We have officially recycled the milk storage containers in the freezer by using them for baby food. Baby GL has been on mostly all formula now for about a week and a half. We started that when we opened the last milk from the freezer. I do nurse a little bit, but he goes through stages of wanting to nurse and times he's just too impatient to work for it. It is a relief not having to remember the 3 hour schedule I was on. We made it over 8 months so I feel good about the nutrition for Baby GL. Mixing formula has actually made it easier to prepare meals for him. Up until now it's either been waiting for milk to thaw or quick running to the pump. I think if Baby GL didn't need the extra calories or nursed without the necessity of a shield to latch on we may have been able to go longer. I will keep nursing once or twice a day just to give him a transition period. I think it's more for myself that it's difficult to let go.
Baby GL seems to have recovered from whatever he may have caught last week. Every once in a while he has a cough, but the Albuterol clears it up pretty effectively. Even with a little cough and illness Baby GL kept up his smile and cheerful glow.
Baby GL's new favorite toy is his bouncer. We have officially retired the swing. That swing was with him in the NICU so I guess he's had his fill. He wants to be more active now. Lots of kicking and grabbing. In the swing he would jump so much he nearly jump over the edge. We've concluded he must be teething, too. With everything he puts in his hand it will get to his mouth. Even his pacifier is a toy. He chews on it more than sucking. He'll pull it out swing it around and manages to get it back to his mouth. I bought him a ball with textured spikes to get him feeling and he will grab it with both hands and lift it to his lips. There's nothing that won't go to his mouth. His cousin gets a little jealous of Baby GL in the bouncer. He even tried to get in with him which is never a success. He plays with all the toys on it and will snuggle in next to Baby GL a little. It's very tender to watch.
With Baby GL teething he's lacking an appetite. It's been a struggle to get him to take much by bottle. The g-tube has been getting a lot of use just to make sure he gets what he needs each day. Baby GL uses the bottle nipple again as a teething toy. He's figured out he can bite down on it and he'll pierces his lips around it. The problem is that he lets the milk dribble down his chin instead of drinking it.
He doesn't want to take a bottle, but he does want to chew on things so the only solution was to try some solid food. Yesterday was a huge milestone. I prepared some sweet potato and watered it down with formula. I only put small dots on his spoon to try it. His first few tastes resulted in a curled lip and a look of disgust. After a few tries he seemed to enjoy a little something in his mouth. He even managed to give me a few good swallows. I didn't get much in, maybe a quarter of a teaspoon but it was a good start. I tried again today and I got pretty much the same response aside from the curled lip. He helps the food down with a finger or four. What I found to be more effective was putting some food onto a teething brush so while he got a little gum massage he sucked the potato off.
We are so excited to go into the holiday season with Baby GL. We are making so many memories already and we feels so fulfilled by him.
Baby GL seems to have recovered from whatever he may have caught last week. Every once in a while he has a cough, but the Albuterol clears it up pretty effectively. Even with a little cough and illness Baby GL kept up his smile and cheerful glow.
Baby GL's new favorite toy is his bouncer. We have officially retired the swing. That swing was with him in the NICU so I guess he's had his fill. He wants to be more active now. Lots of kicking and grabbing. In the swing he would jump so much he nearly jump over the edge. We've concluded he must be teething, too. With everything he puts in his hand it will get to his mouth. Even his pacifier is a toy. He chews on it more than sucking. He'll pull it out swing it around and manages to get it back to his mouth. I bought him a ball with textured spikes to get him feeling and he will grab it with both hands and lift it to his lips. There's nothing that won't go to his mouth. His cousin gets a little jealous of Baby GL in the bouncer. He even tried to get in with him which is never a success. He plays with all the toys on it and will snuggle in next to Baby GL a little. It's very tender to watch.
With Baby GL teething he's lacking an appetite. It's been a struggle to get him to take much by bottle. The g-tube has been getting a lot of use just to make sure he gets what he needs each day. Baby GL uses the bottle nipple again as a teething toy. He's figured out he can bite down on it and he'll pierces his lips around it. The problem is that he lets the milk dribble down his chin instead of drinking it.
He doesn't want to take a bottle, but he does want to chew on things so the only solution was to try some solid food. Yesterday was a huge milestone. I prepared some sweet potato and watered it down with formula. I only put small dots on his spoon to try it. His first few tastes resulted in a curled lip and a look of disgust. After a few tries he seemed to enjoy a little something in his mouth. He even managed to give me a few good swallows. I didn't get much in, maybe a quarter of a teaspoon but it was a good start. I tried again today and I got pretty much the same response aside from the curled lip. He helps the food down with a finger or four. What I found to be more effective was putting some food onto a teething brush so while he got a little gum massage he sucked the potato off.
We are so excited to go into the holiday season with Baby GL. We are making so many memories already and we feels so fulfilled by him.
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