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Our little guy was born at 28+2 and is now 40+5 corrected. He started bottle feeding about 2 weeks ago but is struggling due to significant sleepiness, taking ~30% of bottle before tiring, or sometimes not waking up at all.

He’s otherwise healthy. When he is eating, he does a good job but needs help with pacing. Maintains his oxygen saturation well with intermittent tachypnea. We tried putting him back on oxygen support to see if that helped, but it didn’t make a difference.

Some nurses/doctors seem as confused as we are, others tell us that “it just clicks” eventually. We’re trying to stay hopeful, but after almost 100 days here, we’re so ready to bring him home.

Has anyone else had a very sleepy baby who struggled with feeding, even around or after their due date. Did it eventually click?

We’ve discussed a g-tube with doctors too, so also looking for any positive experiences there.

Baby was born at 28 wks and is now 9 wks old. He transitioned from CPAP 5 to high-flow yesterday and has been doing great so far. The plan is to start working on oral feeds Monday, beginning with dry breastfeeding.

I know every baby is different, but I’d love to hear others experiences. How old was your baby when they started oral feeds? How long did it take for breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding to click? Was progress gradual or did it happen all at once? Any setbacks along the way?

After spending so long focused on respiratory milestones, it feels like we’re entering a whole new phase. I’d love to hear what your feeding journey looked like and anything you wish you’d known going into it

Ty in advance!

Not sure if this allowed since I actually don’t know the answer but hoping someone can help me recreate this photo of my mom