♥ XanthusL's Little Space♥

♥ Thursday, July 17, 2008

Xanthus finally discharge from hospital today.

Can see from his skin color, he look better now. Compare to the yellowish skin color.
Currently the thing I am worrying is feeding problem.
I don't know shall I continue Breastfeed him or bottle feed him.
Actually, I felt quite frustrated. Cos I plan to breastfeed him due to a lot of unforeen circumstance. Like, he got jaudice need to admit to hospital for a few days stay. So I only manage to give him breast milk once per day. Sometime I really feel like giving up. Cos seems like eveyrthing breast feed him, either my hubby or mum keep asking me to top up with formula. I also don't know what shall I do. Cos I know once top up with formula, there will not be enough breast milk in future. Cos it works in term of demand and supply. If after formula feed him, there will not be a demand and then my supply of course will not be enough and will not increase also.
Hai....
Baby which do you prefer? If you prefer formula, I rather give up breast feed earlier and will not make myself suffer so much.
If you prefer breast feed of course I will not mind to continue and try hard to increase my supply.

I just wish you can grow well. Anyway I also a newbie mummy, still got a lot of things to learn.

Labels: 1st month

at 6:29 AM

♥ Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Xanthus was hospitalised.....

Sad ...( He is on the 3 way UV light, which is in the very left cot. Yesteray night, we went to see him, due to his high jaudice level, doctor even advise to remove his pampers and expose to the light. Really very Ke Lian)

We went to see our PD yesterday, he told us Xanthus's Jaundice level was very high(20.6). I am not really sure how is this being measure. But in order to measure his jaundice level, they actually did a blood test for him. They poked a tiny hole on his left heel and then draw 2 straw of blood from there. Hai ..

When I looked at it, I really felt super sad for him. Cos he only so tiny and he keep crying and crying when they draw the blood from his little heel.

What is jaundice?

Jaundice means a yellow skin colour. They always said this is very common in new born babies, especially in their 1st 3 weeks of life. This is due to too much yellow bile pigment in the blood.

How does this bile pigment get into the blood?

1. Certain no. of red blood ceel in the blood break down and are replaced every day.

2. The broken down red blood cells release a yellow bile pigment.

3. The mature and healthy liver quickly removes the pigment from the blood and changes it into a non-poisonous substance.

4. The non-poisonous substance is passed out of the body with the faeces and urine.

Normally causes of jaundice...

- An immature liver which canot remove and change the bile pigment quickly enough.

This condition is temporary. The baby's liver will soon mature in a few weeks.

- G6PD deficiency

G6PD or glucose 6 - phosphate dehydrogenase is a substance that strengthens the wall of red blood cells.

When a baby is deficient in or lacks G6PD, his red blood cells tend to breakdown easily.

This condition is permanet.

Treatment of baby jaundice.

- If is mild, then will just observe at home and just do some sun bath through the morning or evening's sun.

- If increase or severe, will have to take the baby to hospital for Phototherapy which a special light is used to break down the bile pigment, or

Blood exchange transfusion where baby's own blood with the bile pigment is replaced by donor blood without the pigment.

If there is G6PD, there is several precaution to take note for the rest of his life:

- tell doctor/dentist

- Don't use mothballs

- Don't give traditional medicines, certain herbs and certain beans such as san zi ji, fava bean(bian dou/ kacang parang) and chuan lian(banned in SG)

- breastfeeding mothers should not take any of the abv too much, and cos chemical reactions to the baby through breast milk.

Lucky things, when today we went to see him around 1pm, his jaundice level drop to 12.9. Phew... and he is on the 2 way light. I told my hubby, he seems to go through little tough training in the hospital stay. Then we also go in the right timing, and able to breastfeed him.

Labels: 1st month

at 12:09 AM

♥ Saturday, July 12, 2008

Already 5 day from Xanthus arrived.

So far still able to cope with him with my mum and hubby's help.

Just a bit stress with BM... cos he seems to like formula more.

Today he just cut his face with his sharp finger nail. Hai... Let him wear mittens, then he keep removing them. Quite sad to see the little cut on his face.

Labels: 1st month

at 9:06 AM

♥

8 Jul 2008
6 am - I went to the toilet and realise uncontrollable water keep leaking. But still unsure whether is my water bag burst or just false alarm. I put a sanitary pad and when back to the bedroom and wake my hubby up. He asked me what shall we do, then he went to take his cam coder and start recording the story of the day. As for me, I quickly sms my colleague I can't go work and need to go for gynae check up and confirm. (Actually, I should just go TMC. Just becos we thought we got save some bucks if we wait till 11am then admit to the hospital. Some more I don't feel and contraction at the moment. But in the end, the check up with gynae also cost us quite a lot of extra bucks.)

7am - Already done my last bath and had wantan soup for breakfast, just in case admitted to the ward and unable to intake any more food.

8am - Hubby asked got any pain, but I don't feel and pain. Just that I had a feeling water bag some how is leaking, cos the pad I place at 6am already super wet. Since gynae's clinic open at 9am so we decide to slack a while at home then go to visit her later.

9am - We make our way to the gynae's clinic and register for our turn.

10am - Gynae's just arrived the clinic.

11am - Gynae done a few test and confirm my water bag burst and I will have to deliver within 24hr after my water bag burst. Then I only had 2 cm dilation. and I will need to induce and admit to the observation ward. She ask me to have my lunch first then go to do admission to the TMC.

12pm- Gotten my lunch (Chicken Rice), then admitted to the observation ward. Then straight away the midwife empty my bowel. Then check for my contraction status. I still don't feel the pain yet. So happy rest on the bed. While the mid wife is checking for available delivery ward for me.

130pm - We got a delivery ward. Ward 9 of the TMC delivery ward. Then waiting for 10 cm dilation

5pm - my dilation only 5 cm, and I start to feel the pain. I check with nurse still got how long to go? and she told me now half way and normally is 1 hr 1 cm dilation. I was like "huh? still got 5 more hours to go? Sigh.... " I still able to endure the pain, but start to have a bit of stress. Whenever hubby wan to take photo or video. I keep ask him to keep himself entertain and leave me a lot. Gynae had a check on me and decide to add on the drip for induce, to accelerate the speed.

7.30pm- Due to the accelerate in the contraction, I am not able to take the stress. Even though just 3cm more to go. I decided to go for epidural, as the nurse also realise I start to push unnecessary. I afraid ended fainted at 10 cm. lol. Then hubby told me he meet one of his childhood friend here, whose wife also in the delivery ward which is next to me. Then her EDD also same with me. What a coincidence!

9pm - 10 cm dilation. I am so happy, cos with epi I don't feel anything. But due to the numbness, I also had problem in pushing. Cos They want me to push before gynae arrive.

10pm - gynae arrive and they only manage to see a very little part of baby head, and gynae decide to assist me in delivery. 1st by vacuum with kiwi cup. Wht a cute name. But the assistance was failed due to the technique I push is incorrect. Baby head got a bit of bruises and injury due to this. Gynae decide to use forcep to assist me.

1045pm - Xanthus finally arrive... phew... 3.205KG 7.1 pounds. 51 cm length.

11pm - Gynae continue to do the clean up and we realise due to my unnecessary push and resulted the gynae and the nurses got my blood stain. Even the delivery room's ceiling. lol the vacuum really too power.

Labels: 1st month

at 8:17 AM