We have been dealing with jaundice since day 2 of Kiyah’s life. There were 3 factors that contributed to her having this. The first was her being premature, the second being that I am breast feeding (since milk comes in late babies aren’t getting nutrients to go to the bathroom often enough at first to eliminate the bilirubin) and lastly because she was stuck banging her head in the birth canal for so long. This caused 2 large hematomas on her head which her body is trying to break down and heal causing more bilirubin. We stayed an extra couple of nights at the hospital so she could stay under the lights and bring down the level. It got to a safe enough level for us to bring her home but now the numbers are stuck in the 14 range. We are to keep an eye on her and make sure she eats plenty and she doesn’t get any more yellow. This is a hard one. We spend the part of everyday asking each other if she looks more yellow. We really never come up with an answer we are comfortable with. We are hoping she will get better soon and we won’t have to worry about this any longer but for now she is a pretty shade of yellow.
The picture below shows how she looked at the hospital. When she was under the lights for her jaundice she had to wear these crazy white looking velcro sunglasses. They stuck the velcro to her head (which sounds so terrible) and when she would come for her feedings they would take the glassess off. 
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