The baby has already turned a month old, but their face still appears yellowish, and it looks much darker than when they were born. A hospital test shows that the body bilirubin index is over 4, while the face index is 6.5. Treatment for the primary disease may consider hormone therapy. It is recommended to seek medical attention for systemic treatment as soon as possible.
The baby is 18 days old and has high jaundice. The doctor suggests stopping breastfeeding for three days. For the first two days, due to milk accumulation, the baby developed a fever above 38 degrees. After using a breast pump to express the milk, today it was found that the milk has softened, and the baby seems to be not eating enough. Asking for effective methods to increase milk production. Seeking urgent help, thank you!
My baby’s bilirubin level was found to be 17.3 on the third day after birth. After four days of blue light therapy, it dropped to 13.3. How should I treat it?
Treatment Methods for Newborn Jaundice Levels Reaching 17
Treatment Methods and Precautions for Baby Jaundice
Inquire about treatment methods for breastfeeding baby jaundice.
Breastfeeding jaundice in newborns can last for 1 to 2 months, but it can be distinguished from hepatitis through laboratory tests. Jaundice will quickly fade after breastfeeding is stopped, but breast milk is the best nutritional source for infants. Therefore, a method of feeding with small amounts of breast milk is adopted, combined with frequent monitoring of serum bilirubin levels. Once the bilirubin concentration increases significantly, breastfeeding should be stopped immediately. As the baby grows older, jaundice will naturally fade and have little impact on the baby. It is recommended to give the baby more water and expose them to more sunlight to help reduce jaundice.
Pathological jaundice is a group of diseases caused by a combination of various factors, commonly including hemolytic jaundice, infectious jaundice, obstructive jaundice, and breastfeeding jaundice. The characteristics of jaundice caused by different reasons vary. The inquirer’s condition may be infectious jaundice, which is caused by liver cell damage due to viral or bacterial infection. Viral infections are common in intrauterine infections, such as cytomegalovirus and hepatitis B virus, while bacterial infections are most commonly caused by sepsis. The characteristic of infectious jaundice is the recurrence of persistent jaundice after the physiological jaundice subsides.
Female, 35 years old, my child was just born and diagnosed with neonatal jaundice. Please ask: How is jaundice treated when bilirubin levels are high?
High bilirubin levels in infants, reappearing after birth, improved with medication but still requires attention.
