Jereth gained another 50 grams today. He's finally back up to his birth weight of 2.8 kg (6 lbs 2 oz). He should have been at this point four weeks ago, so this is a big step for our precious little one.
We should be able to take him home today, but we haven't seen the doctor yet. The target time for discharge is this afternoon and I expect to see the doctor anytime now.
The occupational therapist was in yesterday and again today to help with Jereth's bottle feedings. He tires quickly but we want to encourage him to feed well in the first 15 minutes before we swithch to the feeding tube during the day. She gave me some pointers and strategies which have helped about double the amount he takes from the bottle. Because Jereth tends to run low on oxygen while feeding she is going to recommend that we have oxygen for him at home to use during feeding times. She thinks that might help him take even more each feeding.
The feeding pump for home use was brought in this morning. It looks simple enough - I'm sure we'll be able to deal with this part of Jereth's care when we go home.
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