As of right now, Lincoln is backsliding a bit. He's had residuals at a couple of his last feeds (milk that hasn't fully been digested and processed), so now they're giving him the balance of 6 cc's. In other words, when they go to feed Lincoln the nurse sucks out of his belly what is left in there to see how it looks - lately it's looking okay, but is not gone. It's a good color, it's partially digested, but only about 3 cc's are gone and 3 are left. So at his next feeds, he'll get his 3 cc's back that are partially digested, then he'll get 3 cc's more instead of 6 more. Heather says this is likely due to him needing to poop. I got to hang out while she did an "anal stim," and I joked that the best part of my job is that I never have to anally stimulate any of my students. Hopefully the stim will help Link poop, and then he'll be able to tolerate his feeds better.
He's a little more dependent on his vent today, and his dopamine dose is back up to five. Neither of those things are great. His weight is 885g, just a few shy of 907 which gets him to 2 pounds.
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Dear Lincoln, we are rooting for you and wish for your bowels to work just the way you need them to! Love, Aunt C and Uncle J
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