Madeline Alice had another good day & night. She eagerly anticipates her feedings every three hours and wolfs it down. They are increasing her quantity of milk each day with the goal of reaching normal capacity in about two weeks. Additionally they are adjusting her oxygen lower nearly every day as well. Kirk Copyright The…

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Maddie has officially crossed over the 5 lb mark, weighing 5 lb 1 oz, and she continues to have only good days and nights. She no longer wakes up to see what’s going on but instead wakes up looking for her next meal which she gobbles down. They are steadily increasing the amount of Milk…

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For Christmas Maddie wore a “Baby’s First Christmas” preemie outfit that was almost too small for her and the nurses were all dressed as elves. Several of her long term attending nurses even brought her gifts. She’s now tolerating her night feedings so well that they will increase her intake 40%. Kirk Copyright The Spohrs…

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Yesterday marked Maddie’s 6 week anniversary and she’s doing very well. She does have a slight issue with digesting her milk at night although she seems to have no problem with it during the daytime. Maddie endeavors to pull out her nasal air and feeding tubes requiring the nurses to put her in a garment…

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