Miss Olivia has been having an amazing week. She has finally hit the 3lb mark actually she is now 3lbs 2oz. Happy to announce she finally has cute little chub roles on her legs I love it. This momma loves chubby babies and cant wait for all those roles.
Today was a very big day. I arrived at the hospital today at 8:30am and didnt leave until 6pm. I was teasing the nurse saying it felt like a worked a whole shift lol, not quite but pretty dang close and Im exhausted but loved every minute of it.
I got the opportunity to give Olivia her first sponge bath and she totally loved it. She was so relaxed, especially when we were washing her hair. Her eyes were rolling back and she was just soaking it all in. It was such a sweet moment. Im so grateful I was there to share it.
Later this afternoon I got the go ahead from the Nurse Practitioner to start non-nutritional breast feeding. Exactly as it sounds I pump first emptying the breasts completely and just let her practice latching on. She is still to small to try true breast feeding. This should happen in 2 more weeks or so. They worry about her aspirating at this point. Sucking, swallowing, and breathing is a lot to remember when your a micro preemie.
She did so good today it was as if she knew exactly what to do. She latched on and immediately began sucking. All of the nurses and the lactation specialist were very impressed. They all warned me before hand that she would probably just lick and not be interested, but again Olivia impressed and surprised us all. After a day of so many first and her handling it all so well I am one proud Momma, and so excited for all of the firsts that are still ahead of us.
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