3/29 Update

Madeline had a big day yesterday as she's switched from continuous feeding altogether and is now doing 24 mLs an hour every 3 hours. It's the same amount of milk over the course of the day that she was on before but obviously a much larger amount per feeding. In her first two feedings, her stomach was able to tolerate it without spitting it back up. This is good news and means she'll continue to stay with this approach. I was holding her through the second feeding and could definitely tell she was wearing out by the end but that's to be expected. No changes on ventilator settings and she's still breathing without any issues. I doubt she'll have any changes there in the short term as she's going to spending a lot of her energy on feeding and digesting.

I was holding her throughout the second feeding and she is extremely wiggly when she's awake. She never sat still in the same spot and wiggled around so much she knocked her hat off requiring me to keep her head warm with my hand for last bit of my time with her. She was smiling a ton yesterday (particularly after the feeding was over) which is always a great joy for me.

We've been light on the pictures over the past few days because there are 3 other babies in the room with her and the light is always off making for crappy pictures but I'll try to get some action shots over the next few days.