Bottles only please

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Jacob had his feeding tube removed today! This means that, as long as he does well, he will be on bottles only from here on out. Since we've seen him slide backwards at least once so far, neither of us will be surprised to return tomorrow and see the tube back in, but here's hoping he's ready for this step!

With the tube out, the next step has been revealed to us. As long as he's feeding well from the bottle, he will be moving out into a crib soon. There, he must continue to eat, keep or add to his weight, and maintain his temperature without difficulty, and then we move on again.

The nurses noticed that Jake is looking a bit yellow and they are afraid he might be jaundice from the breastfeeding. He doesn't have to go back under lights, but rather, we will be giving him formula for a few days instead of breast milk. Hopefully that will clear everything right up. There's also some speculation that he might have received the earlier treatment a tad early, so it didn't really break down all of his bilirubin.