I have nothing but good news to report!! Both of the girls are doing amazingly well! The Dr. even said that they may be discharged in about a month or so. A lot still has to happen before they come though. They have to be in open cribs and able to regulate their own body temperature (we are already close to that ), they have to be breathing on their own, and the next big step will be that they have to be eating (either by bottle or breast) and gaining weight. They will probably start introducing a bottle in the next couple of weeks, and possibly even putting them to the boob.
Kylee has now been off of CPAP and on the Nasal Cannula for 4 days!! I guess Marcy didn't jinx her after all. They even starting weaning the amount of O's (oxygen) she is getting from 2lpm to 1.5lpm, so we are making progress. She is tolerating it very well this time, and is not working to breath like she was before. This is the longest she has been off of CPAP, so I am hoping we have seen the end of that terrible device. She is still tolerating her full feedings, and because her weight increased her full feed is now up to 29ml every 3 hours. She had her PICC line (her IV) removed yesterday, so now the only tube coming out of her is her feeding tube and her Nasal Cannula! Kylee even outweigh's her sister now.
Kaylyn is down to .5lpm, so she is very close to breathing on her own without any assistance. It will be so great to see her beautiful little face without anything on it. As of last night she was at 12ml every 3 hours for feeding (she is still on continuous feeds), but I believe it may increase this morning as long as she tolerated her food last night. She also may be moved into an open crib within the next couple of days. They have turned down the temperature in her isolette to almost room air, and so far she has been able to regulate her temperature on her own.
I had them both out yesterday and at least 5 nurses saw me holding them and commented on how big they have gotten. Its hard for me to tell because I see them everyday, but it is good to hear that they are growing! Even though Kylee weighs more now, she still looks smaller because Kaylyn's head is a lot bigger. Everyone agrees they are really starting to look more alike.
Keep your fingers crossed that this great progress continues. I cannot wait to bring them home!! They are 32 weeks gestational age today, so we are getting there!
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