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Is 12.93 bilirubin normal for 7 days old
Hi,
My son is 7 days old ,his bilirubin report is as below
Bilirubin direct-0.65 mg/dl
Bilirubin indirect-12.28 mg/dl
Bilirubin total-12.93 mg/dl
Is that normal bilirubin for 7 days old?
Sunbath is suffice to reduce this?
His blood group is AB+
Answers (5)
Mention both mother’s and baby’s blood group next time and also current weight and birth weight.
According to NICE UK guidelines his levels don’t even fall in the phototherapy group .
Sunbath although quite popular doesn’t actually do anything to reduce bilirubin , it’s an old wives’ tale .
Next Steps
Timely feeds
Proper burping
Regular stooling
All these will help eliminate the bilirubin from his body .
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