Oliver had his first tub bath this morning that I got to help with. He liked it at first but I think I was taking too long for him and he was getting cold. He does like his hair shampooed, combed and brushed with a toothbrush for a little scalp massage. The nurse and decided that his hair now looks 3 shades lighter than before the bath.
Today the doctors decided to wean his morphine more to 10mcg/kg which means that if he tolerates this today he will go to oral morphine tomorrow. Wow - I can't believe it, this excellerated morphine wean is just that - fast. I hope Oliver does not show withdrawl symptoms though. They also decreased his oxygen to 1 liter still at 40% concentration.
Breastfeeding is getting much better. I was able to feed him at 6pm last night and he did well for almost 30 minutes on and off. Today at noon also went well and he didn't require any extra feedings through the tube in his nose (NG). He's really getting the hang of sucking and loves his pacifier.
More visitors set to come this afternoon. Great Grandma Mary, Great Uncle Jim and Great Aunt Cheryl are coming. Then Great Grandma Billie and Great Uncle Ron and Great Aunt Brenda are coming this evening.
We are sooo happy for you it sounds like everything is going wonderfully and he will have an audience today too. You sound so happy in your blog things are progressing nicely. Looking forward to the next update!
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