Max started on photo-therapy on Feb. 5. Since then, a nurse visits our house everyday to get his weight, temperature and blood sample to check his billirubin level. It's so sad watching them poke his little heels everyday. His jaundice didn't improve much after being on phototherapy for a week. So based on the doctor's recommendation, we did a trial of giving Max only formula for 2 days. This meant that I had to pump every 3 hours for those two days. What a chore! So at night, Rick would give Max the bottle while I pumped. Fortunately, the trial paid off and his jaundice improved dramatically after 2 days. So today, on his 2-week birthday, the doctor said Max can be off the lights. They will come visit again tomorrow to take what I hope to be the final blood sample to show that his jaundice didn't get worse after being off the lights.
Some temporary break from the lights.
Daddy doing bottle duty.
Jalen plants a big kiss on baby Max.
We took Jalen and Max to Bellevue Square on Sunday. Max slept the whole time.
Max is 2 weeks old and out of the lights! He's now 7lbs 5oz, up from 6lbs 6ozs since he started light therapy.
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Congrats!!! Jalen looks like a great big brother. All the best to your family :)
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