Grow Cooper grow!

Our little munchkin is continuing to eat and grow! He has gained about half a pound since his birth. His feedings have gone up every day, as he’s been tolerating them well. I successfully fed him 13 mLs from a bottle last night! I might have been clunky and awkward about it, and needed approximately 750 pillows to get the positioning right, but I’ll take the W.  The nurse did say that the chairs there are not ideal for “short mamas” like me. 

We also got to try non-nutritive breastfeeding, which basically means that I pump until I have no/very little milk left, and then introduce my breast to him. He was a little interested; he put his mouth on it but didn’t try to suck. The lactation consultant said that’s a good sign that he at least interacted with it. I can try this once a day with him until he is able to try actually breastfeeding, once he’s up to his target feeding rate. 

He was quite sleepy today. He’s using a lot of his energy to grow, which is just great! They tried him on room air for a bit but he’s still not able to maintain his sats without a little help, so he went back on the oxygen. Again, if he needs some oxygen support while he puts on some chonk, that’s perfectly fine.

Once again, sir, that is not where your oxygen cannula belongs and you know it!