When Kyla was born, she had a slight case of jaundice. Her billy reuben count was at a 5.2 when we left the hospital on Sunday April 12th. On Wednesday she was looking pretty yellow still, so I took her to the doctors. They sent Kyla and myself to HOAG to check how high her billy reuben count had gotten. It was at a 21!! Not good, so they sent us to CHOC in Orange. At CHOC they had Kyla lay under blue lights that whole night. Justin and I left that first night at about 4 in the morning. When I returned at about 9 that same morning, the doctor wanted to talk with me. He told me that when he was in Kyla's room at about 8 am Kyla stopped breathing. Her blood oxygen level dropped (which means her brain wasn't getting oxygen) so low that they had to give her oxygen to get her breathing again. It was a blessing that Kyla was at the hospital with the doctor in the room when she stopped breathing. Over the next few days the doctors ran every test know to man on Kyla. She had a MRI, EKG, EEG, ultrasound of the brain and heart, tons of blood work, and a sleep Apnea test done. They confirmed that Kyla did have Apnea, but all the other test came back as her being super healthy. After that it was a waiting game. They wanted Kyla to go five days with no Apnea spells that required oxygen. We finally got to come home after 11 day in the NICU. Kyla had to wear a monitor that would go off if she stopped breathing. She is doing soooo much better now. The doctors said that this is something she would most likely out grow and she already has.
When Kyla was born, she had a slight case of jaundice. Her billy reuben count was at a 5.2 when we left the hospital on Sunday April 12th. On Wednesday she was looking pretty yellow still, so I took her to the doctors. They sent Kyla and myself to HOAG to check how high her billy reuben count had gotten. It was at a 21!! Not good, so they sent us to CHOC in Orange. At CHOC they had Kyla lay under blue lights that whole night. Justin and I left that first night at about 4 in the morning. When I returned at about 9 that same morning, the doctor wanted to talk with me. He told me that when he was in Kyla's room at about 8 am Kyla stopped breathing. Her blood oxygen level dropped (which means her brain wasn't getting oxygen) so low that they had to give her oxygen to get her breathing again. It was a blessing that Kyla was at the hospital with the doctor in the room when she stopped breathing. Over the next few days the doctors ran every test know to man on Kyla. She had a MRI, EKG, EEG, ultrasound of the brain and heart, tons of blood work, and a sleep Apnea test done. They confirmed that Kyla did have Apnea, but all the other test came back as her being super healthy. After that it was a waiting game. They wanted Kyla to go five days with no Apnea spells that required oxygen. We finally got to come home after 11 day in the NICU. Kyla had to wear a monitor that would go off if she stopped breathing. She is doing soooo much better now. The doctors said that this is something she would most likely out grow and she already has. 
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What a blessing that you were at the hospital with Kyla when she stopped breathing. You have been in our thoughts and prayers and we are so thankful to hear that she is doing well and that she is home. Your family is adorable and we love you guys so much.
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