Oral Feeding

Ryan was so good today! We arrived around 11:30AM for his feeding at 12, and spent the afternoon with him. He had a lovely nurse, who helped us with his breastfeeding and he really has picked up on the idea of boob equals food. He feed really well on the breast, sucking away and very interested. Afterwards we had brought in one of his Dr. Brown bottles with a slower nipple and he gobbled down his bottle. He then repeated the same pattern for his dinner feed at 6pm. I am feeling more relaxed about the breastfeeding techniques and holds for him, and he seems to respond well and is relaxed for feeding time. We hope to keep this pattern up for the next few days which is one major hurtle to overcome in getting discharged. Go Ryan Go...