My upper GI came back and it presented no issues! This was great news and the doctor's started my feeding plan on June 4th. I am up to 45 cc's of breast milk right now! My feeds are increased by 5 cc's every other feed with a goal of 80 cc's, almost 3 oz. They are slowly lowering my TPN as my feeds increase. I had lost a bit of weight last night and I was at 6lbs 9 oz. The doctors said they expect that while they are adjusting my feeds for the next few days. Once I am on full feeds I should be gaining more. They said if I don't they will have to make adjustments. One possibility is adding human milk fortifier which would add 4 k/cals to my breast milk. That doesn't sound like much, but for babies it is a decent amount of added calories. Because of my digestive issues they want to first see if I can just gain weight on full feeds because adding things to my diet could have negative affects on me. Overall I am a happy little man in my new digs!
Smiles, Ben
21 comments:
Baby Ben,
It was so great to visit with you and Mommy yesterday. You are such a handsome little guy! You are doing great. Keep up the good work and keep the nurses on their feet.
We love you,
Bamma Beth and Papa John
XOXOXOXOXO
Benjamin,
You ROCK buddy, keep up the good work!!!!!! Tons of huggs and kisses from the Domines'.
Yay Ben! We hope you have a great weekend w/ Mom and Dad.
Jen, Mary and Lorrie from PCA
Yeah !! S
o happy for you, Mom and Dad.
Keep on moving forward little guy.
Judy, Carl & Sean
Awesome for you Ben! We are all continuing to pray for you! All our love from Atlanta.
Chris, Jen, Logan and Delaney
Hi Benjamin,
I have been thinking a lot about you and your family. I am glad to hear that things are going better! Say Hi to your Mom and Dad. Stay strong and grow big! : )
We miss you.
Your nurse,
Stephanie B.
Ben -
We are so excited for you. Keep on pushing forward little man! You are doing Great!
All our Love,
Buffy, Scott, Jake and Peyton
Benjamin,
It has been way too long since I have last seen you and your mommy! It is so good to hear that you are so strong! I love you liitle bug.....
Aunt Jess
Hey hey Ben"jammin"
I am glad to hear you are doing well. You are such a great little fighter(send a little of that the tigers way please). You and your mom and dad are in our thoughts and prayers everyday. We can't wait to finally meet you face to face in July. Keep on keepin on lil man.
Love Uncle Gordy and Great Aunt Claire
Hi Ben,
Glad to hear your getting better, everyone here at Beaumont misses you and asks about you on a daily basis. Keep growing, and enjoy your Milk!! you waited along time for that. Love, Laurie (one of your old nurses)
PS: Hi to mommy and daddy too!
Hey Peanut Butter,
I love the new pictures. You are too cute! Your mom talked with your cousin Emma on her drive home from the hospital the other night, she was pretty funy and kept asking about your dad and when she knew the answer of where he was, she continued the next day to tell me that uncle chris was driving behind aunt kati and that he wasn't with her. She deffinitly likes to talk and when you come home she will keep you pretty entertained. You will never need a tv. I can't wait to see you! Love you lots. and Emma sends Kisses too! ~Auntie Annie
~Keep up the good work, because I know that your mom has no more room in the freezer!
Yay Ben!
Food is a good thing - eat it up so you can get big and strong, then you'll be on your way back home again. I'm really happy to hear you are perking up again and being the champ that you are!
Jill L.
Hey Handsome!
YEAH!! About the yummy food. You have been through so much and all your hard work has paid off. We look foward to the day that you will be home with your Mom and Dad in your own home and bed!! Could you please tell your Daddy to do something with those darn Tigers?!? WAzz up with them?
Love The Rapsons
Hey Ben!
Those are some great new pictures of you chillin' in your new digs! You're looking really great - extra handsome!
Hey, make sure you tell your mom and dad thanks for the tickets - mary mary and one of da boyz went with us and we got to drink from the stanley cup after the game. It was a lot of fun - one of my best nights ever!
And tell them I'm sorry about the squatter in the house!
I'm hoping to get in with the doc this week and find out what's going on so I can come see you again...I have to wait for him to clear me so I don't bring anything to you. I'm right there with ya on the belly issues and know how frustrating it is, but hang in there. It doesn't necessarily get easier, but you start to feel it as your own "normal" and just keep going! I'm jealous that you're eating now...I'm working on it myself, but lately haven't been so good. Oh well, such is life, right?!
Love you and hope to see you real soon! hugs and bugs, xoxo
Hey Beautiful Boy,
I love your big beautiful blue eyes! Tell mommy that Aunt Tera loves the blanket and matching hat. I'm so happy to hear everything is going so well, keep it up. Can't wait to see you again!
Love,
Aunt Tera
Hi Beautiful Benjamin,
You are so very handsome! We love your new pictures - makes us want to hug and kiss you. Daddy says you love to eat, and that is good -keep getting stronger and bigger and soon you'll be home. We'll see you in a few days sweetheart. Love you and your mommy and daddy bunches and bunches. God Bless you all too, Grandma Carol & Papa Phil XOXOXOXOXOXO
Hi Ben,
Uncle Norman here. Thinking about you every day. You keep up the good work. I'm glad you like your new room. We're melting here in Atlanta 97 in the shade.....Hugs and kisses to you all.
Love
Uncle Norman
Happy 3 Month Birthday, Buddy!
We are happy you are doing so well. Keep eating and getting stronger so you can go home. Although your cousins will miss the new waiting room (and the snacks your Daddy buys them), we’d rather be visiting you at home. Tell your Dad that Mr. J has already lost “the bet” and of course Great Grandma Madeline took the blame. What can we say…he’s an addict!
Hugs and smooches,
Uncle Todd, Aunt Nicole, Josh, and Maddie
Hi Sweet Ben,Stephanie showed us your blog..hope all continues to go well and you get nice and chubby .We were admiring your great pictures especially the one with your beautiful big blue eyes.You are lucky to have such a great Mom and Dad .Thinking of you come visit us sometime when you are well love Katherine xxx NICU
hey there ben! sounds like you've had a lot going on lately. happy to hear that you are back in your own room (& with a tv too) - i'm thinking its time to start decorating...i'm sure a little green and white will help spruce up the drab maize and blue! glad you're liking dr nasr and i'm glad you're eating again! give big hugs to your mom and dad for me & tell them to pass a big (not too big) hug back to you! lots of love to you all. miss you all bunches!
love - meghan
Hey guys,
Steph and I continue to pray for all of you. Have faith and be strong. You have many friends and family members cheering for you, Big Ben!!!
Don Schultz
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