Wet Nurse Day 2

Well, so far so good with the baby.  Her name is Milagro (Spanish for Miracle) and she is her mother's first born child.  Her mom is being treated for a uterine infection with IV antibiotics and this baby's grandma stays to help 24/7.  When Trish, another missionary here, asked Milagro's mom if she could take a picture of them, she became very excited and requested a print for herself.  We're hoping to find a frame for the picture.  It would be a really neat present for them since they don't own a camera.

So far I'm able to pump an extra 1/2 - 1 ounce about 2-3 times a day for Milagro after Aliyah is fed.  The baby is only 1kg or 2.2 pounds so we're trying to push her to eat 1/2 ounce per feeding every 3 hours.  Sometimes she's had enough strength to suck for 20 mins and sometimes she tuckers out after only a few minutes and takes in very little milk.
Since it takes a better part of an hour to prepare the milk and feed the baby, which is too much to ask of our already maxed out nurses, the missionary community has really rallied to help.  About 7 missionaries have volunteered to rotate feeding and teaching the mom and grandma to feed the baby every 3 hours around the clock.
Milagro's mom has been pumping her own breasts for 24 hours now and is just starting to get her milk to come in.  Hopefully in another day or two she won't need me anymore.  Unfortunately, the missionary volunteers feeding her will still be helping until this baby gets a little better at nursing from the bottle and Milagro's mom feels better herself and confident she knows how to feed this baby.
The odds are stacked against this little one.  She occasionally forgets to breathe and needs stimulation.  She needs to stay under the bili-lights to treat her jaundice, lays on a heating pad for warmth, and wears an oxygen mask.  On a good note, our fantastic missionary nurse Joelle was able to place an IV in her in one try!
Keep praying!