Monday, June 2, 2008

Photo therapy



On Monday May 19th we had to be admitted to the hospital and stay overnight because Matthew had jaundice. It was a tough night for me as Matthew did not like laying under that light. I was only able to hold him every 3 hours when I fed him and he was only allowed to be out from under the light for 20 minutes at a time. He was pretty fussy most of the night which kept me awake. I couldn't stand to see him upset so every time he fussed I would get up out of bed and try and comfort him. Eric had to tell me a couple of times that it was ok if he fussed. Thank goodness though the photo therapy did it's job and brought down his bilirubin levels dramatically and we were able to go home the next afternoon.

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