We continue to work with Levi feeding from a bottle instead of his feeding tube. Generally, if he is awake at mealtime we start with a bottle until he gets tuckered out and then finish through his feeding tube. When we began this endeavor Levi would take about 5cc of milk and most of it would end up on his burp rag. When all of this began, I had no idea how difficult learning how to suck, swallow, and breathe at the same time would be. Full term babies are born with this skill...which is developed sometime around 34-35 weeks gestation.
Levi is basically learning how to walk and chew gum at the same time...a skill many in my family have yet to learn :)
We've been at it a couple of days now...and today Levi had three successive feeds bottling 20-25 cc of his 40cc bottle...with only a little dribbling out. He's getting better. We continue to wait for him to decide his own timing...which seems to be the story of his life.
Regardless of how tough these last couple of weeks have been...we have so much for which to be thankful. But that's a post for next week, huh?
Levi is basically learning how to walk and chew gum at the same time...a skill many in my family have yet to learn :)
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Yay for Levi!!! What a precious boy. I have a few preemie clothes I can send with Kim sometime if you want to borrow them.
I'm struck over and over again-with Levi and my nephew-the amazing miracles God is showing us through these precious boys. Continuing to pray for you all. So glad Culley has been able to see and touch Levi! St. Joe's *just* changed their visitation rules so my nephew won't be able to see his brother until he's out of NICU :(
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