Life as a mother is great!!! Ashlynn is amazing! She sleeps alot and is starting to nurse more often! I get excited when she goes to the restroom because that means that there is a chance she is getting rid of the some of the bilirubin her little liver has having a hard time doing on it's own. Her jaundice is still kinda high (14.7) as of yesterday so we had to go back to the hospital to get her lab work done again. I'm really hoping that it's going to start to go back down, but I've heard that babies can be jaundiced for up to a month. I am waiting to hear back from the doctor about the work that was done this morning. She was discharged from the hospital at 11, then Friday it went up to 13.9, then Saturday it was 14.7. I have a good feeling that today will be the day it goes down. I had her exposed to some sunlight yesterday while she was sleeping so I am hoping that helps also. The doctor said for me to do it.
I have come down with mastitis, a breast infection that causes you to feel like you have the flu. I had a fever of 100.6 on Friday night when I called the doctor and he called in a prescription for me. It's starting to work because I'm feeling a little better.
Nursing is becoming better. Ashlynn is eating more and more. I do supplement with formula and I probably will until her jaundice level drops. The only time I get frustrated with nursing is at 3 a.m. and I am dog tired. I've been pumping milk and freezing it so that when I go back to work next month I won't have to work as hard. I am not sure how long I will nurse. Maybe until my weight goes back down. I gained 25 lbs during pregnancy and I can't wait to get it back under my pre-pregnancy weight.
Well, Ashlynn and daddy are napping and I think I am going to take advantage of this time and nap as well!!!
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