Jaundice Sucks!

Well- we went back to the hospital this morning for yet another freaking heel stick. And Asher's number was up to 18.6! While we were waiting around for the pediatrician to tell us we were going to be admitted- stupid me decided to look up jaundice on my blackberry. One article said that a number of 20 or higher starts to raise concerns about brain damage. So I was crying. Maybe this should be a lesson learned- DO NOT LOOK THINGS UP ON THE INTERNET! Anyway- the doctor called and told us to make our way up to the pediatric unit because Asher needed to be admitted. They put us in a room with a bed so that I could stay with him. He went under the phototherapy lights around 12:30 and fussed and cried until about 9 or 10 pm. Jon and I kept telling the day nurses that something wasn't right because he was a particularly fussy baby. I asked them if he was too cold- they said no. I wondered if he was hungry and so I fed him. When the lab came up to check his # at 6pm- it only went down to 17.2. The nurse told me it was because I took him off of the lights too much to feed him (even though he was still getting light therapy through a blanket while I fed him). Yeah- I wanted to kick her in the head. Anyway- the night nurses figured out that Asher was too cold and wasn't maintaining his body temperature (they actually took his temp rectally while the day nurses only took an axillary temp- which isn't as accurate). They put him in an enclosed isolette where they could set the temperature. Asher finally fell asleep and he hasn't made another peep since. I could have killed that stupid day nurse. Jon wants to write the hospital a letter to complain. He's very good at complaining- he always gets what he wants. However, it's usually over the phone and I have a theory that he always gets what he wants because of his accent. He wouldn't get crap if he had an American accent. Anyway- this has been a very emotional day for me. I'm so tired of the heel sticks and then watching my poor little guy cry for almost 10 hours straight was not fun. His next heel stick is at 6am tomorrow morning. I better get some sleep- I'm sure I will be woken up soon to feed the little monster. Here are some pics of Asher tanning in his new isolette :)