Another Tube Out.... Sort of

So they took Jaden's OG tube out of his mouth, and put it down his nose instead. This is in preparation for him to start breastfeeding. I think he prefers to have it out of his mouth, and now he can't force it out of his mouth with his tongue and get milk all over his bed. You think I'm exaggerating, but he's done that three times in the last two days alone! Also, you know by now that the night nurses love dressing him up, so last night they decided to gel his hair!

I'm not so much a fan of his hair, but at least his night nurses love him!

Here is one of our favorite nurses weighing him:

That shows that he is now 3 pounds 6 ounces!! But he's not gaining weight like they want him to, so they are now fortifying my milk with 26 extra calories each time he eats.

Jaden has started to do non-nutritive feedings, which basically means he breastfeeds without getting any milk. I make sure to pump before hand so he can just practice latching on, sucking, and generally just being comfortable. I love it! We do it once a day and it is just so fun to watch him try to figure this whole feeding thing out. When you are born that young, breastfeeding isn't second nature - they have to learn it. So we are working on that right now. Maybe in about a week we can start working on actually letting him get some milk. He's adorable!