Home!

We were so glad to come home after spending 7 out of 9 days in the hospital (due to me being hospitalized the weekend before)! When we left the hospital, Braden was sleeping a lot, not eating as often as they would've liked and had a bilirubin level that was a little high (11.2). We were able to come home, but we were to check back a few days later. When we went 2 days later, his bilirubin level had increased greatly to 17. So, they sent us home with a biliblanket (a phototherpy blanket) to help him reduce his level.

He laid in the sun, connected to this blanket for 2 days before being tested again. His level had then dropped t0 14.3 and a few days later to 11.7. Thankfully, he got to get off the blanket! It was a big pain! The cord was barely long enough to hold him, so he spent most of the time in the crib, being fed a bottle from afar. It was nice to be able to hold him again without being connected to a machine! Since his levels were dropping, we were also done going to the hospital every few days for them to prick his poor little heel to collect a vile of blood :(