Patient's question:
Expert, can jaundice not eat breast milk? The child has been like this for a long time, and I hope the doctor can help me. Do I need to go to the hospital for treatment? How long will it take to improve? Please help me!Doctor's answer:
Breast milk jaundice refers to an idiopathic jaundice associated with breastfeeding. The main clinical feature is that jaundice appears shortly after newborns are breastfed, but without other systemic symptoms, and it is more common in full-term infants. If a doctor confirms breast milk jaundice, it is generally possible to resume breastfeeding after stopping it within 48 hours.After 72 hours of birth, newborns may develop transient jaundice, which is caused by the unique metabolism of bilirubin in newborns. This is a normal physiological phenomenon and usually resolves naturally within 7–10 days after birth. Transient jaundice in newborns does not show any abnormal signs, so treatment is not necessary. Glucose water can be given appropriately.