Joey vs. Jaundice

After we were discharged from the hospital on Wednesday, we were able to spend one night at home before Joey's first checkup on Thursday morning. His pediatrician decided that his bilirubin levels were too high and admitted us to Children's Hospital the same day for immediate treatment. After a painful night with lots of needle poking (Joey endured his first IV and has the blisters to prove it) and phototherapy light treatment in an incubator, Joeys' levels went down and we were allowed to come home.

Here he is resting with his daddy while we are waiting to be discharged from the hospital:

We were sent home from the hospital with an in-home phototherapy light treatment setup. As you can see, it looks a little bit scary and Joey did not like it one bit so we only managed to keep him in there for less than 5 minutes.

The good news is that we had some follow-up labwork done yesterday and Joey's bilirubin levels are still on a downward trend so he does not have to endure any further treatments. We just have to keep him well hydrated, eating and pooping a lot.