Patient's question:
My baby is 54 days old, and the jaundice hasn't gone away. When they were discharged after being under blue light treatment for about 30 days, their body wasn't yellow, but their head was 5.4. Since coming home, they have been breastfed, and now their levels have dropped again. I want to know if it's breast milk jaundice. This test was done yesterday, and I want to know how serious it is and if they need to be hospitalized or take medication.Doctor's answer:
Male, baby 54 days old, jaundice hasn't subsided. When discharged after 30 days under blue light, the body wasn't yellow but the head was 5.4. After going home and breastfeeding, it has dropped again. I want to know if it's breast milk jaundice. This test was done yesterday. I want to know if it's serious and if I need to be hospitalized or take medication. You can stop breastfeeding for a few days and then retest to find out.