Newborn jaundice medication can reduce it, do you still need to go for blue light treatment?

Patient's question:

Newborn baby has yellowish skin on face, but not on hands or feet. The sclera has been yellow for 8 days. Please ask if medication can reduce jaundice, and if it's still necessary to undergo blue light therapy.

Doctor's answer:

Hello, according to the situation you described, the baby has taken a yellow-reducing medication, and the jaundice index is also rising, so there is no need for blue light exposure. Hello, focus on feeding the baby Yinzhihuang, and add bifidobacteria to it. Add water between feedings. Then, get some sun and conduct irregular follow-up checks. If the baby is breastfed, it might also be breastfeeding jaundice, so the rise will be slower.

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