Two days into this whole adventure, I said it felt like a week. Now a week into it, and it feels like… well… a fast week. Alex is now one week old! Time flies!
His billirubin levels were down to 7.2 today, so they turned off the therapy lamp and he’s only on a Billi Blanket. I asked whether the lamp would help him get his levels down faster, but they told me they turn off the lamp so they can see if his levels will creep back up without it. If they don’t, then they can be sure he’ll be ok without any more light therapy. They also took him off the pulse/oxygen monitor. He’s still on heart and respiratory rate monitors, but he doesn’t have to wear the cusp for pulse/ox anymore.
He also gained 2 ounces yesterday! Way to go Alex! He’s still sleeping very soundly. In fact, we had a hard time feeding him at 10 because he just wanted to sleep.
Kathie seems to be getting stronger every day. She’s a little nervous about being able to keep up with our little eater though!
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