Mommy and Daddy have noticed that we are getting much more comfortable with the girls as we are now picking them up ourselves from their beds and placing them back. The first two weeks, we mostly relied on the nurses to pick the girls up and place them in our waiting arms.
We are now used to seeing the girls wearing clothes rather than only diapers and normally bring clean clothes each day and bring their dirty clothes home to wash. Since the girls are still in an isolette which regulates the air temperature around them, the outfits we have been putting the girls in have been onesies that do not cover the girls' legs.
The nurses told us that most premie babies will only like the pacifiers that the hospitals use. . .ones that cannot be purchased anywhere. This didn't make Mommy and Daddy very happy since (1) we wouldn't be able to by these pacifiers anywhere and (2) because we already purchased personalized MAM pacifiers for each girl with their names. So on Saturday, we found two nano MAM pacifiers for premie babies and took them up to the girls to introduce them beofre they are no longer impressionable. We gave one to Emery who seemed to enjoy the new pacifier. We will try to give Addison or Harper the other on Sunday and go buy a third nano MAM pacifier for the other.
On Saturday, we learned that the girls' have each gained five ounces since their birth as Addison was 3 lbs. 9 oz, Emery was 3 lbs. 14 oz, and Harper was 3lbs. 6 oz.
To date, the girls have been getting feed solely throught their feeding tube. The doctor wanted the girls to try to begin to nurse once a day. This went on for a few days until Wednesday when the girls were moved up to two feedings a day. We were told that the girls would not be able to come home until they eat eight feedings in a twenty-four hour period.
On Monday, the girls were moved from the more critical NICU area to a less critical area. The nurses said that our girls didn't need as much attention as some other patients and needed the extra room for others.
On Tuesday, the girls were moved from their isolette to an open-air crib. As previously stated, the isolette would regulate the air temperature around the girls at a temperature of about 82 degrees. In an open-air crib, the girls will have to regulate their own body temperatures in a room about 72 degrees. This will cause the girls to burn more calories and possibly lose more weight. We started dressing the girls in warmer clothes and began wrapping them up in blankets to help them stay warm. We also moved Harper to the middle of the girls to help her stay warm as she is still the smallest.
On Wednesday, the girls' feedings were increased to two times a day. Since they did so well on this schedule, their feedings were increased to three times a day on Thursday. This meant that the girls were ready for their first bottle feeding. Since Mommy nurses two at a time, Daddy is able to bottle-feed one of the girls at each feeding.
On Thursday night, Addison weighed 3 lb 13 oz, Emery weighed 4 lb 3 oz, and Harper weighed 3 lb 10 oz.
We are now used to seeing the girls wearing clothes rather than only diapers and normally bring clean clothes each day and bring their dirty clothes home to wash. Since the girls are still in an isolette which regulates the air temperature around them, the outfits we have been putting the girls in have been onesies that do not cover the girls' legs.
The nurses told us that most premie babies will only like the pacifiers that the hospitals use. . .ones that cannot be purchased anywhere. This didn't make Mommy and Daddy very happy since (1) we wouldn't be able to by these pacifiers anywhere and (2) because we already purchased personalized MAM pacifiers for each girl with their names. So on Saturday, we found two nano MAM pacifiers for premie babies and took them up to the girls to introduce them beofre they are no longer impressionable. We gave one to Emery who seemed to enjoy the new pacifier. We will try to give Addison or Harper the other on Sunday and go buy a third nano MAM pacifier for the other.
On Saturday, we learned that the girls' have each gained five ounces since their birth as Addison was 3 lbs. 9 oz, Emery was 3 lbs. 14 oz, and Harper was 3lbs. 6 oz.
To date, the girls have been getting feed solely throught their feeding tube. The doctor wanted the girls to try to begin to nurse once a day. This went on for a few days until Wednesday when the girls were moved up to two feedings a day. We were told that the girls would not be able to come home until they eat eight feedings in a twenty-four hour period.
On Monday, the girls were moved from the more critical NICU area to a less critical area. The nurses said that our girls didn't need as much attention as some other patients and needed the extra room for others.
On Tuesday, the girls were moved from their isolette to an open-air crib. As previously stated, the isolette would regulate the air temperature around the girls at a temperature of about 82 degrees. In an open-air crib, the girls will have to regulate their own body temperatures in a room about 72 degrees. This will cause the girls to burn more calories and possibly lose more weight. We started dressing the girls in warmer clothes and began wrapping them up in blankets to help them stay warm. We also moved Harper to the middle of the girls to help her stay warm as she is still the smallest.
On Wednesday, the girls' feedings were increased to two times a day. Since they did so well on this schedule, their feedings were increased to three times a day on Thursday. This meant that the girls were ready for their first bottle feeding. Since Mommy nurses two at a time, Daddy is able to bottle-feed one of the girls at each feeding.
On Thursday night, Addison weighed 3 lb 13 oz, Emery weighed 4 lb 3 oz, and Harper weighed 3 lb 10 oz.
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