Madison is getting closer to coming home, although her feedings aren't going as well as the Doctors want yet. The Doctors have said that in order for her to come home she will need to take her feedings within 20-25 mins. Maddie has been finishing the feedings but she tires after around half of the bottle and has been falling asleep in the middle of the feedings. After much effort and about 40 mins she is downing the bottles. But she is a little bugger in that as soon as she is laid back in her crib she opens her eyes and wants to play. We can't understand why she cant be more awake while feeding? Maddie weighed in at 4 pounds 15.6 ounces which is also a concern for the Doctors as she is not experiencing a lot of weight gain once she has been on the bottle entirely. But for now she has stayed away from having her feed tube back so this is a good sign.
Mommy and Daddy brought in Maddies car seat for her test, which the Doctors say she shouldn't have a problem passing. The car seat test is essentially putting her into the car seat with all of her monitors and if she is able to maintain her oxygen for two hours she passes the test. This is the last remaining test she needs to pass in order to come home.
Good luck with the feeding. Our Timothy didn't pass the car seat test, but the hospital had a different kind of car seat that they let us borrow that he could lay down in. He was in a regular car seat I think by his two week appointment. Hopefully she just passes, but if not, maybe there are some other options. :)
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