Yeah!!! Almost 3 pound!!! Our girl is now 2 pounds 14 ounces (1310 grams) and is doing well. They are still giving her the iv nutrition along with the milk and today they added MCT which is an oil that provides more calories but without the bulk of the nutrition fortifier. We need her to continue to gain weight so all the other problems can go away.
I got to go home for a baby shower and the question everyone wanted to know is how much does she have to weigh before she gets to go home and that is a tough question. There isn't actually a perfect number, it is more about how she is doing in all areas: can she drink enough to grow, breath on her own, stable blood sugars, liver functioning well...just to name a few. So, there isn't a magic number to look for - there is an overall wellness to achieve. I do see the light at the end of the tunnel and my daily prayer is that Ella continues to improve so we can all go HOME!!
Pray for her continued digestive health, lungs to get stronger (we may be off the canula on Monday), and for her to grow...grow...grow.
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