Elizabeth Madison

When we got home we introduced the dogs to our daughter. They were skeptical of her and were a little afraid. They had never seen a baby before and it was funny because every time she moved they would jump. They eventually warmed up to her once they got to investigate her a little bit. The cats on the other hand didn't want anything to do with her. Later that evening we got a call from the hospital with the results of her bilirubin test she had gotten that morning. Her results were worse than they were the day before and she was now at the level where she needed phototherapy. Someone from the hospital drove to our house that night and dropped off a  biliblanket.  Biliblankets are used for  phototherapy that helps break down high levels of bilirubin in the bloodstream. It  exerts a blue/white light of varying intensity that permeates through a light fabric. The baby is then placed on the blanket  during treatment. We were instructed to keep her on it as much ...

After the delivery my daughter and I, my husband and my mom were moved to a recovery room, which is where we stayed for the next 2 days. As soon as we were wheeled into the recovery room I realized just how hungry I was. My husband called the cafeteria to order some lunch but since it was around 2:30 pm when we called, all that they had to order on the menu was cold cut sandwiches. Since I didn't really have much to choose from I just ordered a turkey sandwich with some chips and a pickle. Even though it was a slow time for food deliveries, I still had to wait for what seemed like forever but was probably no more than 30 minutes. My mom had to leave since she had class that evening so soon after she left my husbands mother arrived to meet our daughter. Shortly after she arrived the lactation nurse came in to help with getting our daughter to latch. She was still pretty lethargic and we were having a hard time keeping her awake long enough to try and get her to latch. Sin...