Okay, so I think the docs have finally accepted that the original weigh they did might not have been accurate. They're happy that Baby Bear hasn't lost weight but would like to see him putting on a bit more before they send us home.
They're going to start him on a calorie supplement (polyjoule) 5ml by syringe mid-breastfeed, 6 times a day, so that he doesn't slip off the charts. Had the dietician come and talk about it all this afternoon.
They've also been getting me to practise drawing up his meds and have been going through the practical aspects of going home (info sheets on the meds, closest hospital, ambulance service times from home, getting regular weight checks, make sure we get him to the hospital/GP sooner rather than later if he gets sick, etc). I think getting out of here mid-week may have been a tad optimistic but it's reassuring that they're starting to get all the details worked out. And they will be sending us to our local hospital rather than one at the other end of the state which is good.
This hospital lactation consultant is hoping to get around this afternoon to observe a feed to make sure everything's going optimally there (which, having breastfed almost constantly for the past 7.5 years, I'm confident it is).
I'm also able to take Baby Bear for walks off the ward now so maybe at some point when he's not having his post-captopril monitoring and when we're not expecting various doctors and consultants, we'll be able to check out the shops downstairs.
Fingers crossed that the polyjoule helps Baby Bear put on a little more weight.
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