Jeanne had been active the past few nights as newborns normally are but for the past two nights, I noticed what I thought was difficult in breathing. We decided, fretful parents that we are, to go to the hospital.
So off we went at 1AM in the morning to hospital. When we got there, we went to the emergency room where one of the nurses checked her vitals. All the readings were normal: 100% oxygen and good heart rate. She was also kicking vigorously, crying strongly, and feeding voraciously. The doctor on duty called Jeanne’s doctor and they both agreed there seems to be nothing wrong but that if we want, we can have Jeanne admitted for observation.
Michelle and I talked about it and eventually decided to just go home to a less stressful environment, observe Jeanne, and just come back at 11AM. In the event the breathing difficulty recurs, we planned to just rush off to the nearest hospital again.
Later in the morning, we went back to the hospital, saw Jeanne’s doctor, and after a lengthy examination, concluded the same as earlier, there seems to be nothing wrong. She assured as that newborns do sometimes breathe irregularly.
Whew!