We zijn weer thuis
Wednesday, 12 October 2005 23:03 pm
It’s been three days since the last post, so time for some more pictures!
We’ve been busy with Matthijs over the last few days; he had some skin-yellowing, or jaundice (”geelzucht”) which apparently is very common among newborns, especially in early deliveries.
As the jaundice was a little high in Matthijs case, he was admitted to hospital for photo-treatment. This procedure involves the baby being put into an incubator while blue UV lights light the skin. The excess Bilirubin substances in the blood (that’s the stuff causing the yellowing of the skin) are reduced by this therapy, and so the jaundice is contained.
Matthijs was admitted Monday evening and I just picked him up again this evening (Wednesday). Everything’s fine with him now and we’re keeping a close eye on his skin colour to ensure everything stays fine.
So we had another ‘home coming day’ for Matthijs today and opened the bubbly to celebrate again!
Bringing Matthijs home from the ferry:
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So happy to be back with Mummy:
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Proud Opa and Oma:
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