UPDATE:
Just got back from the hospital, went in to see my daughter in the incubator wired up to a bunch of bullshit machines. Completely stupid, considering she was 40 weeks 5 days...there's absolutely no need for an incubator. Couldn't stay long...every passing minute looking at my daughter in that stupid box pissed me off more and more.
Okay, some details...about two hours after admission, Luna vomited something that looked like coffee grounds. The person who was on the case at the time told us that it was meconium in the stomach. I found this a little strange, but didn't think much of it, considering there was meconium discharge on delivery...though it was directly after Luna was completely out. Because of this "diagnosis", the antibiotics were administered. This morning, I did a little research. It seems that the body will automatically expel meconium if it is in the stomach, so the antibiotics weren't even necessary. So, after I came back from the hospital this morning, I did a little more research.
We've been fooled. The coffee grounds like substance is NOT meconium, it's blood...caused by a condition called gastric erosion. So, what's this? It's where the lining of the stomach becomes irritated and blood mixes with whatever fluid is in the stomach. It can be caused by iron deficiency...ok, problem here. One, if this was the case, she would have vomited it upon delivery. Secondly, both wifey's and Luna's iron levels were high. This is ruled out. Okay, next cause...alcohol. Nope, neither my wife nor my one-day-old girl drink. Ruled out with ease. Smoking? No again. Okay, what else? Medications. Aha. When she was brought in, they were quick to shove an IV into her. Saline, dextrose, you know...the standard stuff. But wait a second...dextrose drip bags are a very standard thing...so why did this one have a hand-written label stuck to it that said "dextrose"? Uh oh...drug cocktail. Shortly after this, the coffee grounds came up. Bingo, we've got a winner, folks.
Now, let's consider the meconium issue. Yes, there was meconium with the birth...however, it came out after the baby was delivered. That means that it was not in utero but was expelled during delivery...while the baby came down the birth canal. Now, in utero meconium is caused by a baby in distress. But in this case, it was caused by pressure during delivery due to a birth canal that's not completely wide enough to handle the baby smoothly. So, MAS was ruled out with ease, as was the possibility of meconium in the stomach. Oops...busted.
One final issue that was only mentioned in passing. One of the nurses noted what she called an "abscess" on Luna's inner mouth. Haven't heard anything about this since that, but we believe it was passed down from the idiotic pediatrician who wasn't going to allow Luna to be breastfed. Does this abscess exist? Probably not...I haven't seen it, and wifey hasn't said anything about it...Luna is breastfeeding strongly so the chance of this abscess actually existing is nil.
Three strikes, you're out. Expect major legal action and media coverage.
Oh by the way, got the stats...8 pounds 3 ounces, 22 inches long. Yes, I delivered a perfectly healthy 8+ pound baby without any experience. Suck on THAT, hospital f*ckers.
