Yellow baby.
Laura taking it all in her stride!
Fortunately once she was out of the neonatal unit, Cath was left to care for Amelia herself, seeing as she had worked with sick neonates before!
Unfortunately at 5 days old, Amelia was admitted to hospital for severe jaundice. Her jaundice levels were so high that the paediatrician was considering transferring her to our major childrens hospital - PMH.
Her Serum Bilirubin level was 477 which is extremely high and dangerous. The paediatrician commenced phototherapy under 5 lights, intravenous fluids and a barrage of blood tests to find out why Amelia was so yellow. Cath was admitted to the hospital too, where she could stay with Amelia and continue breast feeding her.
After 3 days in hospital, Amelia's bilirubin levels dropped dramatically and she was allowed to go home. It is still unknown what caused the jaundice to be so severe and she has a couple of follow up appointments with the paediatrician in the future.
So far though, she has not looked back and looks less like a banana every day!
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