Hello everyone, just a quick update about Lizzy (yeah Lizzy seems to be sticking)
1) Because of the forceps (NOT vacuum) she had some bruising on her head and she was unable to latch on the breast
2) Because of the bruising and not getting enough milk, she developed jaundice (but just borderline for treatment)
3) Because of the jaundice, she was too drowsy to search for the breast or suckle it
so, here's what happened
We have been offering the breast for up to 15 minutes to try to get her to take milk from the breast. After that we have been bottle feeding her to get her energy up. They also gave her the blue lights to manage the jaundice. Well today she is alert, active, and HUNGRY! She's producing the appropriate number of wet diapers now and is already off the light. We continue to offer the breast and she has mannaged to latch on but hasn't figured out what to do next. I just hope she gets it soon so we can stop supplementing with formula, because let me tell you, formula is horrible stuff (it stinks going in and is worse coming out the other end) and now for the best news. Rachelle is going home tomorrow morning.
so, pray for our child's continued development and thank God for her health.
btw, the baptism is on August 12 in Calgary.
-nik
2 comments:
Glad it's going a bit better for you! ALL of my babies had juandice too, YUCK! Hang in there, the nursing WILL work, and it's so worth it!
Glad to hear that you will be going home soon. Mitchell had jaundice too because slept all the time and didn't eat. He never needed treatment though. We're looking forward to coming down for the baptism and we'll keep Elizabeth in our prayers.
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