Pod A

Well Folks, we are moving right up in the NICU world. Greyson has been moved to Pod A. This is very exciting, pod A is the “go home pod!” We seem to be on track with my due date (July 6). Pod A is like having your own private suite. Television, private bath, fold-out couch and Grey in a crib! When we receive confirmation that Greyson will be coming home soon (say 2 weeks). I will start staying the night with Mr. Man. However, I’m tempted to drag in my blankets and have a little sleepover now.

Overall, we are doing well. We continue to practice with breast/bottle feeding. Greyson didn’t do so well yesterday with the bottle. Lots of gagging and he wanted to keep his tongue at the top of his mouth. Therefore, we are going to bring in a speech therapist for a feeding consult. Speech therapist work with premature babies to implement early feeding intervention and will provide an assessment of any issues. Basically the speech therapist will provide an analysis of Greyson’s feeding skills, which includes suck swallow breathe coordination and the ability to maintain a calm organized state during feeds. Preemies will get so excited about feeding that they forget to breathe or simply choose not to breathe so they can focus on the food.

Oh and I almost forgot, Mr. Piggie weighed in last night at 5 pounds 9 ounces.