First Bottle

I got to the hospital this afternoon and Chris was Brandon's nurse. She told me that he was going to be getting his first bottle today to see how he did. She said we could do his bottle at any time that was good for me and if Stu wanted to be there for him. He did want to be there so we decided we would have Chris give him the bottle at his 6:00 feeding. The nurse gives the first bottle incase there is a problem. It is very hard for preemies to drink a bottle because they need to remember to suck, swallow, and breathe. They give the babies a half hour to drink what they can and then they give them the rest in their feeding tube. Brandon did great with his bottle. He drank the entire thing and did not have any episodes. His oxygen went down a few times but that it expected with the first bottle feeding and he went right back up each time. He really seemed to enjoy drinking the milk and finished the whole thing within the half hour. He had 33 cc's which is what his feedings are. That is one ounce and 3 cc's more. He did a really good job when he was burped too. Tomorrow I will get to give Brandon his bottle. His nurse will be right by my side to help. Brandon weighed 1800 grams tonight so he is a little more than 3 pounds 15 ounces. I am sure he will hit the 4 pound mark tomorrow.