The girls passed their 12 hour request with flying colors! They then gave them a 12 hour break and only fed them through their tube. At 1:30 today we started the 24 hour request. They have to be able to eat from me or a bottle for 24 hours. We got off to a rocky start because the eye doctor came in for check-ups at 5 and wore the girls out. He said the girls are still about 6-8 weeks out from maturity but he would be fine with us still taking them home if we make sure to bring them in for weekly check-ups. It will be at the hospital and the doctor really stressed the importance of it. They have known parents who weren't diligent about going and their child ended up blind later on in life.
I stayed until about midnight tonight to help with their feedings. Jordyn was starting to slow down when I left so I don't know if she's going to make it the full 24 hours. Addi keeps hitting her minimum amounts or exceeding them. She only needs to get 45 mls of breastmilk but she had 85 and 65 at 2 of her feedings today. If they pass this 24 hour request they will move on to a 24 hour demand where the baby tells you when they are ready to eat and you can't let them go longer than 5 hours in between feedings.
Addi did her car seat check today. She has to sit in it or 90 minutes and keep her saturation levels normal.
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