I Felt Helpless...

Caleb had jaundice (7.8) so had to undergo photo-therapy to bring it down. As Fannie and I were eager to bring Caleb home we opted for the DIY-machine which cost us $150 to rent over Dr Simon's advice to admit him for a 3D2N in-house treatment. We thought we could follow the instructions and work at it from home. We were wrong!

We failed to put it to good use and often not succeeding in having poor Caleb under the machine long enough. (10-15hrs a day!) It was hard work and it made everyone so misearble hearing him cry all through the therapy.

Went back for review on Saturday (9th Oct) but the jaundice level went up (13.3) which was way unacceptable so Dr Simon insisted Caleb be admitted to stay 3D2N (9-11 Oct) for in-house treatment. Fannie and I reluctantly admitted him again for the therapy and had to go home without Caleb.

I broke down thinking how helpless I was as a father; unable to do anything to keep Caleb at home. I felt as though our baby was being taken away from us and there was nothing I could do about it. But we knew it was for the better and we were able to catch up on some much needed rest while Caleb was in the hospital.

At lest we were able to go see him when we went to deliver some expressed milk to him. :') Thankfully he got better after the treatment and was able to come home with us again.

We went to visit Caleb in the hospital while delivering some expressed milk

Note to self: Listen to the Dr's advice and leave baby in the safe hands of the professionals.