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    1. Re: [CherokeeGeneCommunity] Re: My baby...OT
    2. Alli
    3. Yeah she's got some good Dr.'s. Her delivering Dr. which will be her regular dr. even comes up every so often to check on her too. Yep they do lights....if they allow the babies to go home that have Jaundice they have to be put on a paddle type thing that's called a Bili light & they lay on that 24-7. If they are in the hospital then they get that bili light & photo Therapy lights which those are like spot lights (say for a stage) & they are aimed at the top of the baby. Plus they get IV's yep they are a yellowish color including their eyes. Yeah sometime tomorrow I'll find out about the EEG & MRI results as that's when the Specialist is suppose to contact the Pediatrician then to go over them apparently the Radiologist that reviewed them found nothing wrong w/it. But the Pediatrician wants the specialist to review them too. She's back on some stuff called Raglan(sp) it is suppose to help w/Acid Reflux (which is why she was originally on it) & helps w/ "bowel" movements the "technical" name appears to be Metoclopramide which she just started back on tonight. She's up to 1 1/2 oz's of formula every 6 hrs but can have it every 3 hrs if she appears to be hungry. Which since she has the same nurses that she had last night.....its hard telling if they'll follow thru. The boys want her home, but they want me to stay home more LOL Yep, she'll will be up & moving before long & be kicking their butts LOL Well, I didn't do a great job at catching her starting to lose ground. But I knew her eating habits needed to improve. The Dr. would like her to get up to 2 1/2 oz every 3 hrs but would be good if she got up to 2 oz every 3 hrs.....which I think she'll get there. I sure in the heck hope so as our Insurance is going to have a tantrum with this visit. The nurses are getting use to my 30 million questions a day, only the old bitty she had last night & has tonight seems to not like them as much :) Oh well. LOL Alli :) > Alli, > It sounds like she is getting great care. It is wonderful the care > they > can give babies now compared to when mine were little. > My boys were born with jaundice and back then about all they did was > tell me to give them plenty of water. Now they do lights don't they? They > looked > like little yellow babies. LOL > Glad to hear that the brain test came back negative. The EKG will be > just fine. They get the digestive system checked out and she will take > off and > give the brothers run for the money. How are they taking all of this? I > bet > all they want is for Jessica to be home so they can spoil her. > Mothers know a lot and can tell when things are not going right so > keep > an eye on those nurses and do not be afraid to speak out if you think > they > are not giving the care she needs. > Barbara

    04/27/2006 02:17:18