Carter has been doing well today. He has one of his favorite nurses, Heidi. He gained 2 whole grams today, it's not a loss so that's good. He has been breathing well today also. He has only had one episode today of desaturation. He has been better about leaving his wires alone and with any luck hopefully he has realized that the better he does the wires he gets rid of. He still fights the diaper changes but at the same time he whimpers if he is dirty and desats. He is continuing to get his 24 mL of milk every 3 hours through the pump so that it is not too overwhelming for him. They have added HMF to his milk. It stands for Human Milk Fortifier. It is a highly concentrated, high protein liquid that is added to the milk to improve growth and weight gain. It is superior to powdered versions because those have been found to harbor bacteria. I included a link for those of you that are interested.
http://preemies.about.com/od/glossary/g/HMF.htm
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