We knew that there was a pretty good chance Charlie would end up struggling with jaundice, just like Carter did... and we were right. Luckily, diagnostic and treatment tools have improved so much over the last 5 years, that Charlie's return visit to the hospital only lasted 1 night. Charlie tolerated the isolation of the bili-light bassinet really well. It is important to keep them under the lights as much as possible, so I was only able to hold/feed him for 20 minutes every 3 hours. It was a long night, since he really wanted to eat twice that often, but he got through it like a champ. I was so happy to be released early the next morning with a clean bill of health for our little baby. We have been back to the doctor for another check, and he is still perfect - and not yellow anymore!
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