Feeding again

Tuesday, March 2, 2010 8:54 AM, MST

I am writing this entry from our new private room. It is so much more peaceful and less cramped, but I hope our stay in this room is short! I do like that I have a rocking chair, a window, my own bathroom, and a fridge for my milk. Yup, its the little things!

Cassidy had sort of a rough day yesterday. She was doing fine, but she had to have several procedures all in a row, and then try her first feed in a week right afterward. She had a kidney ultrasound to check for proper kidney development. She also had her first blood transfusion to hopefully boost her hematocrit levels. (Which it seems to be working) And she had to get another iv in her head to accomodate the transfusion since her picc line is too tiny. Of course they poked her three times trying to get the iv going, poor kid has her mommy's veins :(

So, after all that, it was time to give her the first 6ml feed! Of course by then she was completely exhausted. So she took about 2mil, and the rest was gavage fed. Three hours later, she was still pretty tuckered out, took 2 ml by mouth and the rest through her tube. But, by the third feeding, she was ready to go and took the whole 6ml! She did that throughout the night :) It is so wonderful to have her able to take so much by mouth!

Really, getting her feeding like a normal baby is our only obstacle between us and going home until surgery! So, our prayer is that she does super well with feeding, with no more bouts of nec!

Pray for the stress levels of all of us, the girls, Kevin and me, my mom, etc. This whole experience is really draining, and I think it is hardest on the ones at home! Pray that as Cassidy's feeds increase today that she continues to tolerate them well and gets stronger each and every feed.