We had Carson's first Dr. appt yesterday. He weighed in at 6 lbs 14 oz and still 20 inches long. They drew his blood and determined that his billirubin levels were high. They called us last night and told us that a nurse was bringing over a "billibed" (light therapy) that Carson would have to be on 24/7 (except for feedings). We were pretty upset when we heard this. How can we go days without holding and snuggling our little sweetheart?
It took a little while, but once we got into a routine it hasn't been so bad. We wake him every 3 hours to feed him, change him, snuggle him a little and put him back to bed. He's been pretty sleepy from the jaundice so he hasn't been fussy about being in the bed at all. It has been pretty hard not being able to hold him whenever we feel like it though! The nurse came by today and weighed him (7 lbs 2 ounces) and drew his blood. She called tonight to say the levels had dropped and hopefully will be normal by tomorrow and then he'll be able to come off the bed. I am keeping my fingers crossed!
We got a few cute pics today while he was off the bed. There will be lots more to come in the coming days! This is just a small set-back for us.
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