First day back from hospital

So good to be home!!

We had to rush back to hospital with Boo2 on Thurs afternoon 'coz the blood test results came back saying that Boo2 has jaundice!! We were hoping to give that a miss this time after what happened to Boo last time (she had to be kept in hospital for 1 week after birth 'coz of jaundice) but looks like we have no choice.

Midwife said, we can either go to Portland or go to the nearest NHS one. Smelly AM and i decided that going to the nearest NHS one will be better 'coz easier for him to come visit us... so we rushed in to hospital and left Boo with smelly AM's mum (thank goodness she's came down to see us).

in the hospital PAU, the doc took blood from Boo2's hand... i can't bear to watch!!! so stepped outside but started crying when heard Boo2 crying... blood test results came back saying Boo2's level is 286 and so need phototherapy for at least 1 day... so have to stay in the hospital.

lovely nurse came back with blue light and we took off Boo2 clothes and put him naked in the cot under the light and he HATED it!!! i think it's too cold and also he's not used to not being swaddled and didn't know what to do with his arms... anyway, he scratched himself silly and i couldn't take it anymore so took him in my arms and place the light over both of us! nurse came back and said, it is not good for me to be under the light as well but i could figure out, why is it ok for baby to be under it but not for me??!!?? anyway, noway am i putting Boo2 back in the cot and letting him cry so we stayed under the light together.

finally managed to get a bed in the ward at 8pm and was moved there... not much changed except much noisier. There were 5 beds and there were all occupied. We stayed under the light until i couldn't bear the tiredness anymore... there must be a better way of doing things so i made a little bed for Boo2 on the big bed and lie him down next to me with light over us... it was difficult to sleep with the bright light over us but i was too tired to care!

at 2am, doc came in to take blood for tests... results back, level has come down but still above the treatment line so more hours under light..

managed to sleep on-off until 6am... which was very good... Boo2 being a really good boy... he fed well and slept when not feeding... doc came in and did another heel prick blood test... yipee!!! Boo2 level is now slightly below the treatment line... Well done!!! but still need to stay under the light for another 6 hrs to be sure...

smelly AM came to visit us at 9am after sending Boo to childminder... thank goodness for LJC, she is a god-send!! smelly AM told me the bad news... our front door handle has decided to die on us so we cannot lock the door from outside!!! again, thank goodness for Mum being there... if not he couldn't leave the house at all! you see, it never rains, it pours!! but V will come round later to sort things out... again, thank goodness for V being just down the road... *note to self: important to find a builder as a neighbour!*

during the day it's easier to leave Boo2 in the cot under the light on his own... he seems to like being left on his own during the day but not at night... hmmm... baby with his own character!!

Hospital PD consultant came in to check on Boo2... he said that Boo2 is doing well and if the next reading is below the line then we can turn the lights off and see if his level still stays below the line... if so, HOME SWEET HOME!!!

doc took blood for test at 1.30pm... results... BELOW the line!! yipee!! my little boy is doing well! lights are off... Boo2 is feeding well and sleeping on his own in the cot so smelly AM left us and i took a nap...

when woke up from nap, realised that most of the other patients have gone home! hmm... i hope we get to go home too or else it will be only me and Boo2 left that night in the whole ward!!!

doc came in to take blood again at 7pm... really praying that Boo2 is still doing well... he's been sleeping alot this afternoon... results: YAY YAY YAY!!! level went down even with lights off... we can go home... immediately called smelly AM... and he came in 10min to pick us up...

really miss home and REALLY REALLY miss Boo... but she's already sleeping by the time we reached home... with her little butt in the air!! so cute!

me, just v v glad to be home...