Confinement month with Chloe

My confinement month wasn't a good one, as I know some others outside will have a full time confinement lady or Mother In Law who would do ALL the work.
My CL was only for cooking and bathing baby. However I got her SACKED after almost 2 weeks of hiring her. She got on my nerve too often and not hygienic too.

Back to Chloe... She was hospitalized again on the 5th day when my whole family agreed that she still has high level of Jaundice. Spending two days in hospital under the UV light. My heart was in pain seeing her under the light, cloth-less with just a piece of diaper. I continue supplying expressed breast milk to hospital, however due to the low supply in the early days, she has to topped up with Formula.
Even after two days, her Bilirudin level was still high. However her Paed advised to get discharged. We followed. Back home, I almost gone crazy daily looking at her yellow skin - because when i feed her, i would be sitting under fluorescent light. Chloe continued her check up in hospitals weekly and each time, a blood sample is taken from her little hand. OUCH!!!! How painful that could have been for her....
MIL would take her out in the mornings and put her to sun bath. However all this didn't help.
On my side, I quitted taking ginger, wine and all those that are related. And still, no help.
After that I just let it naturally go away. It seemed that nothing could help. I was only worried that she has to go one a blood transfusion.

Slowly, beginning of 4th week, I could see her yellow skin turning normal. And true enough, her level drop after the full moon. :)

During this first month, I breastfed Chloe and with formula as well. Most of the time it was expressed breastmilk rather than direct feeding because her Paed always asked me, how much is she drinking ? Also, I was asked to monitor on that to make sure she pee and poo to make her jaundice level drop. Me, as a new mom, afraid that direct feeding doesn't give her enough and can't make her pee and poo enough. :p So, i pumped. HOwever there were 2-3 direct feed in on day of course, to save both mommy and bb some bonding time. :)
The hard part is, Chloe feeds on every 2 hours, SHARP!!!! She has an alarm in her. hahaha....
During then, Daddy really had a hard time coping. I don't know if I should pity him, but if yes.... what about myself ? :P

Oh yes, and why my Confinement month was 'bad' ? Well, not really but I would say I was the one wanted it this way - myself taking care of bb.
MIL helped to cook and bathed Chloe. All the rest of Baby, I did.
So, I did not have full time lying on the bed and I even got my hands wet for washing bottles.
But it didn't matter, all these......... for my Chloe. :)