Cooper had another encouraging day of eating. He is up to 15 mls of milk per feeding, and he seems to be tolerating it well. When he's awake he takes somewhere between 50-100% of the bottle by mouth. When he's asleep or when he doesn't finish the bottle, he gets the rest by NG tube.
Cooper heard I'd been having a rough couple of days and offered a hug!
He will finish his antibiotics for the meningitis on Sunday, and he'll have some more imaging to make sure his brain and gut look clear. It sounds like after that, his biggest barrier to discharge will be his eating. They'll need him to be off TPN (IV nutrition) and taking enough food entirely by mouth. They could also consider sending him home with the feeding tube, if that seems necessary/prudent. For now we'll just move forward taking it day by day, like we have been.
Coop is chillin' like a villain!
He also wants to know if you've bought your ticket to the gun show!
Wow, what a champ! Cooper is amazing! You're bringing back so many NICU memories! Keep going! You both are doing an amazing job!
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