Slow but promising start

Lawson was able to take almost 4ml during our breastfeeding session today! That's a tiny amount, considering the whole feed is about 54ml, but lactation and speech were very pleased for our first try! The TCN is usually a pretty quiet place, but for some reason just as we were getting started, there was all kinds of commotion, some babies leaving, some babies crying, some babies moving in, and tons of monitors going haywire. So considering the environment we were working with, he did GREAT! He was able to latch on very well. They were impressed that when he swallows, he pauses to ensure that the milk is going to the right place before moving forward. They said this was a self monitoring mechanism that was 'mature' for his age. That's my boy!! :)

As per their suggestion, we tried it again later in the day. For some reason, the stars just weren't aligned for us today, because after a very quiet afternoon, the bedlam ensued again as soon as we started our second session!!! We'll try it again tomorrow! Wish us luck!