Thursday, June 12, 2008

Back to the doctors...


I made a doctor appointment for Andrew again because myself and a few other people noticed that his eyes and skin were becoming quite yellow. He was tested for jaundice at birth and it was negative so I was concerned it was his liver. The doctor tested his skin pigment by shinning a little laser on different areas of his body and it would give back a number reading. The numbers came back normal for a baby with jaundice…but how can this be? The doctor told me that it is pretty common for breast-fed babies to develop it from the mother…who knew? She called it Breast Milk derived Jaundice. She said it would go away on its own in a month or so. We will keep an eye on him…maybe two eyes :) Oh yea, Andrew is now weighing in at 9 pounds 8 ounces…big boy!