Julian was having a hard time feeding after we brought him home on Monday. He wouldn't latch well, and often wouldn't even take a bottle. His low caloric intake wasn't helping his body to reduce the biliruben levels in his blood. This was compounded by the bruises he recevied as a result of the suction used to assist in his delivery.
Monday morning he went to see his pediatrition and they immediately sent us to Steven's Hospital to have his biliruben levels tested. After running the blood test they contacted a service who would set up an in-home phototherapy bed and have a specialist come over to the house every day to weigh him and test biliruben levels. He neededed to be in the bed at all times outside of being fed and diaper changes.
Slowly but surely (after several sleepless nights and days) he began to eat more, gain weight and eventually his biliruben levels lessened. On Saturday the 10th the 'bili-bed' was removed. His mom and dad were very happy to have the giant night lite out of the house.
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