We now have a 4 pounder!! Kaylyn is now 4lbs 1oz. and Kylee is 3lbs 8.5oz. They are getting big, relatively speaking of course!
Yesterday both of the girls had a chest xray in the morning and they were both a little hazy. The Dr. is thinking they probably have a little fluid around their lungs, so they both got a dose of Lasix to make them pee out the excess fluid. All of their other lab work was great though, and the fluid is not overly concerning.
Kylee is still tolerating full feedings. We even tried Dry breast feeding the other night. That is where I pump first, and then put her to the boob so she doesn't get flooded. She did really well. She was getting the hang of it. Unfortunately I can't do it too much because it burns a lot of calories for her, and right now we need to fatten her up a bit before she can really have at it.
Kaylyn should be at full feedings by this afternoon. They have slowly been increasing the amount of breast milk she gets, and she seems to be tolerating it thus far. She is still on continuous feedings, but once she gets to a full feeding they will start condensing the amount of time she gets food. So rather than getting fed 24 hours a days, they will titrate it down to 16 hours a day, until she can tolerate the bolus feed (all of her food at one feeding).
Everyday they are making progress! The Dr. had mentioned that he was thinking about repeating Kaylyn's cardiac ultrasound to see if the valve had closed in her heart yet, but so far he has not ordered it. Other than that they are just feeding and growing, and working on the breathing in between.
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