Archer had another stable day. He took a few feedings by bottle and a few through his tube. When it comes to bottle feeding, he tends to gulp too much at the start, then he needs time to recover. In the middle of feeding he tends to bear down and poop. This throws off any type of groove he was getting into. A diaper change will temporarily wake him up in the middle of feeding. Near the end of feeding he does better and paces himself, though by this time it's difficult for him to finish the whole bottle, and he gets tired.
A nurse practitioner stated it typically takes a preemie about 5 days to get back into the groove they were in when caffeine doses were given. Archer's oxygen has slowly risen because he is having to work harder without caffeine. His oxygen level today reached 29%.
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