Another good day.

The next stage the girls will reach is getting the feeding tube removed from their noses. In order to do that they first have to master breastfeeding. I arrive at the hospital in time for Leah's 11am feed (can't get there any earlier because have to cross Toronto 401 rush hour traffic). I am there for Leah's 11am, 2pm and 5pm feeds and Emma's 12pm, 3pm and 6pm feeds. Once the girls are breastfeeding at all three feeds the tubes will be removed and they will be bottle fed breastmilk for the overnight feedings. I was concerned about giving them a bottle but all the nurses have assured me that it won't affect their desire to breastfeed (I have nightmares of bottle feeding two babies now that I know how demanding the feeding schedule is!). So today Leah breastfed for all her feeds. Emma was very sleepy for her 12pm feed but she breastfed for her 3pm and 5pm feeds. We'll see at the weigh in tomorrow morning how they did (they also have to be putting on weight before the tubes are removed).