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Any bilirubin warriors?

Hey yall! My name is Gillian and my little one Theodore is battling spiking bilirubin levels. He had to begin treatment with light therapy when he was 4 days old. We got to take him home after a few days in the nicu and his levels bounced right back up. Has this happened to anyone else before?

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Yes happened to my son his levels continued to spike for about 2 weeks. Try putting him in the sun but not directly in the sun if that makes sense but uv helps a lot

@Valarie thanks for the tip!! Making dad move the bassinet to the window now! 💜

Yup! He loved his "tanning" bed. Lounging like a superhero lizard lol

Wow. All of you mommas are so strong! I was completely breaking down watching them hook Theo up to all the machines.

We are 9 days old and have a bilirubin level of 14.6. Still pretty yellow after treatment. Hoping the numbers calm down as the doctor was hoping for.

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