Lily had her first pediatrician appt today. He is a great doc and we are excited he will be caring for Little Fisher. She is healthy and strong and we are so happy for that news.. Unfortunately...Today we learned that Lily has lost 10% of her original body weight and so we need to make sure she starts to gain some weight. We will have to give her some formula now along with breast milk so she can bulk up. We were sent to the hospital after her appt for some blood work because Lily has been looking pretty yellow and it concerned the doctor... Results came back and our little girlhas a pretty bad case of jaundice. It is very common in newborns and easily treated. So tonight she started photo therapy at home using a BiliBlanket. She is our little glow worm. So sad to see her glowing from the bassinet. But we are hoping that it is only for the next day, she must stay under the blankets for the next 20 hours. A nurse will come to our house in the morning to draw blood to see if her levels get better. If they do no more phototherapy. So we will just have to wait and see. She has been such a good sport today. And despite today's ordeals she still managed to crack a big sideways smile a few times today that filled up our hearts. Get well soon baby girl. We love you.
Here is a pic of our little glow worm.
Here is a pic of our little glow worm.
1 comments:
I am so glad she is doing better! The little glow worm picture is so adorable! It must've been tough seeing her with jaundice but I'm so thrilled it cleared up and that she's gaining weight back. We love you guys!
Post a Comment