Hope's 16th Day

Hope continued to work on her eating today. She was able to practice nursing once during the day and was also able to take a bottle at three different times. She is definitely getting better at eating, but it does continue to really tire Hope out. It takes her quite a while to get the 44cc's of her bottle down. At this time, the doctors are relying on Hope to provide cues as to her eating. If it is time for her to eat and she seems too tired or uninterested, the feeding will be given to her through a feeding tube.