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Jaundice at 11 days old
My Son initially had jaundice of 21.5 then was admitted for two days and went down to 11.3, after two days had to go fr the review that was yesterday and found out he has 16 but the doc said it's ok as he is 10 days old now and it should go away by breastfeeding on its own, do I still need to be concerned about it or it ll take time to go on its own. He is feeding well. His eyes looks pale and nose. Earlier it was in more areas.
Jaundice in newborn is not judged as it is done in adults.. their level differ according to their age in days.
Ur child must have been given phototherapy during admission..
An increased jaundice level after phototherapy is normal.. and known as rebound increased level..
It would be better for guiding you, if u could tel the birth weight of the baby, urs blood group, and was it a full term delivery or not ??
These are known as risk factors for increased jaundice in newborn.. if all factors are negative, then at day 10, it seems to be a normal jaundice level
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Get TSH G6PD LEVELS JAUNDICE ABOVE 15 REQIRES PHOTOTHERAPY AFTER 3 DAYS OF AGE
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