A new way of eating
As I have mentioned, Mathias is fed milk continuously at a clip of 1.6 teaspoons per hour.
While perhaps a nice setup (that many of us wouldn't mind), it will not be a practical approach for long. So today, things were switched around a bit. Instead of the continuous feeding, he's now getting 4.8 teaspoons in a one half-hour meal every three hours. This will prepare him for life in the real world - and it will be the feeding schedule we'll learn to love once he comes home! It is considered a good milestone to pass to graduate to the new feeding routine.
He has also graduated to a new CPAP schedule - it is on for two hours and off for one hour.
It's a good day in the ICU.
While perhaps a nice setup (that many of us wouldn't mind), it will not be a practical approach for long. So today, things were switched around a bit. Instead of the continuous feeding, he's now getting 4.8 teaspoons in a one half-hour meal every three hours. This will prepare him for life in the real world - and it will be the feeding schedule we'll learn to love once he comes home! It is considered a good milestone to pass to graduate to the new feeding routine.
He has also graduated to a new CPAP schedule - it is on for two hours and off for one hour.
It's a good day in the ICU.
posted by Patrik at 4/17/2006 05:42:00 PM
3 Comments:
that is a wonderfully awesome day in the nicu! great news which we are so happy to hear. it was nice to see you over the weekend and meet mathias in person. he is absolutely beautiful, and with the way he opened his eyes when you were talking, ericka, he certainly knows who his mom is. thanks for sharing him with us!
Hello!
Glad to hear all the positive news! Continue lika this and you will soon be a "big boy" Mathias!
Best wishes from the Ölander family
Howcum no one told me you weren't supposed to eat non-stop?
Love, Lydia
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