Today the boys were very very sleepy. We tried breastfeeding but they were way too out of it to be very successful. Brody did better than Tyler but neither really got very much. The nurse told me that the boys get pretty exhausted trying to suck and that I shouldn't be frustrated. It'll come in time.
I forgot to write that last night they removed the bilirubin lights from Tyler's bed.
The boys are getting their IV's removed tonight. I'm happy about that because the lines are currently in their heads. It looks pretty uncomfortable for them. It will be easier to handle them without having to worry about disturbing that area.
I mentioned a few posts ago that the boys were getting a daily dose of caffeine. Most preemies get this because their central nervous systems are undeveloped and oftentimes they will forget to breathe. The caffeine helps them remember. A neonatologist called us at home to let us know that they were taking them off of the caffeine as of yesterday morning. It takes 10 days for this to work itself out of their systems and the boys will not be sent home before then because they want to observe them to see if they can handle it well once it's completely gone. So we're not expecting them home for at least another eight days (after today). That is, if they are feeding well by then.
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