Patient's question:
My niece is only 4 months old this year and has developed breast milk jaundice. Her mother is not at ease with her drinking outside milk powder and still wants to breastfeed her. She saw online that breast milk heated to 56 degrees can help reduce jaundice. Is that true?Doctor's answer:
Hello: Breast milk jaundice refers to jaundice symptoms caused by breastfeeding. The exact cause of breast milk jaundice is not very clear. Children with breast milk jaundice generally do not affect continued breastfeeding, and their diet, sleep, urination and defecation, mental state, and development are usually not significantly affected. When jaundice symptoms are severe, appropriate medication can be given, such as Yinzhifang Granules and Maimai Ai. However, heating breast milk to 56 degrees does not have a therapeutic effect on breast milk jaundice.