The bili blanket...
At 10 days old, Owen had some lab work checked. First we checked his bilirubin as he was looking more jaundice all the time. Sure enough, his bili was 20 which is significantly high. Of course, we had to head to the medical supply store to get a bili blanket for Owen to have on as much as possible. We also had Owen's TSH (thyroid stimulating hormone) checked. His newborn screening done while we were still in the hospital revealed that is was out of range. In the hospital it was 42 and at 10 days old, it was down to 18. This is still elevated (normal range is 1-5). We were referred to a pediatric endocrinoloigst at Sanford in Sioux Falls. She rechecked his TSH and it was down to 7.7 (18 days old). We elected to not start medication yet and recheck it in 3 weeks. Hopefully, it will return to a normal level. If not, we will have to start daily thyroid meds. This is not the end of the world. There are far worse things that we could have happen, so we will deal with whatever happens. Between the bili checks and trips to Sioux Falls for Owen and my own doctor visits, it has been a busy first two weeks for us. Lots of running! Owen is done with the bili blanket officially at 3 weeks old, but have to have it rechecked one more time next week. I'm glad I'm on maternity leave just to coordinate all the appointments and we aren't done yet.
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