Feeding Tube

Dr Alberty came by this afternoon. He was not impressed with her 4 oz of intake for the day so far (at about 4:00)...he also witnessed Lydia refusing to take her bottle. We decided it would probably be best to start with the feeding tube tonight. We will offer 3 oz every 3 hours...whatever she does not finish by bottle, the nurses will administer by feeding tube. I don't really have any info about when we might be sent home...it really depends on how Lydia responds in the next couple of days. The nurses actually came in to put in the feeding tube a little while ago, but Lydia had then just finished about 3 oz of formula and about a tsp of oatmeal...so I asked if they could come back later when it was time for her to eat again...they also thought it would be better to wait because she will probably gag when it is inserted, and she might spit up. It will probably be done around 6:30 or so.

We went for Lydia's ultrasound of the kidneys early this afternoon...she was a little trooper. She just laid there and smiled...turning to look at the monitor every once in a while. The tech asked if she was always that sweet...Of course I said she was....I'm just a tad biased. When we were done, she said...it doesn't get any better than that...Lydia made her job very easy. :) We don't have any results from that yet....the tech said that she didn't see anything abnormal, but she is not responsible for reading the results.