So there's talk of sending Gage home soon! They're trying for Monday or Tuesday!! All he's got going on right now is the wound vac (which he will have for a few months) and the feeding tube in his nose. He is doing better taking a bottle now because they are thickening his milk. They figured out that he freaks out when he gets milk in his mouth because he can't quite control it and so it scares him. So they thicken it a little so when he gets it in his mouth he can move it around and control it better. He looks so much more comfortable eating now! Like he actually enjoys it! It pretty much puts him right to sleep. He is drinking around 20mL each time, which isn't nearly as much as he should, so the rest we put down his feeding tube in his nose. And that's how its gonna be at home. They are also putting a supplement in the breast milk so that he gets more calories and fat and protein and everything. So we're getting close!
Oh and I got a nice little surprise on Mother's Day. Yeah... nice... right. It's called- Surprise! You have mastitis! I didn't feel that great all day and had the most terrible headache I've ever had. And a little spot on my boob was kinda firm and tender. But then I took my temp and it was 102.7. Yeah... nice. So left the hospital and went back to the hotel and had pretty much the worst night ever. Chills and sweats and nauseous and that wicked headache. But I'm feeling better now that the antibiotics kicked in. But the nurse practitioner here said I have a higher chance of getting mastitis frequently cuz I'm just pumping; cuz it's not a natural way to empty your milk so you get more complications more often. Yeah... nice.
But in a few days it won't matter (nothing will matter!) cuz we will be at home with our little guy (I hope)!
