Well after Landon started out feeding really well yesterday he kind of took a downturn and started not eating as well later in the day. He's continued to have a really hard time settling down to sleep at times and then he doesn't get as long of a nap as he should which gives him less energy to eat later. It's a vicious cycle!
It sounds his slowdown in eating could be a combination of him just tiring quickly during feeding (which is common for heart defect babies) and possibly some acid reflux (also common for babies in general). So they want to keep him a few more days to see how he continues to eat and see him gain some weight. We may have to try and feed him small amounts more frequently but his sleeping patterns make it difficult to move his feedings closer together. We're just having to learn what schedule will work best for him and adapt to it. During the later part of yesterday we realized we probably would not be heading home today so we were prepared for it, but we are still eager to take him home soon! Hopefully it will be Monday if we can get him back on track with eating over the weekend. Thanks for your continued prayers!
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