tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181250987386027700.post731106536691740174..comments2023-05-10T08:58:30.730-07:00Comments on One Day at a Time...: An Update from Jude’s Mommy 12/10/11Just Enough for the Journeyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02203380834602038181noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181250987386027700.post-42267295848967125582011-12-13T13:16:47.247-08:002011-12-13T13:16:47.247-08:00Hi from another stranger, but soon to be friend. I...Hi from another stranger, but soon to be friend. I am an Occupational Therapist in the NICU at MUSC and started following your blog last week after seeing a post to pray for Jude on Lila Dodson's facebook page. I had to comment on this post b/c I look forward to Jude being stable enough to start oral stimulation, which we will start soon after he is off ECMO and medically stable. The note on giving him tastes of breast milk made me so happy as this is what we will expand on in order to help him learn to eat by mouth. I look forward to meeting you in person and will stop by and introduce myself if I see you at bedside. You will also get to know my co-worker Courtney who is awesome at her job. We look forward to working with Jude soon and helping with his motor and feeding development. Until then, I will continue to pray for his body and the care he is receiving, as well as for your family's strength. Take care. Katy Eisertkatyeiserthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15894921095054362067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181250987386027700.post-65746473369165531692011-12-12T05:26:58.763-08:002011-12-12T05:26:58.763-08:00Many, many prayers for another good, stabile day t...Many, many prayers for another good, stabile day today!<br />Hugs,<br />Jennifer<br />Mom to Dakota 12-25-2008<br />RCDH/ECMO/premie survivorJennifer Tenneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00964328379682764404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4181250987386027700.post-63245399598720441182011-12-11T17:57:37.559-08:002011-12-11T17:57:37.559-08:00I will continue to keep your family in my prayers....I will continue to keep your family in my prayers. When my son Jack was hospitalized for open heart surgery to correct his heart defect, I pumped every 3 hours around the clock for 8 days to make sure my milk supply was the same after his surgery/recovery. I wouldn't have done it any differently and am so glad that I was able to continue breastfeeding after he was off the ventilator and able to eat again, but I know that physically pumping for an infant adds another element to the experience of a hospitalized baby. I was lucky that Jack didn't need immediate surgery so I was pumping to maintain our nursing, whereas I know you are pumping to be able to have this experience. I will pray that you will soon have a healthy baby that takes quickly to nursing! - Courtney LandryCourtney Landryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14268189089730340178noreply@blogger.com