Thursday, March 1
3 lbs, .2 oz
Yippee - Carson made it to 3 lbs and Ella celebrates in her pink boots and jammies! The nurse checked his weight twice because it was such a large increase. Carson's bed temperature was decreased to 28.2 degrees (Celsius) so we are inching our way to a crib. Vic & I learn that Carson may be come home under 4 lbs. Weight is usually irrelevant as long as the babies accomplish 3 tasks: breathing room air, maintaining body temp and taking bottles. All the nurses continue to comment on his small size for his age of 32 weeks so I look the expected weight & length up in a book. At 31 weeks, he should have been approx. 3 lbs and 16" in length. At 32 weeks, he was still under these averages. OK - he was small. Carson continues to show more signs of strength. He kicked off his blankets and stretched out his legs. He took 7 cc of formula from his bottle - not terrific, but good that he is sucking.
Friday, March 2
3 lbs, 1.7 oz.
Yeah - Another large increase in weight! Carson's feedings are increased to 28 cc - almost to 1 whole ounce. When I arrive, Carson is awake and alert. He pays more attention to the lights and shadows on the ceiling then me, but I love seeing his BIG eyes. He spits up a bit, but nothing abnormal.
Saturday, March 3
3 lbs, 3.4 oz.
Carson has been gaining an 1 1/2 ounces per day for the past 3 days. If this continues, he may weigh over 4 lbs when he comes home. They officially turned his bed down to the min temp of 27.5 degrees (Celsius) and expect to move him to a crib in the next few days. The bad news - Ella has an ear infection and we all got very little sleep last night. Ella was not sick until she started preschool but since she started school, she has had 3 ear infections. What do you do - they say it's better for kids to get sick when they are younger , but I'm not sure about this. Oh well - more antibiotics!
Sunday, March 4
3 lbs, 4 oz.
15.75" in length
The weight gain has slowed down but he grew 3/4 of an inch and Carson had two HUGE accomplishments:
3 lbs, .2 oz
Yippee - Carson made it to 3 lbs and Ella celebrates in her pink boots and jammies! The nurse checked his weight twice because it was such a large increase. Carson's bed temperature was decreased to 28.2 degrees (Celsius) so we are inching our way to a crib. Vic & I learn that Carson may be come home under 4 lbs. Weight is usually irrelevant as long as the babies accomplish 3 tasks: breathing room air, maintaining body temp and taking bottles. All the nurses continue to comment on his small size for his age of 32 weeks so I look the expected weight & length up in a book. At 31 weeks, he should have been approx. 3 lbs and 16" in length. At 32 weeks, he was still under these averages. OK - he was small. Carson continues to show more signs of strength. He kicked off his blankets and stretched out his legs. He took 7 cc of formula from his bottle - not terrific, but good that he is sucking.Friday, March 2
3 lbs, 1.7 oz.
Yeah - Another large increase in weight! Carson's feedings are increased to 28 cc - almost to 1 whole ounce. When I arrive, Carson is awake and alert. He pays more attention to the lights and shadows on the ceiling then me, but I love seeing his BIG eyes. He spits up a bit, but nothing abnormal.
Saturday, March 3
3 lbs, 3.4 oz.
Carson has been gaining an 1 1/2 ounces per day for the past 3 days. If this continues, he may weigh over 4 lbs when he comes home. They officially turned his bed down to the min temp of 27.5 degrees (Celsius) and expect to move him to a crib in the next few days. The bad news - Ella has an ear infection and we all got very little sleep last night. Ella was not sick until she started preschool but since she started school, she has had 3 ear infections. What do you do - they say it's better for kids to get sick when they are younger , but I'm not sure about this. Oh well - more antibiotics!Sunday, March 4
3 lbs, 4 oz.
15.75" in length
The weight gain has slowed down but he grew 3/4 of an inch and Carson had two HUGE accomplishments:
- He moved to a crib in the morning
- He took his entire feeding by bottle at 9PM.
So, we have only one more milestone to pass before he is ready to come home - Carson needs to take all of his feedings by bottle instead of by feeding tube.
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