They spent the night in the same isolette, which was an adorable sight on Ginger's cell phone camera. However, they were too warm, so that's not a viable long-term solution, no matter how cute. So they're moving to an open-air bassinette today. We wanted them to get used to sharing the isolette because the room they'll have to share between now and, say, when Charlie goes to college is not much bigger. Open-air bassinettes are progress, though. The inexorable march toward normalcy continues.
They're also working on bottle feedings as a replacement for the NG tubes. Right now they only take a portion of their 35-44 ml feedings by bottle, and then the NG tube is used to top them up to ensure proper stretching of the stomach walls. And when Ginger's there, it goes:
- Nursing, which day-to-day ranges from "what's all this, then?" rank amateurism to smashing success.
- Bottle.
- Syringe and NG tube.
- Repeat all of the above with the other twin.
- Ginger retires to the pump room for the next round.
What we're looking for now is the ability to coordinate breathing while nursing, which typically occurs at 35 weeks' gestational age.
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