Mason has been doing very well over the past week. The doctors were able to wean his ventilator down to some very low settings. They are hoping that they will be able to get him off the ventilator by the end of next week. He did very well with the weaning.
Feedings have been going well. He was up to 20 ml of breastmilk fortified with vitamins every three hours. The doctor did have to change him to continuous feedings of about 6-7ml every hour because he was having more residual left in his belly between feedings. Before they give the next feeding they always check to see how much food is left in the stomach. He was starting to have more and more so switching to continuous will help with this. The doctor said he was pushing him with the 20 ml so it is ok to take a little break. But the feedings are the most important right now, this is what is helping Mason grow and his lungs develop. He is now 2 pounds 10 ounces and 13 inches long.
Mason is still on nitric but his oxygen requirements are down. They were able to stop his antibiotics since his labs looked good. All in all, Mason is doing very well right now. The doctors are pleased with how he is progressing.
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