Hannah is doing quite well. She is already up to 3lb, 13oz!!! She is certainly doing her job of growing. She is taking about an ounce of milk at each feeding, and we just started to introduce her to the "concept" of breastfeeding. She likely won't get any real nutrition directly from me (other than through pumping) for another week or so, but she is learning how to suck. Hannah has also been able to maintain her body temperature, so they are turning down the temperature in her incubator (and lowering the humidity too). Since she has maintained so well, she is now able to wear clothes. Here is a picture of her in her first outfit!
Daddy loves his little girl!
Now that she can maintain her temperature better, we can hold her for longer periods of time. I think Jon and I alternated holding her for about 5 hours today. It's the best feeling in the world.
3 comments:
Wow! Hannah is really putting on the weight. Praise God! Wonderful to hear that she is making big strides with feeding and her temperature. Keep enjoying each moment...
Nice to see you holding her. What a wonderful blessing. We are just now getting to read the blog.
Jim and Emily
Wow!She is really moving ahead by leaps and bounds. That's great weight gain for only two weeks old. We're glad to hear that everything else is going well. I belong to the school of thought that thinks you can't hold babies too much! Love, Marcia
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