On Demand Feeding

We've made another step towards going home.  The boys are starting on demand feeding.  They are now able to cry and I can feed them when I am here.  This is more like what a normal at home schedule may be instead of feeding at 12, 3, 6, 9, 12, etc no matter what. 

Here is how the day went:

11 am: Agree with nurse to start on demand feeding

12:40- 1:40:  Set up for the feed and tandem feed both boys.  Give them to Cody to burp, diaper change, and reswaddle. 

1:40-2: Me pump, clean supplies, pick up stuff in room that we got out to feed

2:50-3:30: Set up, feed Alex, give Alex to Cody

3:30-4:15: Try to feed Ben.  Wait for him to get over his pooping before he will start. Feed Ben.

4:15-4:40: Pump, Clean, Put things away

I think you can see how well on demand feeding went.  The boys were not on the same schedule on the second feeding of the new method. They got their Hepatitis B vaccine around 3, which is a big reason they were fed on a different schedule at the around 3 feeding, but still!  Life is going to be crazy when we go home.

Alex and Ben are doing well.  Alex gained over an ounce since yesterday and Ben gained almost 2 ounces.  Ben is 4 lbs 13.7 oz, so he should make it to 5 lbs soon.  Alex is 5 lbs 2 oz or so.  They have really learned to cry.  No more little pitiful kitten noises from them!  They are also awake a lot more, so there is quite a bit more crying. 

We still don't have an escape date, but they are starting to talk to us about things that they do closer to discharge.... so we must be getting closer. 

The boys are 3 weeks old today.  Hopefully we'll be home soonish.