Brylee and Ellison are making progress every day! It seems so funny that milestones that took weeks or even months for Devyn and Kinley to reach, are flying by with this NICU stay.
Brylee has been upgraded to a crib!
Brylee is doing fantastic! She was moved into a crib yesterday, which means that she is maintaining her own temperature and is one step closer to coming home. She has two requirements left to achieve in order to come home: gain weight and finish her feeds for at least 48 consecutive hours. She is down to 5 lbs. right now, but her feeds have been increasing regularly, so her weight should start to go up soon. She takes all of her feedings from a bottle to begin with, but she often tires out and the remaining milk has to be given to her through her feeding tube. Tonight during our visit, the nurse said that she had completed 4 out of her last 7 feedings, so hopefully a couple more days or so, and she'll be finishing them all!
Ellison Mae
Ellison had most of her tubes removed today, which means that she was FINALLY able to eat her first meal! Tonight she enjoyed her first bottle of 6 ml of milk (barely a teaspoon or so). She loved it! The staff will gradually increase her feedings, making sure that her digestive system can handle the work. She will continue to get IV nutrition until her feedings have caught up. Additionally, she is down to only one jaundice light (from four). Once the IV is removed and she no longer needs the jaundice lights, she will be moved to a crib as well.
The best part of having her tubes removed.....we can finally hold our little girl!
Wasted no time putting this guy to work! Changing and feeding Brylee.
Ellie
Mommy and Brylee
Fantastic news! How are YOU feeling Mom? I love the Marshmallow blog, and how you're sharing! So awesome!
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