Today the drainage in her nasal gastric tube was a "spit color" which is what we have been looking for! & it stayed that way all day! So the doctor decided to have the tube placed to gravity, instead of suction. This forces her little tummy to do its thing & try to figure out how it's supposed to work. They also started her on a medicine to help motility through the stomach & the intestines. They all have to figure out how to work together. We are continuing to give her small amounts of Pedialyte, which she is keeping down. The goal is for her to continue taking it without spitting up. Over the next couple of days, the pedialyte will increase and then eventually change over to formula. That will be the key to getting her out of the hospital! Again, this will still be a lengthy process. Our goal is that she will be home by Thanksgiving. However, the nurse said that it is quite possible for her to be home by my birthday, November 19th. What an awesome birthday present that would be!!!
By the way, her weight today was 6 lbs 8 oz! up from her birth weight of 6 lbs 4 oz.
Correction on the weight: She is 4 lb 8 oz up from 4 lb 4 oz! I seem to make her larger than she is!
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