Making progress

Okay, sorry it has been a few days but not too much has changed. We have just been waiting patiently. Hudson is still doing great. They started him on lipids (fat) through his IV on Wed night, I think. His weight loss leveled off at 7lbs 5.4oz and now he is 7lbs 9.6oz!!! So he is gaining! They stopped his antibiotics today, but he still has the PIC line for his fluids and lipids. They are going to xray his belly in the morning and as long as everything still looks good, they are going to feed him tomorrow!!!! The Dr said as long as feedings go well and his belly doesn't get distended again and they don't see any blood, he plans on him coming home the end of the week!!! His stools are still testing positive for blood, but it is not visible and has not been pretty much since they stopped feeding him. The Dr said that this could linger, but as long as they don't actually see blood it is fine. So this is very exciting!!! They will start him on hypo-allergenic pre-digested formula so that his bowels don't have to work to hard at first and then once he works his self up to full feedings (2oz) they will start introducing breast milk. I don't think he will have a problem with latching onto the bottle because he LOVES his passy! He will go into a regular crib like you have in your labor and delivery room before he goes home to make sure he can hold his temp. This is when we get to start dressing him. Please keep praying! Some specific prayers are that he takes the feedings well and latches on good, that his belly and bowels react well with no more visible blood, that he reacts well to the breast milk, and that once he gets in a regular crib he holds his temp. Thank you so much!

Staci