LoganMarch 28th - 3 weeks old
Logan is 3 weeks old and this week he was discharged from the NICU at the hospital. Logan came home on Wednesday, March 25th around 2:00pm.
Since Logan came home, he’s made the following progress:
- Logan had his first doctor’s appointment on Friday! He weighed 5lbs 4oz and his temperature as 98.2 degrees. Everything checked out good and he is scheduled to go back for a follow up appointment on Tuesday. During that appointment they will be monitoring him to ensure that he is gaining weight as he should be.
- Logan is continuing to eat well and has been breastfeeding more and more. He is still taking the majority of his meals via the bottle with fortified breast milk, but every day he continues to improve at the breast. We are currently allowing him to make his own eating schedule, but will not let him go longer then 4 hours without a feeding. However, the majority of the time we have to wake him up to eat.
- Logan started out struggling to maintain his minimum temperature (97.6) when he first got home. After meeting with the doctor she advised us to increase the temperature in the house until he has had a chance to get a little more meat on his bones. Currently we have the thermostat set for 80 degrees, and he is now maintaining his temperature quite well.
I am continuing to do well. The new schedule with Logan home is far more tolerable then the schedule I was keeping while he was in the NICU. It’s still amazing to me how tiny he is! He is now wearing the newborn sized clothes, but they are still pretty big on him. We haven’t been enjoying many home cooked meals lately, but hopefully I’ll be able to work some of those in soon.
Wes is doing well, and is continuing to be a great helper. He has spent a lot of time making bottles, running errands, getting food, and just basically being at my beck and call. He is currently on FMLA leave and will be going back to work on Wednesday. On Thursday, Wes’s mom will be coming to stay with us for about 10 days to help out. It is such a comfort to have another person in the house while I am still learning the baby care ropes.
That’s the update for week 3!
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