Ayden progress Jan 30th

So Last night Dad and I traveled to hamilton for some dad snuggle time. We arrived at about 7:30 and Dad sat down in the chair while I got Ayden ready for some snuggles. Snuggle time for dad was great. He sang all sorts of songs to Ayden and just had some relaxing time.

Snuggle time however was interrupted when the nurse came over and said that Ayden was going to be transferred to level 2. Now for those that don’t know, Ayden has been in a level 3 ward at the hospital…this is the highest level of care for a preemie or newborn. Level 2 is like a graduation!!  he is doing so well and is stable that they transferred him. It’s one more step closer to coming home.

So Dad changed the diaper, the nurse checked Aydens vitals (temperature etc) and then he was moved.

The level 2 ward is VERY different. In level 3, it’s an open concept, but there is lots of room and there are curtains around the area that you can use to close off your pod and have some privacy. In level 2, it’s very open concept. There are curtains on rollers that you can pull over, but the privacy is not there…but it’s very hands on. The nurses expect that you do most of the caretaking when you are at the hospital, and this is a great step for Ayden!!!

The breast feeding seems to be going well. Apparently breastfeeding is a bit harder for preemie babies to learn as I understand it. Since they have had a feeding tube, they are not very patient as they are used to the immediate gratification of the milk right in their tummy. They also have to learn the “suck and swallow” functions as well and that takes some time. But Ayden is doing really well, each day there is some new progress!

I do have some pictures to post, but I can’t find the attachment for the camera…I think it’s in the car so I will post them later on today.