Today, we had to take you, Shelby, for your first doctor visit. It was time for your one week checkup and we all thought you looked a little like a pumpkin, even though your bilibrubin was fine when we left the hospital. Your weight was up to 6#9oz, three ounces more than your discharge weight, which was good, considering Mommy's milk just came in two days ago. Dr. Parker, the pediatrician, checked you all out and agreed that your color was off. They had to stick your heel to do the labwork, and you did not appreciate that at all. Come to find out, your bilirubin was 15.4, which is way above normal. They ordered you to be under a phototherapy light round the clock. Fortunately you didn't seem to be bothered by it, even though you were tethered to a machine by a thick black cord (which made it a little challenging to nurse you). We will go back on Saturday to get another bilirubin check.
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