Goodbye I.V.

Emma has done so well on her feeds that the team was able to increase the amount of milk she was getting more quickly than first predicted and she is almost at "full feeds" (getting all the nutrients she requires solely from milk). Her IV line became occluded today, so rather than inserting another one (which brings a risk of infection), the docs decided she didn't need one any more (as she will no longer need the TPN intravenous mixture of sugar, minerals, vitamins, fat and proteins).

So, for the first time in over two weeks, Emma is I.V. tube free!!