What should I do if my child's jaundice doesn't go away after eating?

Patient's question:

My sister just had a baby today, and the baby has severe jaundice. I'm wondering what to do if the jaundice doesn't go away with eating.

Doctor's answer:

The Causes of Neonatal Jaundice Some, although your child's jaundice has dropped below 14 days and is classified as pathological jaundice, but if your child does not have difficulty breathing, subcutaneous hematoma, ABO blood type incompatibility between mother and child, and has not come into contact with camphor balls at home, at the same time, the child's spirit, feeding are good, no convulsions, irritability or anorexia, no white stool problem, then you can temporarily observe at home carefully, because in addition to the above reasons, in addition to a more common jaundice, breast milk jaundice, which is caused by breastfeeding, some may not turn yellow until a month later, generally no interference, this situation is not recommended to stop breastfeeding.

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