Maggie is 4 weeks old today (35 weeks 2 days corrected age) and weighs 4lbs 11oz - almost 5 whole pounds! Maggie's doctors are agressively increasing her feeds today so she will be off of the TPN by this evening, meaning no more IV. Woo hoo!
As her volumes rise to full feeds, the nurses will again be adding fortifier to her milk (which adds calories without adding volume) to help her grow. Within the next few days, we also anticipate the nurses/docs will start her on mouth feedings (bottle or breast).
They are also starting to wean her out of the isolette once more. Hopefully she'll be able to maintain her temperature better this time, especially since she's got more meat on her bones to keep her warm.
I asked her doctor today when we're looking at getting Maggie home and she seemed optimistic that we're looking at another two weeks. I'm so excited and hope these next two weeks fly by as fast as the last four have.
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