Thursday, February 12, 2009

Jacob took a bottle today!

This morning, Jacob took his feeding from a bottle (all 12 cc). His oxygen went down at the end of the feeding a little, but he is doing well. They will continue to give him one feeding of breastmilk a day through the bottle, with the others still being from the tube. He is also still receiving most of his "nutrition" through the IV. It is being gradually decreased as the tube feedings are being gradually increased. Jacob has been moved to an isollette bed (incubator) to help him maintain his temperature and to decrease stimulation. We are still waiting on many of the test results at this point, so the doctors do not have a diagnosis. It does appear that Jacob has some hearing loss (moderate in left ear and severe in right ear), but they will repeat the test in a few weeks. We're praying that God will heal his ears and the test will show an improvement. We are still waiting, waiting, and waiting for answers......

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