I made and gave Hubercito his normal 'one-try practice bottle' the other day and he took off sucking that formula down! I was shocked! Since we got the green light to oral feed him he has had some trouble latching on and staying latched on causing him to get frusterated. It usually resulted in him only drinking about an ounce at the most. But for some reason this day he just went at it and drank about half the lil bottle I made for him (maybe 3 oz) and without choking and pretty quickly.
I have since been offering him his bottle or trying to every 2 or 3 hours in hopes that he will drink enough to keep him satisfied throughout the day and then I will only have to plug him to the pump throughout the night. That would make life amazingly more easy for me.
We had a lil throwing up last night so we are taking it a lil easier today supplementing with some Pedialyte to make sure he doesnt get dehydrated. One of his 2 teeth that have been coming in looks as if it has broke through and the other is close behind. He had a fever and wasn't feeling so great last night, Im thinking for that.
Since getting the green light to feed him orally my goal is by the end of this year for him to be able to eat entirely through his bottle and baby food and get his g tube taken out! Seeing him enjoy his bottle and want it and doing such a great improvement I am reassured that that is a very likely goal for him this year!
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