**disclaimer: no one from the hospital will give us a date (I think they don't want us to be disappointed)-this is just our speculation. Everyone here says "around her due date (April 26)."
We are thinking maybe 2 weeks from now. As soon as she has her "lightbulb moment" & knows how to nurse, we will be almost ready to go home. She has to take all of her feedings by mouth (38cc a feeding as of today/40cc is an ounce). So far, the most she's had by bottle is 16 or 17cc. She gets one bottle a shift (they are 12 hour shifts) & can nurse twice a shift. That's three out of four feedings that she gets to work for her food (what she doesn't get goes down her feeding tube) & one time to rest.
She's doing well with the bottle & nursing & is able to suck a few times, breathe, & swallow (all very important!). She has gotten into a pattern of doing this which is called pacing-so that's great! She was 33 weeks when they let her officially start nursing & taking a bottle & is now 34 4/7 weeks. 35 weeks is when they normally expect babies to be able to do this, so she's very advanced (as we already knew!). Hannah Kate is doing awesome! God has blessed us in many ways!
Another popular answer: She weighed 2055g / 4lbs 8oz last night. We predict that she will be 5 pounds by the time we go home!
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