anZel and his lit back
Written by jlz on April 22, 2006 – 8:05 pm -We’ve been shuttling back and forth to the hospital the last few days because anZel’s in the high risk category of having jaundice. He’s been checked multiple times (blood drawn from the back of his feet! yikes!) and the bilirubin score is about 17.7. I guess for him, 18.2 is considered to have jaundice. So he’s pretty close.
The doctor ordered a biliblanket for anZel since the last couple times the score hasn’t come down. Here’s a couple pictures of him.
anZel with lit back
anZel with long tail
We pretty much have to keep the biliblanet on ALL the time. We do take it off during feeding time so he’s a bit more comfortable.
Here’s a site with some good info on Your Baby, Jaundice, and Phototherapy:
Posted in Photos, anZel | No Comments »The biliblanket provides the highest level of therapeutic light available to treat your baby. This form of light is also found in sunlight. The strength of light form the biliblanket is about the same, as you would get in the shade on a sunny day, yet is safer because the biliblanket filters out potentially harmful ultraviolet and infrared energy.
A pad of woven fibers is used to transport light from a light source to your baby. This covered fiberoptic pad is placed directly against your baby to bathe the skin in light. Absorption of this light leads to the elimination of bilirubin.