet and they took a lot of pictures and brought some diapers and gifts.

We try to swaddle you, but you get out of any swaddle. Your arms come out and your legs kick so hard!