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Thursday, August 7, 2008
Back to the ped tomorrow :(
Finnian is looking jaundiced. His skin has a yellow cast to it, and the whites of his eyes are yellow. He's a month old today, so this is not normal newborn jaundice. I made an appt. with the ped for noon tomorrow, and I'm trying very hard not to panic in the meantime. All I can think is the worst . . . liver failure . . . liver transplant. Crazy, huh? I am such a nervous wreck over every little hangnail he gets. I am so scared that he's going to end up in the hospital again. I want so much to just be able to relax about him and trust that he's okay.
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Hugs, Lisa. I'm sure that if the Ped thought it was something more serious than just regular old jaundice he wouldn't have waited to see him until tomorrow. I am sorry you have stepped up to yet another hurdle.
Oh Lisa..I hope he is alright!
Oh man. I hope it's nothing serious. I will be anxious to hear.
I will be thinking of your guys tomorrow.
Good idea taking him in, you're such an attentive mommy!
In the meantime just help him break down the bilirubin as well as you can at home - LOTS of breastmilk and any sunlight you can give him will help at delay the levels rising.
I hope it's nothing and I'm praying for his health!
((HUGS)) Lisa. I know it's easy to jump to the worst case scenario with what you've been through. Keep him in natural sunlight as much as possible, like next to a window with only his diaper on. I'm sure you know all this, not be a FTM. ((HUGS)) Sending my love and prayers. Rach
Thinking of you and wondering how the Ped appt. went.
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