Mom and Dad walked into the NICU to find that Archer had a rough night with taking in full bottles and his feeding tube was placed back in. He continued to have trouble throughout the day with Mom and Dad feeding him. He did finish one full bottle during the day that a nurse had fed him, though he struggled through it. The nurses spoke of a notorious "brick wall" that several preemies run into just after they have accomplished full feedings. This brick wall period consists of refusing to eat, or not doing well with feedings, for a day or two. Mom had an inkling about the milk and started questioning which batch of milk was used. The staff had been consistently using recently produced milk. Last night a nurse pulled out a batch that was made over three months ago. Archer was given several feedings last night and throughout today with this batch of milk. Mom and a nurse did a smell test and this older batch had a funky, metallic-like, smell to it. Archer was then given fresh milk in the evening. He struggled with one bottle, but then he finished the next without any problems. The hope is this was just a minor set-back to going home and that he bulldozed the brick wall with this last feeding.
Archer had a change in medication to help with fluid in his lungs. This was changed to a type that is easily accessible at pharmacies for Mom and Dad to pick up when Archer is home.
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