Sadly, he did not pass that test. However, we were able to get him immediately on lights thanks to wonderful homecare, and start phototherapy. It's a little "bed" that they lay on with UV lights to help the body process and get rid of bilirubin. I was afraid he would scream his little head off and hate it. Because even when they are not it in the bed, they have to use the "blanket", a little panel that you hold on their back. But, he did fabulously. Slept, well, like a baby haha every time he was in the bed and didn't mind the blanket at all.
Results were almost immediate. The night before we took him for his blood test, he was awake off and on all night acting hungry, but just wouldn't eat. He wasn't pooping very much either, so I was a little frustrated and worried at the same time. As soon as he got on the lights, his next feeding went down without any problems. And he made massive messy diapers. Crazy huh??
We went back this morning for his follow up test, and thank goodness! He passed! He went from an 18 to a 14, which is still in the intermediate risk zone, but it's good enough he doesn't need to be on lights anymore. We'll just need to do another check in 48 hours to make sure his body is still processing the bilirubin well enough on it's own. Hopefully, fingers crossed, he will pass again. He is such a little trooper, already been through a lot in his first 6 days of life. Still, he is much more of a mellow baby than Tristan was. We always talked about what it would be like to have a snuggly baby, hahaha and now we know. Aramis is just going to be a chill kid probably, while his big brother is going to be the crazy kid always on the go. It's okay, I'm glad I have one of each. I bet they are going to get along really well; it would be a problem if they were too similar!
Yay! He looks cute in his bili bed
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