Home and the BiliBed

So we are home and easing ourselves back into reality. This recovery seems a lot harder to me. Every part of my body hurts and I can't seem to find anywhere comfortable to sit. (gotta love stitches!) But I'm happy to be home and be with all my boys. This task of being a mommy to two seems a bit daunting and Porter terrifies me still, but here we go! Luckily Tommy gets to be home with us today and tomorrow. We left the hospital Sunday and were told Jack had jaundice and needed to be tested again today. We took him back to IMC to get his blood taken and then headed to the Pediatrician. Well, not such great news, he has lost quite a bit of weight, has elevated jaundice and a little heart murmur. We are now supplementing to help with the weight issue and have rented one of these lovely devices to help with the jaundice:
It is a bilibed and bili-blanket. Poor little guy is instructed to be on this thing 24/7 except for feedings when we get to take the blanket pad out and have him lay on it. Breaks my heart not to be able to just cuddle him since he is just this small for such a short time. Porter hates the machine and wanted the mean guy that brought it to leave. Hopefully it will be done in the next 48 hours, but until then, gotta love life! I am definitely not looking forward to tonight as I keep having to adjust the thing every 10 minutes as Jack tries to wriggle his way out.
Backing up, let me just evaluate my stay at IMC for you. I absolutely loved the labor and delivery portion of IMC. The nurse was fabulous and attentive and things went so well. I, however, didn't enjoy the rest of my stay at the hospital. We were taken to our room and then sat there for almost 2 hours before we saw a nurse to let us do the bath for Jack and give me some meds. And that is how I felt the whole time. It seemed like "the nurses were always in the middle of switching shifts" and anything I needed took almost an hour! But we are happy it is over and now our little family is home!