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Neonatal Jaundice.
My baby is 15 days old. On 5th day bilirubin level was 20, she was given phototherapy for 3 days. 6th days the level was 18.9, on 7th day it was 14.5, 8th day it was 13.7. She was discharged. On 14 th day the level is 13.1. Drop in bilirubin level is normal or slow? Is there need to undergo more phototherapy?
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The rate of decrease in bilirubin depends on various factors like baby weight, gestational age, maternal medication, baby's thyroid profile, blood group, and type and amount of feeding being given to the baby. The important thing is that babies overall growth and activities.
Health Tips
Should consult after a week if the yellowish skin color of the baby is decreasing and go for a blood test.
if the baby is being more yellow than earlier and various other tests apart from bilirubin and phototherapy might be required.
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In general bilirubin level will be normal (below 10mg/dl)at 14days,in special situations (ex..If mother is using drugs for thyroid)the bilirubin levels will be high even after 14days.
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thyroid profile should be done and chek the value for the baby.
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The severity of bilirubin reflects and is ominous only based on weight of the baby. If the baby is 3 kg Nothing to worry.
Follow doctor advice everything will come to normal.
See that frequent and long breastfeeding is given to pass more urine through which jaundice go away from body.
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