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From: Kristy (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 10 Jan 2002 21:05:23 -0600 (CST)

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Thank you to all the docs who answered my questions during my pregnancy. My precious daughter was born December 5th after 12 hours of labor. I vomited the whole labor - a strange side affect of the epidural [It was the first one I'd ever had]. During my labor, towards the latter end, the baby's heart rate would go down to about 90 DURING contractions. My doc said that this was because she did "not have a good ride". He said, "She was hurting". What exactly do baby's suffer that would cause their heart rates to go down during contractions? What do you think my doc meant by "not a good ride, she was hurting"? I was too delirious to ask at the time.

Secondly, my baby was born with Polycythemic Hyperviscocity. For some reason, it made her blood sugar levels go way low [to 14]. [Why do sugar levels go down with this condition??] Her heart was really enlarged as a result. She had to spend a week in a hospital for children. She developed jaundice. Upon discharge, her billirubin level was 11 and when she was two weeks old, I took her to the pediatrician and her level was 16.8. Is this too high? What is considered too high? My baby will be six weeks old this coming wednesday and she is still really yellow. How long can a baby be jaundiced? Should I take her back in to be checked? I figured she'd be over this jaundice by now. She seems to sleep a LOT [like 21 hours a day]. Please help me understand this jaundice stuff. The things I've read on the internet and in archives seem so general. Please help. Thanks again....Kristy B. P.s. my baby is GORGEOUS and a pure joy!!!

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