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Billirubin level in new born
Hello doctors.. My baby is 5 days old... His billirubin level was 11.7 in 48 hrs... But after 1 day photo therapy this was reduce to 9.7..today I see his eyes and gums turn little yellowish... Is this alright???
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Nothing to worry. You can recheck if you feel it's increasing. Actually eyes will the last place for the yellowness to disappear in newborn jaundice
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give adequate feeds which will definitely help in clearing bilirubin levels
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watch for progression or rebound jaundice and better to have a follow up after a week
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