We're going home - September 5th

A typical stay in the hospital post-delivery is 48 hours. We had to extend our stay just a tad to make sure Jenelle and Gabriel were well enough to leave. Baptist Beaches has a great nursing staff that took exceptional care of Jenelle and Gabriel. We ended up staying in the hospital for 5 nights. The night before we were supposed to leave we were notified that Gabriel had jaundice. His bilirubin levels were pretty high so he had to receive photo therapy for about 17 hours (which meant he had to stay in the nursery) and we had to supplement his feedings with formula to make sure he was receiving enough food to "poop it out". After Gabriel was cleared to be discharged with the jaundice under control, Jenelle had several readings of elevated blood pressure. We then had to stay an additional night to ensure her blood pressure was fine. Mom and baby are doing just fine now - Gabriel is now breastfeeding again and Jenelle's blood pressure is being monitored.