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Jaundice in newborn
Need urgent help.My 5 day old baby girl is having jaundice and being given phototherapy.On day 2 test showed bilirubin at 15.7,day 3 14.7 ands on day 4 it was 12.5.One more test being done. I am quite worried about my baby as doc says she has not shown improvement as much as the therapy given and it could be breast fed jaundice.Is it normal. How long should therapy b given.How long it takes for breast fed jaundice to recover.What should be the safe level of bilirubin. Waiting for urgent guidance.
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Dr. Rajeev Ranjan
Pediatrician
22 yrs exp
Noida
Hi neonatal jaundice mainly physiological jaundice quite common and normalises by 7 to day 10 anything below 15 is normal don't panic.
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Dr. Cajetan M F Tellis
Pediatrician
35 yrs exp
Bangalore
No need to get stressed. All babies have some amount of jaundice and the peak is at 3 to 4 days age.
Only if the value approaches 18 in a full term , mature baby , do you need to get worried or give phototherapy.
Now all that is needed is to check the levels to see that it's not rising.
Breast milk jaundice happens later usually. Couple of days off milk is all the intervention needed.
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