Aidric is doing GREAT! All of the nurses and doctors keep telling us that he couldn't be doing better. His blood sugars are stable and they going to replace the glucose solution with TPN..a liquid that will go in his IV that includes all the nutrients he needs right now.
He tries to breastfeed and latches on, but isn't always the most motivated. He has taken two tiny bottles of expressed milk though and he is a great eater when it comes to that! That's an encouraging sign; we just hope he keeps it up. Apparently, it can be common in preemies for that skill to show up early and then disappear.
It turns out our blood types are incompatible and that puts him at risk for jaundice. They are going to start checking his bilirubin level today and will do so twice a day to keep an eye on that. If it looks high, they'll do phototherapy, but that will be long before the levels are dangerous to him.
That's all for today. I think I will be discharged tomorrow morning/afternoon. It is going to be so sad to leave the hospital without our little baby. We only live five minutes away though, so there will be constant visits.
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I am so glad you are doing the blog so we can see pictures and stay updated. Aidric is SO adorable. LOVE YOU!!!
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