Welllllllll, her blood test today came back at 16-something again. Up from 13.9. So, the doctor is once again worried. We already got rid of the bili-bed so that's not an option unless it gets even higher. The ped had suggested before that I give her only formula for 24 hours, but now he's pretty much insisting. I thought about trying to fight it, but I've gotten little to no support for that from anyone (does anyone out there "get" the breastfeeding relationship beside me?? Never mind all the studies that say the kind of jaundice caused by an enzyme in breastmilk is not abnormal and is not harmful to baby...) so I'm giving up. I can't promise that I won't give in during the middle of the night, but we'll see. I also put her in a sunny window as much as I could today. That is something I did well with on Sunday and Monday but that I neglected yesterday. Maybe that's partially responsible for the rise? Whatever it is, I've had it up to my ears with this jaundice stuff. So, please, Lord, let this be the end? And please let her actually be able to poop with this stuff in her system! That part didn't go very well last time I supplemented.
Tomorrow is a busy day. Jeremy starts soccer. It's a co-ed homeschool soccer group. He's got his little soccer ball and his little soccer shorts. I just hope he does something other than stand there saying he doesn't want to play soccer! He has shown some interest, and he needs some sort of exercise/energy outlet so I hope this is good for him. That's at 1. We have the blood test for Felicity either before or after that. We could go to play group at 3, and then Kait has religious ed at 5. Sigh. We didn't get school done today so I should probably try to fit that in too. Double sigh. hehe.

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