Every time I went to visit Megan I looked at the temperature that the isolette was set at. Every time it was a little lower, a little lower. They were weaning her down to room temperature and she was tolerating it really well.
They started her tube feedings at 5ml every three hours. That's almost nothing. But every 6 hours they upped it by 2ml. In no time she was taking nearly 20ml at each feeding and they let me try to breast feed her first and then bottle feed. Whatever she didn't take they gave her through the tube. She did better than anyone expected and was soon taking all of her feeds by mouth. When she got to 31ml they would take out the feeding tube.
One night when I went in for the evening visit Megan was in a bassinet. No isolette! Still hooked up to everything but we didn't need to worry about her temperature anymore. One step closer to coming home! When I got there the next morning she was back in the isolette. I was so down because it seemed like a step backward. The doctor explained to be that her bilirubin had been climbing and she needed a special light to get it back up. In order for the light to be effected she needs to be naked, and she would get too cold outside the isolette that way. Ok. Only temporary. 24 hours later she was back in a bassinet and didn't need the light anymore. Go Megan go!
She was doing so well and progressing so fast. Shortly after that she got her IV taken out since she didn't need any of the supplements anymore. Ok! Room air, check. Room temp, check. Tolerating feeds, check! Gaining weight.... eh every so slowing.
It took her almost the whole week to get back to 4 lbs. But they were able to take the feeding tube out and her nurse, unofficially, told me she was ready to go home. Best news! She told me to bring the car seat in the morning for the "challenge." Eeeek!
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