snuggles82
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Congratulations!! Sounds like your little man is one tough cookie Sending you lots of love and well wishes!!
I told u, everything will be fine. God cares indeed.Connor Snake C. born April 17th at 5:11pm at 29 weeks and 3 days. He weighed in at a whopping 3 lbs and 7 oz!!!! All docs and nurses were surprised at how big he was. He further impressed everyone by letting out some good cries right after he was born, meaning his lungs were doing well. Our little overachiever also hasn't had to be put on a breathing tube but has been breathing room air (sometimes with a CPAP) since he was born.
Connor had his first feedings overnight and he is tolerating them very well so far!
Yet another thing that is surprising nurses here is that I'm already producing milk. My 1st nurse told me not to wait til morning to start pumping, so 3 hours after he was born, I started. Pumping every 3 hours. I'm making just enough now to meet his feeding needs (they start low) and hoping to continue increasing my milk production. Because he was born under 30 weeks, he's eligible under our hospital's program for donor milk if he needs additional. So we signed him up for that.
We're still taking things hour by hour, day by day but are very encouraged by his first day and a half.