Today was not a very awesome day. It was one of those days where you go in expecting nothing but awesome news and it turns out that there isn't always awesome news to be had. There was no bad news or anything, it just wasn't awesome.
After the seriously amazing feeds yesterday, I was really hoping for great ones today, too. Sadly, that wasn't the case. They were just super tired today. They took a couple of partial feeds, but no full feeds. After the feeding rollercoaster that we were on with Alice and Charlotte, it just completely deflated me to realize that even so much further along we may end up on it again. Granted, I'm jumping the gun here and they may very well have an awesome feeding day tomorrow, but it's just impossible to predict and that is hard.
In happier news, Robert is at the hospital now and emailed to tell me that the girls were moved into one of the lower level of care rooms tonight! I don't remember exactly when we moved into those rooms with the girls last time, but it was definitely once we were on the going home track. Fingers crossed that we're not there long.
Last but not least, today I pumped 658 ccs, which is exactly 50 ccs more than the girls eat in a day. I finally caught up AND exceeded their needs! It was what I needed today, too, since I'm currently a complete and utter zombie from lack of sleep. Pumping every 2 hours at night means I sleep in 1 hour chunks. If I had babies at home, I would just nap when they do, but I can't do that at the hospital, really. So, I'm tired as heck, and needed a little sign today that what I'm doing even matters. This is a great one!
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hang in there--you know what they say "you can't trust a preemie!!" (let alone two). they are in charge and even with the ups and downs in the end, they will get home! you are doing so well and just remember they were not even supposed to born yet :)
wow that is an awesome amount of milk! CONGRATS!!!!
Hoping and praying the girls come home very soon.
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