tube in, tube out, tube in, tube out!!!!

CADEN:
Monday-Wednesday: The nurses continued to get Caden to take a bottle without his oxygen dipping.

Thursday: Speech pathology gave him a test on to make sure he was not aspirating during his feedings (milk going into his lungs). He passed the test, so that was good, however they can't figure out why his oxygen keeps dipping. They added a thickner to the milk and he took the bottle fine without having one dip in oxygen. Then speech pathology said he was too young for the thickner and that it may cause gastrointestinal problems in preemie babies. Then they put back in his feeding tube.

Friday: They said that since his due date would have been in 2 days, he is no longer a preemie and can now have the thickner. They took out his feeding tube and are now giving him the thickner in his milk and he is eating fine witout his oxygen dropping. They are going to continue to monitor his eating this way...and we shall see......