Day 177 - Happy Birthday Dad!
Friday, June 25th, 2021 James started off the morning projectile vomiting on his Primary who just returned from her week off. So this morning we did bath and trach care earlier than expected. Today James is sportin one of his new onesies Dad got for Father's Day along with his converse sock sneakers! It taken take very long for his G-tube to leak and change into another outfit. His G-tube just needs time to heal and for the stoma to get smaller. He is a very happy baby wanting to be held and cuddled all the time. In the evening Mom tried sham feeding with James. This was the first time James was put to breast. Sham feeding is when the Mom pumps and empties first so that no milk will come out when the baby is nursing. At this same time James is getting fed through the G-tube so he is feeling full. It took a couple of times for him to latch and understand the difference between the pacifier and a nipple. We have not had a swallow study done to determine if James is able to coordinate...