We've had some troubles to start tube feeding, but after a little tweaking I think we've figured it out. The doctors want Luke to take 6 ounces every 3 hours. Well, that is asking too much to begin with. So we took that down to 4 oz each 3 hours to begin with. This has stopped the vomiting. Luke will also take more by mouth this way. After this first week, I hope to increase it to 4.5 ounces and keep the same schedule as we go. His incisions have also healed up nice. Not completely healed, but were getting there. Luke is also getting comfortable with his tube. He has started to sleep on his side again and doesn't cry much when we pick him up. He has actually grabbed at it a couple times and it makes me hold my breathe. Either I'm worried he will pull it out or worse, cry out. His button still isn't healed all the way. It gets stuck during the day, and we clean it still and Luke doesn't mind that. Also, Luke has started sleeping better....thank The Lord. The first few days were hard. He is getting back to his normal sleeping times. He still wakes up a couple times throughout the night for his pacifier. You can see the energy coming back to Luke. Hopefully our increase will work this week.
Jordan
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