Well, Kayla is back in the NICU. Didn't quite make it 48 hours at home. She was readmitted because she was having a really hard time finishing her bottles and not consuming enough food. She is supposed to be eating at least 55 ml (almost 2 oz) of formula every 3 hours. She would eat about half of that fine, but then start crying/screaming, refusing the bottle, coughing and getting really congested. They had difficulty feeding her at the NICU before too, but she was improving. We were having to feed her half by bottle and the rest by syringe and even that was getting tough to do...so her pediatrician decided to readmit her and run some tests to see if she was refluxing into her sinuses or some other problem. Of course, as soon as she was admitted, she started eating like she had no problems at all....grrr...they did give her a different formula so maybe that is the issue. The good news is she is at the hospital closest to our house so it makes getting up there to see her much easier than before. The unfortunate thing is if they can't figure out what is causing her problems, she may have to come home on a gavage tube to help her with her feedings...not my number 1 preference for sure, but whatever she needs, we will do...
Kamryn continues to put on the weight! The size difference between the two is amazing. Kamryn is getting close to 10 lbs and is 21 inches long...Kayla is 6lbs and 18 inches long. I don't think we will have a problem telling them apart for a little while...I am praying that Kayla will improve so she can start growing!!
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