This post covers Tuesday morning through Wednesday morning. At 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, we were finally able to feed Jude some formula mixed with the tiny bit of breastmilk that I was able to pump. He was only allowed to have 5 cc total since they wanted to make sure that he could tolerate it well. We were able to feed him every 3 hours. The nurse would take a nipple from a bottle and fill it with a syringe since it was such a small amount. He did really well and was able to eat it all really quickly. He is so adorable when he eats because his eyes are wide open and looking all over the place. We have to feed him sitting up to stimulate him to eat so all of the pictures are taken of him sitting up. He is a really good burper and burps right away. He seemed to have a knack for sucking and all of our fears were alleviated after he successfully took his first day of feedings. They kept him on only 5 cc for that whole day and supplemented it with IV fluids. We went down to feed him every time we were able to.
Jude was in a bed that was not warmed at this time because he was able to maintain his temperature well. He was still breathing room oxygen and doing awesome. His respiratory rate was good and his oxygen saturation was up to around 99% saturation which was awesome. The nurses were all very impressed with him and they all commented on how beautiful and well natured he was. The only time we ever heard him cry was when we would change his diaper and even then, it was only for a minute or so. The nurses began allowing me to change his diaper before each feeding which was awesome because it brought me one step closer to feeling like a real mom. ;)
Jude continued to do fantastic throughout the day except that he was unable to maintain his temperature and therefore had to go in an isolette Wednesday evening. Other than that, his reports kept getting better and better. We absolutely adore this little guy and I already can't imagine life without him!
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