Rapid improvement

We (both of us) went in today to have a visit, and were surprised to find wee Elizabeth on nasal prongs. These are little tubes that stick in her nostrils to supply oxygen. She's been doing so well that they are trying her on the prongs for 3 hours at a time as a test.

We just missed helping give her a bath, but Mum got to hold her skin-to-skin for a while while Dad fed her. She has a feeding tube down her nose to her stomach. In gavage feeding, milk is put in a syringe and simply drains down under gravity to her stomach. Mother and baby seemed pretty comfortable doing this, and I was glad to help. I think she's up to 11CCs every three hours. It doesn't seem like a lot, but it's headed in the right direction.