May 11, 2009

Hilton had his swallow study this morning. After the study, the doctors determined that Hilton is aspirating his milk and will require it to be thickened. We did his first thickened bottle at 2:00 today and he did very well with it. He just has to get the hang of it and start taking in his entire bottle. He will begin taking two bottles a day and see how he does. Otherwise, everything else is going well.

May 10, 2009

Hilton is having some trouble with taking his feedings by bottle and breast. The doctors have decided to do a swallow study tomorrow which will tell us whether he needs to have his milk thickened before he can take it. He is still receiving his feedings by tube and now weighs 3 lbs 13 ounces. I got to give him his first real bath last night and he loved it!

May 7, 2009

Hilton is having a little trouble with reflux today. He has been spitting up quite often which causes his pulse oxygenation to drop. He has been started on medication for the reflux this morning. This is a common problem in preemies. He is doing well otherwise. Please pray that his reflux medication will work and his oxygenation will get back to normal. He did gain another ounce today which we are very proud of.

May 5, 2009

We got to give Hilton his first bottle this morning at 5 am. He wasn't too interested in it. He just wanted to sleep. He has moved to a NICU step down unit for babies who are preparing for going home. We still don't know exactly when that will be, but he is improving everyday.

May 4, 2009

Hilton now weighs in at 3 lbs 9 ounces. He is growing everyday. He will be getting his first bottle feeding tonight. He also got another increase in the amount of feedings he is getting a day to 30 ml per feeding. He is progressing well. His Mammaw and Martha Sue came to visit him today.

May 3, 2009

Hilton had visitors today. Uncle Michael, Aunt Christy, his cousin Jenna and her boyfried Josh. Michael and Christy held him today. He has increased his feedings again to 26 mls and is now 3 lbs. 7 ozs. I got to put his first outfit on him last night. He looks so cute. Another good day! We will be trying feeding again tonight at 8:00. He also got his final line out of his foot last night!

May 2, 2009

Hilton is continuing to do well with breastfeeding. We are only doing it once a day, but we will hopefully up that to twice soon. He is getting extra calories added to the breastmilk he is being fed through his feeding tube to help him gain more weight quickly. His feeding tube has been moved from his mouth to his nose to help him with feedings. He will probably get his IV line out of his foot, which is our last line out in the next couple of days. Continue to pray for his progress.