I didn't post anything yesterday because there wasn't much new to report. Gary went back to work Monday and Tuesday to get a few days in before Landon's feeding frenzy and Landon continued to be hungry and hard to console. He has progressively taken longer and longer to settle down over the last several days after getting worked up but we're hoping getting back to feeding will help!
He ate for the first time since before surgery (9 days ago!) this morning. They are keeping him on TPN & lipids (his IV nutrition) while he's eating small amounts to make sure his "gut" will tolerate the food ok. We fed him 9 ml this morning (basically the amount in the bottom of a drink that you and I don't bother finishing) and every 3 hours or so he'll continue to get that same amount. If he does well, they'll double that later this evening and continue to increase his amount if he does well over the next few days. As a point of reference, he had eaten up to 90 ml before surgery when he was actually eating so this amount is quite small. He seemed very happy to finally get something to eat and took well to it (not all babies take back to feeding right away after surgery) but he was obviously not full. So it will still be a long hard day because he won't be able to eat until he's satisfied, but at least now he knows that we're not going to starve him forever! Hopefully as we continue to feed him and increase the amounts he will get more and more comfortable!
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