Mellow Yellow

Doing what he does best :)

Mommy and Will

About halfway through a bottle...out like a light

First day home laying with Daddy

Sorry I have not been posting updates lately but I have been a bit tied up. :)

Everything has been going great since we have been home. I was SOOO happy to get out of the hospital. William would not take to my breast for feeding so I spent two days of absolutely no sleep, literally. The nurses were relentless on the breastfeeding and yes, I would LOVE to have been able to get him to feed but it was just not happening. All has been good with Will though. He is eating and that is all I care about.

When we left the hospital on Friday, William was jaundice and his bilirubin levels were a bit high at 9. Every time it was time to eat, he would down the first ounce and then would instantly fall asleep and become really lethargic. The Dr. at the hospital discharged him but wanted me to make a Dr. appt for the next day to have his levels checked again. We went into the pediatrician the next day and his levels had increased quite a bit to 18. The pedi's office sent a home health nurse to our house that night to have us do photo therapy at home. Will had to wear a biliband around his body until his levels dropped. We called the band his Superman Light due to the glowing blue under his clothes.

The next day, Saturday, we went back to the pedi and his levels were the same so the Dr. said to keep the light on until Monday. Sunday was a good day. Will sucked down his food each feeding. We were not having to try to wake him up during his feedings like we had been. We had been having to do whatever possible to try to get him to wake up and finish his bottle. There was not magic trick to getting this done. He would sleep through everything! Cold wet washcloths, holding him in an uncomfortable position, taking all clothes off so he was cold...anything to make him fussy. This kid can sleep through anything. I laughed at the fact that I was begging him to wake up or cry. Generally it is the other way around.

Monday rolled around and his levels had dropped to 15 and he gained 3.5 oz! YEAH!!!! We got to return the light and do not have to go back to the pedi until Thursday. Will's color has gotten much better and he is not near as yellow. Hopefully, the levels will have dropped and we can lay off of the pedi appts.