It's noon, Thursday. Not much to add from yesterday's post. Here's our plan for the next few days...
Brock's IV is 10% glucose. Like I said yesterday, they can't go much lower than 4ml/hr because it can have problems making it thru the IV.
At 4am Brock's blood sugar was 59. They dropped his IV to 4.0ml/hr.
At 7am Brock nursed vigorously for 20 minutes. His best length of time nursing yet.
At 10 am his blood sugar was 69. The pediatrician came in and decided to drop his IV to 5% glucose, and up his Ml/hr to 5. Basically if you do the math it equals out to dropping his IV another 1.5 ML, but it avoids the possibility of the IV clotting. Brock nursed FABULOUSLY again at 10. Just much more awake and vigorous.
The plan for the rest of the day is to watch his sugar, and after 2-3 more feedings, TURN THE IV OFF!!!!! and then monitor his sugars for the next day or two. The Ped. said we might even be able to go home tomorrow PM!!
But then we began discussing working a little before we leave here, to wean him off of the fortifier that we add to his bottle feeding (He bottle feeds after each period of nursing w/ a fortifier that ups his calories from 20 cal/ounce to 24cal/ounce. Which doesn't sound like much but it is a lot for a little baby). The Ped. agreed that was a good idea, rather than send me home and make me wonder when it's safe to wean him off the fortified. So we may stay a tad bit longer and work on weaning him off the fortifier.
Overall a glorious report and we are just so very excited to see the end in sight. I am so proud of Brock even tho he didn't really DO anything, I just am so happy that He is maintaining so very well!
Brock's IV is 10% glucose. Like I said yesterday, they can't go much lower than 4ml/hr because it can have problems making it thru the IV.
At 4am Brock's blood sugar was 59. They dropped his IV to 4.0ml/hr.
At 7am Brock nursed vigorously for 20 minutes. His best length of time nursing yet.
At 10 am his blood sugar was 69. The pediatrician came in and decided to drop his IV to 5% glucose, and up his Ml/hr to 5. Basically if you do the math it equals out to dropping his IV another 1.5 ML, but it avoids the possibility of the IV clotting. Brock nursed FABULOUSLY again at 10. Just much more awake and vigorous.
The plan for the rest of the day is to watch his sugar, and after 2-3 more feedings, TURN THE IV OFF!!!!! and then monitor his sugars for the next day or two. The Ped. said we might even be able to go home tomorrow PM!!
But then we began discussing working a little before we leave here, to wean him off of the fortifier that we add to his bottle feeding (He bottle feeds after each period of nursing w/ a fortifier that ups his calories from 20 cal/ounce to 24cal/ounce. Which doesn't sound like much but it is a lot for a little baby). The Ped. agreed that was a good idea, rather than send me home and make me wonder when it's safe to wean him off the fortified. So we may stay a tad bit longer and work on weaning him off the fortifier.
Overall a glorious report and we are just so very excited to see the end in sight. I am so proud of Brock even tho he didn't really DO anything, I just am so happy that He is maintaining so very well!
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