Quinn began feedings on Sat afternoon at 5cc and Leyla's feedings were increased to 10cc. :0) So far they have been handling those quite well. They have not been assessed yet today (4/23), but their feedings might increase again when they are.
On Sunday night, they were moved from NICU to the Special Care Nursery across the hall, which is a step down. I worried quite a bit last night after our first visit at 8pm, as it was really noisy with all the parents visiting and quite a few babies' monitors going off. I returned at 1am, 9am, and 1pm, and all these visits were much quieter. They seem to be handling their new environment really well so far, so let's pray that continues.
They both have increasing jaundice; however, the nurse told me that it peaks for premies between day 3-5. So she said, if it peaked today or only increases a little more, they will avoid the bili (sp?) lights. By Wed, we should know for sure if they will need them at all or not. Hopefully not.
They haven't gained any weight yet, but it still the first week, which is common for most babies, even full-term ones, to lose weight. Hopefully they will start gaining some by this weekend.
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