Hi fellow travelers in space and time,
This afternoon we find ourselves in the hospital. Brooke has been admitted into the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Beaumont Royal Oak. She had a checkup at the pediatrician today and her Bilirubin level was very high (23 mg/dL). She's also very dehydrated.
So we have a team of nurses and a few doctors all to ourselves now. I've never seen this much attention in a hospital before. Brooke has not one, but two big hardcover chart books with her name on them.
All of this attention is scary to us, to say the least, because when Maddie went through this it was in the regular hospital. We've been admitted to the world of really tiny babies in incubators. Everyone is working on Brooke very fast.
Our girl is now under the UV lights, has an IV in her head, and they are evaluating her for possible blood transfusion if her bili level doesn't nosedive fast.
It's really scary. I'll let you know what happens.
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Everyone at the Larkin household is praying for Brooke.
Stay strong little Brooke, you are in our thoughts and prayers little girl.
Those professionals know what they are doing. You are surely in the best place to be right now.. Stay strong, all of you, it will be better very soon.
God Bless.
We won't stop praying til we know you're alright. We love you all!
Ben survived this too. His bilirubin was at 25 and went down fast once he was under the lights. Our prayers are with you as well. You will get thru this, Heather and Dave.
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