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We had his bili levels checked yesterday prior to his check-up, as he was looking more yellow to dh. They are about the same. We decided at the check-up to get Reed on a biliblanket, as because we are unsure if his bili levels will slowly creep up, or start to come down. Better be safe than sorry. He looks like a little glow worm. I take him this afternoon to see how much his levels have started to go down. We anticipate Reed will only need to use the blanket for about 3 days.
Other concern- Emma went to a friend's house, and the mom thinks her daughter has chicken pox. The mom called me after Emma was at her house for 2 hours and says "I just changed my dd clothes, and she is covered in blisters, I think she has chicken pox.
" Luckily Emma and Brigham are immunized, and because I had the chicken pox as a child Reed is immune for the first month of his life from illness. BUT the incubation period is 14-21 days, at which point the immunity he receives from me will start to wane, and he will be at risk for getting it. We are hoping that Emma didn't carry it home. Keeping our fingers crossed, and our hands washed really well here. The ped joked that because dh is a physician that only wierd scenarios like with the jaundice and now chicken pox only happen to medical families. Makes me want to lock my kids up for the rest of the winter.
Other than that- he looks great. He is nursing well. His birth weight was 7 lbs. 9 oz, discharge weight 7 lbs. 3 oz. At his 3 day check he was at 7 lbs. 2 1/2 oz.
He has started gaining weight- he is at 7 lbs. 6 1/2 oz. He sleeps about 3-4 hours in between feedings at night. Because of the blanket and jaundice he has been more sleepy during the day. I am making sure to wake him every 2 hours to feed.
Emma and Brigham absolutely adore him. Brigham is really starting to warm up to Reed. Last night I was able to get away for a couple of hours to attend a cookie exchange, and dh told me that Brigham snuggled Reed, and said "I have to be really gentle with baby Reed."
Crystal
Other concern- Emma went to a friend's house, and the mom thinks her daughter has chicken pox. The mom called me after Emma was at her house for 2 hours and says "I just changed my dd clothes, and she is covered in blisters, I think she has chicken pox.
" Luckily Emma and Brigham are immunized, and because I had the chicken pox as a child Reed is immune for the first month of his life from illness. BUT the incubation period is 14-21 days, at which point the immunity he receives from me will start to wane, and he will be at risk for getting it. We are hoping that Emma didn't carry it home. Keeping our fingers crossed, and our hands washed really well here. The ped joked that because dh is a physician that only wierd scenarios like with the jaundice and now chicken pox only happen to medical families. Makes me want to lock my kids up for the rest of the winter.Other than that- he looks great. He is nursing well. His birth weight was 7 lbs. 9 oz, discharge weight 7 lbs. 3 oz. At his 3 day check he was at 7 lbs. 2 1/2 oz.
He has started gaining weight- he is at 7 lbs. 6 1/2 oz. He sleeps about 3-4 hours in between feedings at night. Because of the blanket and jaundice he has been more sleepy during the day. I am making sure to wake him every 2 hours to feed.
Emma and Brigham absolutely adore him. Brigham is really starting to warm up to Reed. Last night I was able to get away for a couple of hours to attend a cookie exchange, and dh told me that Brigham snuggled Reed, and said "I have to be really gentle with baby Reed."
Crystal
I didn't realize how yellow Reed had gotten until I was looking at photos I took last week of him, and the kid was as yellow as the smilie faces. 
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