Aha, nothing like a good workout!! Now time for a nap. Don't you like my Hippie Smurf outfit, I fit right in here in Eugene. Calla had a great achievement today she took 24 ccs breastfeeding at the 3:00 feeding and 10ccs at the 9:00 feeding . This is a huge accomplishment and Scott and I are very excited for our little girl. Calla has shown a lot of interest in breastfeeding for the past week but she always seems to get frustrated a few minutes into the process. Today at the 3:00 feeding we used a nipple shield for the first time and it worked wonders. A nipple shield is a flexible plastic cover that goes over the nipple so that there is something with a little bit more structure for Calla to grab onto. This was all the assistance she needed. She did a great job and afterwards Scott and I were sharing high 5’s with all the nurses. Breastfeeding takes a lot of energy for such a little girl so Scott and I are going to try and breastfeed her every other feeding for the next few days and hopefully by the end of the week we will be able to do some bottles in between breastfeeding. Things are moving forward and we hope to be home by the end of the month.
Thanks as always for your continued love and support!
Courtney, Scott, and Calla
3 comments:
Good Morning Calla! Grandma is running out of words of "awe" to describe you! All I can do today is to thank God for you and your wonderful parents. May God continue to bless you all. Have a great day. I love you all!
Grandma Lynda
Hi Calla,
You are awesome. You are working so hard at learning how to suck. We are very proud of you. You have lots of people praying for you and our prayers are being answered.
I love you very much,
Grandma Cindy
Go Calla Go!
You know, we used a nipple shield too when Calder was first learning to breastfeed. We just wanted something to work... and it did!
We're rooting for you all and look forward to seeing you on Friday.
Love, rebecca+jeff+calder.
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