Our first two weeks with Amaya went better than expected. However, the first week was rough. She was great in the hospital. Woke up when she wanted to feed, had spurts of being awake and alert, was great during baths and medical evaluations. Her first night home was tough. I would get paranoid with her in her crib and run to her at every sound she made. J got frustrated with me because I was so paranoid. Then Amaya had to go for daily lab draws because of her bilirubin level. She had jaundice without the apparent signs of it. The highest her level reached was 17.1. Her pediatrician placed her on a bili blanket until her levels decreased. Thank goodness it was only for 1 day. But for that week, I had to increase her feedings to every 1-2 hours. As you can imagine, it was very rough at night.
Other than that, she is a really good baby. If she's napping she wakes up to feed, she sleeps well at night waking every 3-4 hours, and naps well during the day. Today is day 15 and she is now becoming more alert and staying awake longer during the day. We can already tell she is becoming more temperamental...she craves attention and loves to be held.
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