Gavin weighs 4.14 and is in an open crib! This means that he's able to regulate his own body temperature on his own without losing weight. You burn more calories when you're cold so it's very important for babies to keep gaining weight while trying to stay warm. He's doing a fantastic job!
My handsome little man!
Madelyn weighs 4.5 and is doing wonderful. They are weaning her to an open crib by slowly turning down the heat in her bed. So far she's doing a great job. Hopefully within the next couple days she'll join her brother in a big girl crib!
Sweet little Madelyn!
Aurora weighs 4.2 and is trying to catch up to her brother and sister. She's our tiny one who was smashed underneath her brother and sister while they took all the food. So she needs to gain some weight before she can try to regulate her own temperature. She's doing amazing though!
Adorable little Aurora!
All three babies are completely off oxygen and just have their feeding tubes. They're getting the breast milk that I pump in their tubes and love it. :) We also started bottle feeds this week. Bottle feeds start out super slow. Babies don't know how to coordinate breath, suck, and swallow until 34 weeks. The day they turned 34 weeks we hit the ground running. They start out at one bottle a day that they have to finish in 30 mins. Once they finish one bottle a day they move to two bottles a day... etc. None of the babies finished their bottles the first couple days, but they have the technique down. It just wears them out and they end up falling asleep. Everyday they're getting a little stronger and drinking a little more!
So proud of our little ones. They're doing so great! We couldn't have dreamed of more healthy, happy babies.
Week 3
Everyone is in an open crib!! Happy day!
Gavin weighs 5.5, Madelyn weighs 4.10, and Aurora weighs 4.8!
Little Miss Aurora has surprised us all and is taking her bottle feeds like a CHAMP! She's up to all bottle feeds now. So exciting! Gavin is up to 6 bottles a day and is right behind her. Our little Madelyn is struggling and isn't as coordinated as her brother and sister. (Sorry girl, you probably got that from me!) She is still at one bottle a day because she isn't finishing them. Hopefully she'll start improving.
What's next? Aurora just needs to keep gaining weight as she's on all bottles. Again, it takes a lot of work out of them so they can't be burning too many calories. After she proves she can handle it then she gets to come home. Before they come home they need to pass the car seat test. Their heart rate and oxygen cannot drop while in the car seat... We'll see if they can do it. Hopefully Aurora and Gavin will be coming home in just a week or so!
Their first bottles...
Aurora
Gavin
Madelyn
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