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My newborn baby is 3 days old his bilirubin level came 12.6 and doctors saying mild jaundice and needs antibiotics and phototherapy. They are not discharging from hospital and extending stay 2 days. Is it really needed ? Can we leave hospital and take treatment at home. Thanks

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Hi, jaundice depends on the birth weight/ today’s weight/ mother and baby’s blood group/ term or preterm. ...  Read More

Hi doctor my baby is 36day old and she has jaundice I am breastfeeding her. I was taking 25 mg thyroid tablet during my pregnancy. My doctor said its not a serious one but I want to know how much maximum time it will take for jaundice in newborn to completely cure. Thank you

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if The jaundice is on decreasing Trend then please do not worry because many times jaundice from the skin and eyes takes one and a half month to 2 months to totally go away. But if it is on the increa ...  Read More

My newborn niece of 11 days has 14.1 bilirubin. Is this serious, should we keep him in nicu? Please assist.

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No such. Please mention report.. increase direct bilirubin or indirect bilirubin ...  Read More

Hi Doc, What are the normal levels of bilirubin in a newborn? My baby is currently 9 days old and has a level of 13 when it comes to bilirubin. The doctor suggested feeding her well so that the jaundice will pass in urine and stools. We have a blood test again in a week's time so wanted to check what is the safe level of bilirubin in newborns.

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Below 10 Below 15 can wait and watch ...  Read More

My baby is suffering from jaundice...she is now 4 days old...what should be the treatment at home...?

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You must show to a nearby Paediatrician to assess the level of jaundice ...  Read More

What are some advice you can give to understand if a new born baby is getting jaundice ? However , we have done TSB test and result is within biological range and baby is doing fine. We are monitoring newborn baby for any symptoms but not sure what to monitor ? Can you give some advice what to monitor?

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Please consult pediatrician as proper detailed history is not possible on chat in your case and then take medicines. ...  Read More

My baby is one month old and has jaundice. Earlier jaundice was 10.62 total bilirubin now it has been increased done LFT and cbc test and reports are attached kindly suggest

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Visit to neonatologist ...  Read More

My baby is 3 days old diagnosed with jaundice bilirubin 15...he is now in nicu ..how long will it take to become normal

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It will take 2 to 3 days on phototherapy. ...  Read More

Hi before 25 days back I blessed with a boy baby and he having jaundice we went under phototherapy but he is still having jaundice the bilirubin level is 15 and he is A negative blood type and my blood group is also A negative is there any problem please suggest me

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Hi thanks for writing to Practo consult. Do not worry. Many babies get this jaundice and it will subside over 2 weeks time. ...  Read More

We have a baby 4 days old, she is having Jaundice yesterday it was 10 but today it was 17. Is this a serious problem, please advise.

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Needs hospitalisation and light therapy for jaundice ...  Read More

My daughter suffering of Jaundice since 2week, Medicine taking but she has fever continuously around 100F. + Any suggestions

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Better to get admitted Amox tablet may help Test also required, I believe. Best take a consult ...  Read More

I am having jaundice symptoms. Who should I consult for it ? Gastroenterologist or hepatologist ? Pls tell me

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Anyone nearest ...  Read More

Hii,my newborn baby had bilirubin level about 13and my pediatrician suggested nothing to worry after one day means 5 th day again done test 13.3 now my doctor saying phototherapy needed or else it effect brain and liver now what should I do now?

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It's normal ...  Read More

Is The jaundice seen in newborn( yellowish skin and eyes ) is due to because mother didn't get sufficient sunlight in pregnancy ? Is it true.?...should we expose to mild sunlight in pregnancy ???

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Connect pls ...  Read More

My baby is 2 months 25 days old and baby has breast milk jaundice. Now only eye ball corners looks yellow. Does baby still has jaundice when it will go

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By itself only ...  Read More

My child is 1.5 month old and jaundice is still there and it's not going. Did all the test including THs, cbc, lft and bilirubin test every thing is normal. Total bilirubin was 11.13 on 18 August and direct was 0.44 and Indirect was 10.69. Still it's been almost 1.5 months jaundice is still there still looks yellow. What to do tried to stop breastf

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Please consult your Pediatrician ...  Read More

Kindly help me or suggest what should I do, my baby is 26 days old and suffering fromJaundice. Yesterday we checked jaundice and total bilirubin is 10.62, direct is 0.74 and indirect is 9.88. Doctor ask us to do some blood test we did cbc and ggt test and ggt count is 179 and in cbc the haemoglobin is 11.1 and absolute neutrophils is 2979 and eosin

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Visit to Pediatrician ...  Read More

My baby is 27 days old and has jaundice. We check tha jaundice it is 8 in forehead and 11 on chest. We have done blood test as well where total bilirubin is 10.62, direct is 0.74 and indirect is 9.88. In cbc test haemoglobin is 11.1 and absolute neutrophils are 2979 and eosinophils is 7.1. What should I do, please tell me are the reports normal???

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Need to blood examination. Tsh and g6pd ...  Read More

My baby is 20 days old and has jaundice. On day 5 jaundice was 13 mg/dl on forehead and 16.5 on chest same day we did blood test as well and bilirubin total was 13.20, direct bilirubin was 1 mg/dl and indirect was 12.20 mg/dl. Baby born on 36 week and 2 days pregnancy with weight of 2.8 and discharge weight was 2.6 kg. On 17th day jaundice was 10 f

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No need to worry ma'am. Please continue breastfeeding. ...  Read More

We exposed our newborn ( 0-1 month ) to midday sunlight weekly few days for a months ,initially for jaundice and later continued the same .Later someone told it might affect babies eyes.. currently worried about same...Any check we need to do?

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Mostly during sunlight should not be exposed directly to the eyes You can use eye patches while sun exposure Wait for the age of 3 months If baby is not giving social smile, you can consult to the ped ...  Read More

Respected sir ,ma'am Pls tell that does this report shows jaundice or not ... Pls suggest are there any symptoms of jaundice

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Can help you, kindly consult and provide detailed history for proper diagnosis and further management ...  Read More

My baby is born in 36 w 3 d, 2 days after birth her jaundice value was 13.7 which was reduced to 8 after phototherapy of one day and she was discharged. But after 2 days again i am seeing yellowness in her eyes and body. We started keeping her under morning sunlight from today, will she recover or we need to again give her phototherapy?

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Repeat bilirubin and TSH.....TEST,IF FEEDING AND STOOL AND URINE COLOUR NORMAL NEEDS OBSERVATION ONLY.......Sunbath is good for baby,but for jaundice phototherapy is ideal if bilirubin rising and more ...  Read More

I am suffering from jaundice with 2.2.i have itching on body. which foods should take? Jaundice cause weakness?

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Have to take proper history, other investigations like USG abdomen, weakness will be there, low fatty food preferable ...  Read More

Hello dr my baby is 5 days old .on 3 rd day jaundice test done and level of billurubine is 16.3 dr advice for phototherapy . 2 days we give him photography and again blood test done but billurubine level is 15.8 .what have to done now. Is there serious heath condition.pls suggest further treatment.

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Blood group of baby and mother,thyroid function test,G6PD level. Discuss case with pediatrician. ...  Read More

Hi My baby is 6 days old. His skin test showed 15.4 Attaching blood test. Please let me know if it's a concern.

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If there are no risk factors, then this is well within range. The skin color will slowly fade. If child is not feeding well, color increasing, urine is yellow, and irritable, etc, then bring the chil ...  Read More

My daughter is one month old. She had jaundice when she was born. I can still see little yellowness in her eyes. How long does it take to recover. She was not given phototherapy as the doctor said it wasn't much. Does this affect weight gain or growth?

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Hello,looks like your baby is having prolonged jaundice.Please mention the colour of urine and stool.Baby needs to be investigated for prolonged jaundice.No need to panic by seeing the jaundice alone ...  Read More

My son was born on 21 March 2022.He has undergone phototherapy on March 26.Bilirubin value was 11 at time of discharge. On 12 April we have tested it again it was 9.94(Conj=1.13 & Uncon=8.81). Today's also as pediatrician told value must be around 7-8. He is 33 days old now. Is it normal and it ll reduce with time or is it something to worry. What

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There is nothing to worry. Bilirubin level is normal. Please continue breastfeeding. For any concern, please take an online appointment with me. Take care! ...  Read More

Hi My baby was born in jan 2022. He is a full term baby. After 7 days of birth in follow up consultation he was diagnosed with mild jaundice bilubrin level 10. He is not facing any issue since then however his eyes seems to be yellow. Mostly the corners of the eyes. He is only on my breastmilk and no formula milk is being given to him. Just wanted

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Bilirubin value of 10 at day 7,you need not worry. Keep a watch on his jaundice. It should disappear if u feed him with breast milk adequately. If yellowishness is not decreasing or increasing, visit ...  Read More

My newborn baby of 5 days is suffering from jaundice. And we have exposed our baby to direct and hard sunlight. At the time of birth baby was very fair and now after exposed to hard sunlight baby got a very dark complexion. What should i do? Will my baby's white complexion will come back OR he will continue with dark complexion only ?

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Complexion is likely to come back after some time. No Need to worry usually. kids complexion keeps changing naturally with time till they reach adult complexion. So no need to worry ...  Read More

My baby is 17 days old She has mild jaundice and her eyes looks.normal i.e white We have tested for serum bilrubin level on 10th day and it came as 10.8mg Baby weight is 3.6 currently and feeds well ,how much time does it take for jaundice to completely go away Thanks

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Upto 3 weeks ...  Read More

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