Sun, Nov.28 TPN dressing change.

Chloe was a very good baby.  She was especially well behaved during TPN dressing change.  The attending nurse Deana had discovered wrinkles on her TPN dressing and replaced the dressings.  TPN dressing is the coverings of the TPN pick line on her arm to prevent bacterial infection.  The procedure was done in a sterile environment with masks and gloves.  Chloe didn't cry so didn't need the sugar water.  Nurses was very impressed.  (According to the nurse by the way, Chloe cried a lot in the morning before her parents arrived at the hospital.  She loves her parents.)

 

Chloe breezed through the daily routine cares as well.  Temperature check, diaper change, ostomy bags check, blood pressure check, and weighing were no problems.

She is gaining weight well.  She is still well below the average but her growth slope is normal.  Her growth rate has increased even more lately. She is 8 lb and 4 oz now.

Her ostomy output has been lower (which is a good news) stools to diaper more often (good) and the numbers have been relatively consistent.   Seeing this the doctors ordered Chloe's breast milk intake level to go up 0.5 ml everyday since a little more than a week ago.  Today, the intake numbers were 11 ml breast milk, 12.4 HAL, and 0.6 ml lipid.