At our very first check up at the pediatrition, the doctor immediately commented on her color. She resembled a "mango" in her words. Noa was too jaundice, so we had to check her bili rubin count, which requires a blood sample. I cried when they pricked her little foot. When the doctor called to give us the results, she said Noa needed to be hospitalized. I was quite scary, but the hospital staff was very accomodating and Elad and I were able to stay over night with her. They put her under the blue lights to reduce her bili rubin count. Every time Noa had a bowel movement, her bili rubin count would go down, so we cheered every time she pooped. She struggled to latch, so her breast feeding sessions were pretty long, so they had a special blanket with blue light to drape over her while she ate. When the doctor explained the danger of jaundice, she went into great detail but Elad and I only heard blah blah blah mental retardation. It was an emotional beginning, but she was sent home with a clean bill of health.
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