Christian Momma

Our appointment went pretty well. Andrew weighs 8 pounds 12 ounces (up from 8 pounds 1 ounce last Tues)!! And Daniel weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces (up from 7 pounds 4 ounces)!! They said they are doing wonderfully!! They were asking if I had been referred to the Early Intervention program for the twins (which we have and have an appt on Friday). She said that they would be able to catch anything that might become a problem. She didn’t say much about about the nervous system…she did note that things are improving. We discussed the issues of the boys gasping and milk coming out their nose (this isn’t just after they eat…it seems to happen throughout the day…mainly when they sleep…not very often though)…I guess it’s a part of reflux. She said it sounds very mild and as long as things don’t get worse, they’ll probably grow out of it…but it’s not serious. She was a little concerned about Andrew…she thinks he might have a slight hernia…but again they can grow out of it. She said that the early intervention can give me exercises to help with that. It’s something we want to follow up on.

And for the best news!! My boys are OFF the extra calorie milk!!!!! YEAH Which means that I can fully nurse now…no more pumping and adding formula! And she said that if I do decide to use formula to still use the Enfacare but follow the directions on the can (not what they gave me from the NICU to make it a higher calorie). I’m so excited!! Now we can really focus on the nursing side!!