Baby Darius...My bundle of JOY...

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Picking up from ware i stop in the previous post...

As common as it is with all babies, Baby Darius was admitted into PLC for jaundice on Day 3 of his life...he underwent 24 hours of phototheraphy...n the nurse came to prick his little foot for blood test every 12 hours to check on his jaundice level...poor little guy...my heart aches so much to see him cry helplessly...

By Day 4 Darius' jaundice level went down n he was off the phototheraphy...but the blood test results showed he has G6PD condition...n the doc said tiz is very common among Asian males...n its genetic...but he assures us dat it will not affect his development as he grows up...but there are some food n med dat he must avoid his whole life...n as a baby we should make sure he does not get any infection as tiz might trigger his red blood cells to break...n in severe cases he will need blood transfusion...but doc says tiz is very very rare...

So i went to find out more abt G6PD...actually some pple might have tiz condition they are not aware of until some food or med they take n caused a trigger...but in normal cases the red blood cells are able to build up on their own...so as adults its not really an issue of concern...

And because it is most common in Asian males, like out of 20 males, 5 have tiz condition, therefore the doctors here will always test for G6PD deficiency on Asian baby boys...

Darius @ birth...

Darius @ 19 Hours old...

Darius finally home @ 6 days old...snug in his own bed...

Darius @ 1 Week old...having his weight taken by the public health nurse...he has regained his birth weight! yeah!

Darius enjoying his swing...it always works when he is fussing...

Darius after a satisfied feed...making faces...

Darius jus loves the camera...

Darius having his afternoon nap with grandma...

Darius sitting @ the sofa watching TV...

Darius enjoying his bathe by grandma...