Tammy and I have been loving our new Declan. He's been doing so well. His spit-ups have stopped and he continues to improve. Since he's not throwing up, he has been gaining weight like crazy. He has the cutest little chubby cheeks. We are working on compressing his feeds. We've gone from 3 hours on feed, and two hours off; to 2 hours on and 3 off. Because he's gaining more weight than they would like, we have decreased his overall calories. They've given us the clear to stop feeding at 11pm so we can get another hour of sleep!
His G-tube has been great as well. It is nice not to have to check placement, as we had to with the NG tube and we don't have to replace it if he happens to spit it up. We just hook up the tube and go. We are still working on his oral feeding, but not much luck there.
He really is a happy baby, we love his smiles, coo's, and his little baby growls.
He is darling! I'm so happy to hear he's doing so well! What a strong little guy!
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