5 day born ,down with fever

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My son 5 day old born is down with fever he was diagnosed with Jaundice 14.7 and was given phototherapy.Today my wife is discharged and my son is only sleeping he used to cry a lot but since morning he is only sleeping and had slight fever for which we gave paracetamol. We are worried with the sudden change in behaviour of him only sleeping. Is it normal?

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Dr. Poonam M Sambhaji

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Dr. J Prabhakar Rao Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad · Accepted Answer

Dr. J Prabhakar Rao

Pediatrician 32 yrs exp Ghaziabad

Consult your paediatrician asap for physical examination and treatment,rather than wasting time here,as all problems in babies this age are considered to be emergencies!!