asher update

i want to get outside and walk off some of this baby weight! but since asher is still hooked up to this bili-tether, i'm stuck inside. although it looks like we may actually have some sun come through the clouds today so we'll be able to get outside for some real uv treatment.

i'm feeling frumpy. my tummy is more jiggly than i thought it was going to be. of course both of my sister in laws were the girls who could fit into their pre-pregger pants the day they left the hospital...and, well, i'm not going to be like that...unfortunately. some of the hospital pics show my lovely double chin i grew with asher...so that doesn't help the self esteem. not that i'm complaining. i'd have gained 100 pounds as long as asher came out healthy and happy...but i do feel frumpy.

we spent 2 hours at sparrow lab today getting another blood sample from asher to check his bili levels...they're still at 16. i'm starting to get frustrated. tomorrow night will mark a week on this thing and he's only dropped 6 points. i really hope to get this cleared up soon. i'm kinda bummed.

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Anonymous said…
hmm...have you tried alternating the blanket and outside time? i know they tell you to keep him hooked up to it at all times, but direct sun does wonders as well. liam, josie and ammi had jaundice after birth. ammi and liam were terrible. both boys were on the blanket. i would try the sun...
ShannaKay said…
I feel for you! Praying that poor Asher doesn't have to be picked anymore and poor mama doesn't have to hear him cry because of it :( Love ya!
Phoenix Rising said…
we've been trying mandie. the sun's been hiding a lot, especially last week. we got out for a bit today. i've started to up his feedings to at least every 2 hours. so i wake him to feed him now. i guess the more he eats and then poops, the faster the bili get's outta his system. we'll see!

shanna, thanks for the prayers. i've found that if i'm breast-feeding, he could almost care less. thank goodness for that good ol' relaxing hormone in breast milk!!! but yea, i hope he doesn't have to be poked anymore.

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