Tuesday, March 8, 2011


Yesterday was kind of a rough day for Mylie. They switched nostrils for her feeding tube & then Dr. Granum came in & thought that her oxygen might be low from one side of her nose being occluded. He had the nurse switch the tube from her nose to her mouth. It didn't help her sats any & she was miserable with the OG tube. Every time it would move she would gag & she couldn't eat from the bottle because she couldn't get a good seal on the nipple & just get air. Dr Granum came in again yesterday night & let us switch the tube back to her nose. Her nostril is really crammed full with the oxygen tubing and the NG tube, but it is still better than gagging on it all the time. 
Today was a much different story. I took her in my room & kept her there all day. She seemed to enjoy being held all day & she did pretty well bottle feeding. We were able to increase her feedings up to 35cc. She also gained an ounce since yesterday, so she is up to 3lbs 11.6 oz. The fortifier must be helping... Dr. Granum said he will let us take her home a 4lbs 6oz as long as she is eating completely on her own by then. 

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