Cooper was able to have his IV removed last night as well as his feeding tube. YAY! He is now getting all of his nutrients from his bottles of breast milk. He is doing great sucking them right down. They have been able to increase the amount he takes every day! Unfortunately, the de-saturations in his oxygen level continues. The nurses have noticed that he will have a cluster of these after feedings so they think it might be caused by reflux. Apparently all preemies have some level of reflux so they do not want to treat the reflux until he is 37 weeks old to see if he out grows it first. He was put on a low-flow of oxygen this morning to help him stop having the de-sats. In the meantime we wait and watch his progress. This news means he will probably be in the NICU for at least two more weeks as we wait...
That's how I feel about this news too Cooper!
That is too cute! I try all the time to get Natalie to stick her tongue out! Wishing Cooper gets to come home soon! I know how hard it is going into the NICU everyday!
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