Too Stress?

Waking up at 5am in the morning is really tired. Is it too stress? With two assignments due on Monday and constant changing and editing the assignments, working and worrying about my wife really tired me out. Not to mention that exams are coming and moving house is on the cards. Though worrying for my wife but was feeling very happy too, as thinking of what to buy and what to do next excite me. Now that the September group is coming back, we need to act fast in all the items to buy. The after birth stuffs like confinement and infant care need to consider too. The planning is getting more important, asking about advise from all sources that I can get.

Just know that Baby Sarah was still in hospital because of jaundice. Jaundice is a common condition in newborns, jaundice refers to the yellow color of the skin and whites of the eyes caused by excess bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is produced by the normal breakdown of red blood cells. I found out that there are few types of jaundice:

• Physiological (normal) jaundice: occurring in most newborns, this mild jaundice is due to the immaturity of the baby's liver, which leads to a slow processing of bilirubin. It generally appears at 2 to 4 days of age and disappears by 1 to 2 weeks of age.
• Jaundice of prematurity: occurs frequently in premature babies since they are even less ready to excrete bilirubin effectively. Jaundice in premature babies needs to be treated at a lower bilirubin level than in full term babies in order to avoid complications.
• Breastfeeding jaundice: jaundice can occur when a breastfeeding baby is not getting enough breast milk because of difficulty with breastfeeding or because the mother's milk isn’t in yet. This is not caused by a problem with the breast milk itself, but by the baby not getting enough to drink.
• Breast milk jaundice: in 1% to 2% of breastfed babies, jaundice may be caused by substances produced in their mother's breast milk that can cause the bilirubin level to rise. These can prevent the excretion of bilirubin through the intestines. It starts after the first 3 to 5 days and slowly improves over 3 to 12 weeks.
• Blood group incompatibility (Rh or ABO problems): if a baby has a different blood type than the mother, the mother might produce antibodies that destroy the infant's red blood cells. This creates a sudden buildup of bilirubin in the baby's blood. Incompatibility jaundice can begin as early as the first day of life. Rh problems once caused the most severe form of jaundice, but now can be prevented with an injection of Rh immune globulin to the mother within 72 hours after delivery, which prevents her from forming antibodies that might endanger any subsequent babies.

That why babies are put in UV light to reduce their jaundice. Hope baby Sarah can go home soon.