Progress

Claire's weight went up to 4 lbs after the transfusion...Although it settled back down the next day to 3 pounds 13 oz. They started weaning her from the isolette by turning down and then off the heat and leaving the cover open. The nurse swaddled Claire and put an extra blanket over her and she was able to maintain her temperature right around 98.6. Today she might be switched to a bassinet. She has been taking 2-3 bottles per day and has been doing well. She has been digesting all 34 mls before the next feeding which she was not able to do before the transfusion. (The rest of her meals are still given gavage style through a tube to the stomach.) Her next milestone will be to take all of her milk by bottle.