NICU

While I was in labor I got a really high fever for some reason, so my doctor was pretty concerned about me and the baby and put me on antibiotics. When Makena was born she had a little trouble breathing at first but quickly seemed fine. Just to be safe they took some blood test from her to make sure everything was ok. It seemed like she was just fine and she was able to be with Shane and I in the room through the night. Unfortunetly, in the morning the blood test were showing that her White Blood Cell count was incredibly high and other things were not looking right so our Pediatrician came in and told us she had to go into the NICU because it appeared that she had a really bad infection. This news was obviously very overwhelming and upsetting to me, expecially since I didn't really understand exactly what was wrong with her. Also, they weren't sure how long she would have to be in there. The first time I went in and saw her in the little incubator with all the wires and iv hooked to her it was so sad, I couldn't beleive my little baby was so sick. The next few days went by in a bit of a blur. I had to feed her every three hours and since she wasn't eating enough just breast feeding I had to do a lot of pumping and bottle feeding which took a lot of time and became exhausting. Luckily the antibiotics began to work quickly and Makena started doing much better. Several tests were done and she was finally well enough to go home by Saturday afternoon. As you can imagine Shane and I were so excited and releived! It was definitely an emotional rollercoster this last week but we are so thankful for our darling baby and that she is doing well. We are also so thankful for all the support and prayers from our families and friends, I truly believe that Makena's quick recovery is a little miracle. Here are some pictures of our little lady in the NICU.