Keegan's bilirubin level when we left the hospital was 9.1, on Thursday it was 15.3, by Friday it was up to 16.2....which meant that Saturday we had to take poor sweet boy to Children's Hospital for yet another heel stick to measure the bilirubin level again. I really struggled with taking him, but Dr Esser felt it was important so I caved and did. Everything I had read indicated that his levels were nowhere near concerning and that since he is nursing so well and having lots of wet and poopy diapers AND is already gaining weight, is alert, active, crying, etc there really are no signs of jaundice impacting him. But Ryan said if Dr Esser is our doctor and we have chosen him for our children's care then we should trust him and go- so go we did.
On the drive home with a crying baby who must just be so sick of having his heels pricked and his blood taken Dr Esser called and let us know that the bilirubin level had stabilized and was exactly 16.2. Therefore there is no need for any more testing! No more heel sticks! No more blood samples! No more trips to hospitals or labs! Now we can all just settle in and snuggle. We are so lucky that we only had to make those trips for 3 days- seriously we recognize how blessed we are to have such healthy children and we hope they stay that way!
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