Chester passed some big milestones this week. He now weighs 2132 gramss or 4.7 pounds. He moved from his isolate to a open crib and is doing a great job regulating his temprature. Chester also moved from the level 4 to the level 2 NICU. They call this the step up NICU and is where …
Chester made great progress this week. He weighs 1810 g or 4 pounds. This is a big milestone because it is the minimum weight for NICU babies to come home. He also was moved from the NAVA to the CPAP which is a less supportive ventilator. He is doing very well with that change and …
Our days look a little different than most new parents. At the beginning we were in a multiperson room and did not get to do much contact time until he was stable. After a week, we moved to a private room and started working towards the schedule we have now. Every day, Mom and Dad …
Chester has had a stable period for a while. He is now 1440 grams of 3 pounds 2 ounces. He has been working on condensing his food from continuously being feed to more of a traditional meal feed with breaks. He is upto getting a 45 minute break in-between his feeds. There was a small …