It's true I'm working hard here in the NICU, and to date I've shared some of my most positive feats. However, it isn't all sunshine and daisies here for me and my parents. I have been so far ahead of the game for most of my month long life, that I think sometime Mom forgets that I'm still so young and have a ways to go before we go home. I am now 4lbs which is great, but I still need to learn how to take a whole bottle. My feeding amount is up to 36mL, and if all goes right, I will take about 10mL, but sometimes I only want 3. I can tell this frustrates Mom because she wants to take me home and I hear her say she's tired of the NICU, but in reality I'm still supposed to be in her tummy and not even nippling on a bottle at all!
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| You want to bottle feed me? Too bad, I want to sleep. |
I have seen speech therapist to help me figure out bottles, and they tell Mom to be patient. It could take until I am 38 weeks for me to get the hang of it. One of the therapists told us that Turner's Syndrome babies sometimes have to go home with a feeding tube for a long time. Mom said she would be patient for me to get the hang of it, and was confident I will do it in my own time. Until then, we have to try slowly and patiently so I don't have a bad experience and go back to zero bottle feeds! One of the alumni moms told my mom that her little one couldn't bottle feed unless he was in a quiet spot, facing a blank wall, and in a swing. Even then it took him 2 hours. I think it scared mom.
I am trying hard, but I have to do it all at my own pace. Lucky for me, I'm adorable so even when mom is frustrated, she still smiles and tells me she's grateful for me.
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| Mom keeping it real with a selfie after I thwarted her bottle feeding attempt. |
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