The biggest news of this week is a small victory with Oliver taking a bottle with hope for building on the initial success. We got a referral to a speech pathologist who specializes in feeding and after an assessment she determined that in fact there is no physical reason he is rejecting the bottle, it is merely a preference for the breast. Knowing that, she recommended an extended feeding trial: keep at it for 30 minutes all the while being very gentle and soothing with him. I immediately tried it with the new
Adiri bottle that had just arrived, and after 25 minutes of fighting, he started sucking and drank a couple ounces! He definitely had a scowl on his face while drinking but he did it. The next day Evan was able to feed him 1.5 oz after a fight as well, and he even fell asleep with the bottle in his mouth. He will likely continue to fight the bottle but less and less over time. This is huge!
In other news, Oliver has entered the pterodactyl phase. He screams very loudly. seemingly mostly with excitement. He does these excited screams the most when he watches Eloise have a meal or snack. She smiles at him and he smiles back and does the scream. It's hilarious and awesome. I was able to get a tiny one out of him on video until he noticed the camera. The password is Oliver 2015.
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