Ad Lib

Chloe is now doing ad lib feedings. She can eat as early as every 2 hours and a max of every 4 hours. If she hasn't eaten, then I have to wake her if it has been 4 hours. This is how Cate was and I'm thinking it will be the same with Chloe. Yesterday the dr had me attempt breastfeeding every feed that I was here and then give her the rest by bottle. Chloe got pretty pooped out. She wasn't able to finish all of her bottles so they had to do some of her feeds by feeding tube. I asked the dr today if this was a concern to him. He said he is going to ignore it and see how she does today. Her feedings today are set up exactly the way she will be doing feeds at home. He said that we will know by the end of today if she is doing okay or not. If she does well today with feedings (does not need any feeds given by feeding tube), then she should be going home on Saturday. We should be doing lots to get ready for her to come home, but we are nowhere near as frantic as we were last time. Duke has done a lot of home improvement in the last year and had Chloe's room ready before I was 28 weeks pregnant. Today is my mom's birthday. Happy Birthday Grandma Cathy!! Oh, and Chloe now weighs 4lb, 10oz. :)