Jaundice

Well we got home on Monday July 6th but we had to go back to the docter because Preston had high levels of bilirubin when we discharged. His levels were 10.5 and as long as they were under 13 we could go home. We went back to the doctor on Wednesday to check his bilirubin and his levels were 19. When levels are near 24 it can cause brain damage. Preston was put on a belly bed for 3 days. This was the hardest part of having him home and not being able to hold him. We could only take him out when he needed to be fed and then back under the lights. He had to be under the lights for 20-22 hours a day. They checked his levels on thursday and they were at 14.9 and on friday they were 12.1. Finally i was able to hold my baby. Here is a picture of him in his belly bed.