musikmaker
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Jaundice
Posted: 08-22-07 16:53pm
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So Luke has a little bit of jaundice and I
am trying not to be too paranoid but it
doesn't seem to be getting any better.
Did any of you have babies with jaundice
and if so when did their eyes look better
and their skin tone get whiter. Luke just
seems to be the same all the time.
Also, how many poopies are babies supposed
to have because he is pooping ALL the
time. I have to change him almost once an
hour. I can't believe that I have to buy
more diapers already!
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Becky
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Posted: 08-22-07 17:00pm
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both my two had jaundice but it wasn't
severe and cleared up in about two weeks
by itself
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Mommy35
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Posted: 08-22-07 19:57pm
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Yeah, they are little poop machines early
on. Then some babies will go days and
days without a BM, then BOOM they explode
again. Input=output.
My ped recommended laying Jaylon in a
sunny window with nothing but a diaper on
for a bit of time every day.
I know it isn't easy not to worry, but try
not to.
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jenniek
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Posted: 08-22-07 20:22pm
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Ya, definately try putting him in the sun
if you haven't been. We'd always set
brayden in the sun or if I was sitting
around holding him we would sit by a
window. It really helped that usually
what doctors recommend.
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bernibaby86
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Posted: 08-23-07 10:17am
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Oh boy...Madisyn has jaundice really bad
when she was born. I was stuck in the
hospital with her for almost week until
the doctors said she will be able to go
home. They had her in a bili bed until her
last night in the hospital they put her in
an incubator thing with triple lights to
make her bilirubin level go down. They
triple lights really worked well. But they
sent a bili blanket home with me to use
until her bili rubin levels were stable
again. It took about a week later for the
yellow went away. I was pretty paranoid in
the hospital about Madisyn having
jaundice. She had really bad b/c Madisyn
and I have different blood types.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 08-23-07 14:19pm
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I have been putting him in the window as
much as possible but the problem is that
we live in the midwest and we have been
being pounded by storms. So until today it
has barely been sunny. I took him out for
a little bit today and the past few days
he has taken his nap in front of the one
window in our house that has sunshine come
in. I really hope that it works! We are
going to another dr appointment tomorrow
so I am praying that it works.
He has been pooping and peeing like crazy
so here's hoping it's better.
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hopefulmjz
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Posted: 08-23-07 14:50pm
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I hope it clears up for Luke soon. Also
for my daughter it got worse before it got
better. Hang in there!
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bernibaby86
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Posted: 08-23-07 15:09pm
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Luckily Luke is pooping alot cuz that
would expell some of the bilirubin in his
body. Thats what the nurses and doctors
told me when my daughter had jaundice. So
its a good thing that Luke is doing a lot
of pooping.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 08-23-07 15:28pm
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Thanks, you guys have been a great help.
I feel like a bad mom because the dr said
to call if he gets more yellow or more
sleepy and I really can't tell! I mean he
sleeps a lot but I thought that all
newborns do. It's been stressing me out a
little bit. Oh well, I go to the dr's
tomorrow so I should know more then.If
they have to take more blood though I am
going to cry.
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bernibaby86
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Posted: 08-24-07 13:53pm
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Hope everything goes well for Luke at the
doctors.
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Eyes Wide Shut
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Posted: 08-24-07 13:57pm
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Berniebaby is exatly right. The more they
poop, the more the bili levels go down.
Oni had *really* bad Jaundice. Her levels
went up to 19.5 before it started going
down. I actually broke down in the Dr's
office because the levels kept rising.
SHe had blood tests every day for 2 weeks
after she was born.
Don't panic, it'll get better. THen it'll
be a blur!!
I remember Oni's eyes were SOOO yellow!
She was dark skinned so her skin wasn't
too noticibly yellow!
Keep us updated!  All will be fine
though!
Sarah
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musikmaker
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Posted: 08-24-07 22:42pm
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I took Luke to the doctors today and he is
doing much better. They said that the
jaundice is mostly gone and that I didn't
hav eto bring him back until next
wednesday.
I was very happy because he had gained 3.5
oz since Monday! I guess that he is
getting enough to eat.
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Posted: 08-24-07 23:37pm
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I'm glad he's doing better!!  he's so cute.
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musikmaker
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Posted: 08-25-07 00:24am
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| HcoBrunette06
wrote: | | I'm glad he's doing better!!
he's so
cute. |
Thank you 
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monkeygirl22
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Posted: 08-25-07 09:38am
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I just saw this. I'm glad he's getting
better!
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