Nicu day 2

Today was a great day! We were able to wake up and go down before rounds to have a cuddle. Mattias remained off all ventilation support! praise God he is breathing room air with help only from caffeine! Then on rounds they decided to feed him today! He started breast milk and I was able to try latching him to the breast twice for non nutritive sucking time. This way he can get used to knowing where his food comes from :)

Jason and I were able to help a lot with his care today. He is loving his soother and doing so awesome! Tolerating feeds so far and my breast milk supply seems to be increasing as well so that's a huge blessing!

Today we were asked to be part of a study that is happening in the nicu which involves parents in the care of babies to determine if parental involvement helps improve weight gain, decrease parental anxiety and have faster discharges from nicu. To be part of the study you have to be born less than 34 weeks gestation and we need to be present 8 hours a day in the nicu to help with care of your baby. We are super excited to have extra hands on time with Mattias. So starting Monday we will begin the study as participants.

Tonight my one leg became swollen and weak and feels numb. So here we are sitting waiting for an ultrasound to rule out a dvt. Jason ran my pumped milk upstairs and checked on our man. His night nurse says she has nothing to report he is doing so awesome! Praise God!!!! I pray he will continue to be so stable! Can't wait to hold him tomorrow!