Caden and Linley got their first bottles on Wednesday, Caden was a rock star (as expected per his paci relationship) and went through the entire bottle, 36 ml. Miss Linley on the other hand wasn't quite sure what to make of it, she piddled with it a bit and only finished 6 ml of her 34 ml feeding. I personally think she is just so laid back she doesn't want to work for her food, she likes the immediate gratification of her stomach filling up on its own.
Because Caden did so well he moved to 2 bottles yesterday, he didn't do quite as well as the day before but that isn't unusual. The nurses said it is typical for them to do really well one day and then fall back a bit on day two. He took 30 ml of his first 38 ml bottle and then only 15 ml on his second round. Linley increased from 6 to 10 ml on her second try. The nurses think she is going to take a little more time but will probably pick it up quickly once she is ready. It is still really early in their gestational age to be taking a bottle, 34 weeks is the early end, next week they will be closer to the natural time for the suck, swallow development skills.
Linley was taken off caffeine yesterday as she hasn't had a recorded apnea spell in 6 days! That means she will have at least 10 more days in the hospital, it takes 10 days for them to get the caffeine out of their systems and for the nurses to make sure that the reduction in apnea spells is not due to the caffeine in the system but the baby actually growing out of them. Caden is still on the caffeine for now as he is still forgetting to breath several times a day, they call it the Wimpy White Boy syndrome :).
I am happy to report that Linley weighed in last night at a whopping 4 lbs 5 oz and Caden made it to 4 lbs 9 oz. They have both almost gained 1 full pound from their birth weight. At this rate, they will probably be 5 1/2 to 6 lbs when they are released from the hospital.
Linley in her lady bug PJs... see how well they are finally filling out their preemie clothes!
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