Saturday, December 15, 2007

When is a step down a good thing?

When your baby gets transferred from the NICU to the "Step Down" nursery because she is no longer in need of Intensive Care! :cry: Sydney has been moved and she's having a great time in her new home.

They are also going to start allowing her to attempt oral feedings so that they can prepare her for removal of her feeding tube. It will be small amounts at a time until she can handle taking all her food that way. A therapist will be working with her (and us) to show her how to eat and still breathe at the same time. Oh, the things we take for granted. :laugh:

She's so much closer to coming home! Yay!

9 comments:

Janis said...

OH. MY. GOD.

Second best news EVER!!! (first best will be when Sydney gets to go home with mommy and daddy)

Lizz said...

Oh this is WONDERFUL!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

w00t!!! You go girl!

Mandy said...

Great news!

If you intend to bottle feed at home, you can take your own bottles (with super slow flow nipples) so she doesn't reject anything else.

Anonymous said...

OMIGOSH!!! Yay!!!

Anonymous said...

Congrats Syd, mommy and daddy...one step closer. we're all eagerly waitin and rootin for u:D :D *parade*

Toya P said...

This is wonder-ific fanta-bulous news! Go on Ms.Sydney!

Anonymous said...

What fantastic news!!!!!! ~Rebecca

Lexusv said...

Fantastic!!!!!! I knew this was coming. God is good.

Vanessa