Jaundiced

Well they almost didn't discharge us from the hospital on Wednesday because Miles was showing signs of being jaundiced. Needless to say, this brought me to tears as I had been awake since being admitted - the whole sleep when the baby sleeps is a joke in the hospital, particularly when you're not in a private room. I had every intention of leaving the hospital and thankfully our pediatrician supported our choice to leave as long as we agreed to go back the next day as an out-patient to get his bilirubin levels rechecked. So Thursday morning we headed back in for another heel prick. Unfortunately for us, we ended up with a trainee technician so they had to do the draw twice - not fun for me or Matt to listen to our baby scream. In the afternoon, we went to our pediatrician's office to get a weight check and the results. Unfortunately, Miles' levels had increased and his weight had dropped to 7lbs. 1oz. which meant we had to go through the whole process again Friday. Friday's results were better, bilirubin levels were starting to fall and Miles had gained a few ounces but not enough to get us off the hook for another appointment Monday. Thankfully, Simon is still in daycare because I can't imagine all of this running around with a newborn and a toddler. Cross your fingers that Miles' two hour round the clock feeding schedule has flushed out his system and brought him back to his birth weight.