Baby Jackson's Blog

David:

Jackson now weighs 2 lbs 8 oz., up 4 oz from his birth weight. He receives a full feeding of 21 ml of milk with a calorie enhancer added via a feeding tube every hrs to give him a total of 24 calories per feeding. This feeding volume and calorie level is considered the amount he needs and thus his PICC line, through which delivered nutrition directly into his blood, was removed earlier this week. Jackson previously had a grade 1 brain bleed on both sides of the brain; the brain scan yesterday showed improvement. The doctors informed me that 95% of brain bleeds occur during the first week after birth. They plan to do another in 2 weeks to follow up. The doctors are not concerned about his fluid in the lungs since other signs of his respiratory system are good. They will start testing him on a cannula breathing system starting today while he is being held. The overall report from the doctor is good and they were very encouraged by his progress and condition.