Question
Does eating Yinzhi Huang affect breastfeeding? My child is 42 days old and has a bilirubin level of 10.3 during the physical examination. After seeing a doctor, they prescribed a box of Yinzhi Huang and instructed not to breastfeed for 3 days. This has never happened before, and my child doesn’t eat formula and always cries. Can I breastfeed him and what are the potential effects?
Answer
The reason for not breastfeeding for 3 days is to consider whether it’s Breast milk jaundice (breast milk jaundice). If the jaundice quickly subsides after stopping breastfeeding for 3 days, it proves that it is Breast milk jaundice (breast milk jaundice), which is not serious and will not affect the child’s health. Stopping breastfeeding is not because of taking Yinzhi Huang; taking Yinzhi Huang does not affect breastfeeding. It’s best to stop breastfeeding for 3 days to observe the bilirubin situation and switch to formula milk. However, if the child really won’t eat formula, then breastfeeding can continue; Yinzhi Huang can be continued for a few more days.