Checklist to go Home

I asked a nurse to make me up a checklist for everything the twins have to accomplish in order to be brought home. These are the pertinent items she came up with for me:

• She needs to be able to breathe on her own without any support other than oxygen
• No Episodes of apnea or bradycardia (stopping breathing or drops in heart rate) also known as A's and B's
• She needs to be able to maintain a normal temperature on her own without needing a heat source (usually around 4 lbs)
• Appropriate weight gain over time
• She needs to be able to take all of her feedings orally without supplementation, usually for 24 - 48 hours