Kate had an appointment with the pediatrician on Friday. She is finally up to 7 lbs. Everything seems to be going great. We discussed feeding options and possibilities for getting Kate off the feeding tube. We decided that we would stop her feedings for 24 hours and just feed her solely from the bottle. We started that on Saturday morning . She did great and hasn't had any significant reflux yet. We kept her off the feeding tube all day today and has been taking higher quantities from the bottle. It is great because she is starting to associate drinking from the bottle to satisfying her hunger. She has never had that sensation because she has been on a continuous feeding. She still has a way to go to get up to full feedings, but this is a start. The main issue, however, is that she isn't refluxing. She will be seeing the pediatrician again on Tuesday to monitor her weight gain. We have just been feeding her straight breast milk without the fortifier, so we're hoping that she can sustain the weight gain.
We were able to get out and take a ride up to Park City on Saturday. It was a lot of fun. It was so exciting for Kate that she slept the entire trip.....oh well!
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