Homecoming [PHOTOS]

Late last evening, we were told that Elijah's jaundice level had come down to about "7," and that Elijah was likely to be discharged soon. This morning, Dr Keoy confirmed that Elijah and Mommy were ready to be discharged.

KK and PP had been anticipating this so much that they couldn't sleep last night. PP said, "boy-boy is coming home." Their grandson was indeed coming home. KK and PP came to the hospital to help us pack and check out. This was the first time KK and PP saw Elijah in person.

We successfully breastfed Elijah this morning. He was at it for 30 mins. That gave us some confidence and encouragement.

We left the hospital at about 1330hrs and was home within 15 mins. Elijah, we're so happy to bring you home.

Back home we had another succesful breastfeed with Elijah at about 3pm. We tried to breastfeed Elijah again at about 7pm but this time it was terrible. We then tried to cup-feed him. We were advised that Daddy (and not Mommy) should do the cup feeding so that Elijah associates Mommy with breastfeeding and Daddy with cup feeding. It was terrible. Daddy didn't know if he was doing it right.

Feeding is the one of the most frustrating aspects of infant care. There is the pressure of making sure the baby is adequately fed, while trying to do it right, when the baby is wailing away. Right now, it is a demoralising experience. I don't know ... we'll try to take it feed at a time. We'll see how it goes.

Snoozing together
Koong-Koong catching a nap with "boy-boy"
while waiting for Daddy to settle the hospital bill.

Back home
Getting used to new surroundings.