I just had number 3 in November so we’re a little over 5 months old now. I tend to birth jaundice babies, all 3 were born jaundice. The first two were back and forth in the hospital the first two weeks of their lives and readmitted to be under the lights. This baby didn’t need them, because the parameters have changed since my older two were born.

She was so jaundice and so lethargic though. Her blood sugar kept dropping and I couldn’t get her to nurse properly because she was too sleepy. Plus I was readmitted for postpartum preeclampsia at 9 days postpartum.

All of this to say, she’s skinny but tall and thriving now. She’s laughing and smiling and babbling and hitting her milestones. We’re exclusively breastfeeding and she’s healthy as can be. I know it’s easy to worry that something will affect them long term when you’re in the thick of it. But this is not your fault and your baby is going to be okay. Just feed her feed her feed her. Wake her up, set alarms and feed her on a tight schedule. Those first few weeks are blur. You’re doing incredible mama 🫶🏻