Sarah got to bottle feed Zander today! He's been eating 6-10 ml every 3 hours since midnight. He needs to be able to eat about 57 ml, or 2 oz. before he can come home. Here's a checklist (not in any particular order) of the milestones he needs to make before he goes home:
1. Breathe on his own
2. Eat enough to gain weight
3. Learn to successfully breastfeed
4. Maintain his own body temperature
Our checklist is much longer than that! We've got lots to do before our home is ready for such a tiny little baby.
Unfortunately, he won't be able to have visitors for about a week after he comes home. His little immune system needs to get used to home first. We decided that grandparents can come and hold him after that, but everyone else will need to wait another week.
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