Jaundice.... UGH!

We were home for 1 day and the Drs. said Chloe was a little yellow and ended up having jaundice. We had to rent a bilibed and she had to be in it ALL day long. The only time she was allowed to be out was to eat and change her diaper. It was so depressing for me. The new Mom hormones were raging and I couldn't hold her at all so it was pretty rough. We had to take her to the Drs. to take blood to check her bilirubin levels, which is what makes her skin yellow. Basically its the breakdown of red blood cells and the liver is suppose to break these down and dispose of it but sometimes newborns produce more bilirubin than the liver can break down. She had to lay in this fancy tanning bed because the light helps break down the bilirubin and makes her dispose of it faster. Luckily she only had to be in the bed one day! She actually really liked it too. She slept most the time. Secretly I think she takes after her dad because of he loves to tan..... Hopefully this doesn't lead to a tanning obsession later in her life! Sheesh!