Capturing Moments with the Mavrakis Family: Back to the hospital...

Today we took Makayla to her initial check up at the base clinic with her pediatrician. While there her bilirubin test came back a little higher than what it was when we left the hospital. Since she is a preemie the doctor advised us to go the hospital. We were admitted in and Makayla started her treatment for jaundice. Even though jaundice is a very common thing, I was still scared and shed a few tears. At very high levels, jaundice can be damaging. Makayla's levels weren't at the high risk level, but since it had jumped up high really quick, there was cause for concern. It was a bummer having to go back and stay in the hospital for 2 more days after getting settled at home, but it needed to get done to make her better. We left the hospital 2 days later with Makayla doing much better!