Patient's question:
The baby is 50 days old. At first, the skin was a bit red, but now it's not as red anymore. At 42 days, the baby was reviewed with the mother, and the doctor said there was slightly some jaundice. The test results were: head 8.1~139, chest 6.2~106. I wonder if the jaundice level is a bit high.Doctor's answer:
Characteristics of physiological jaundice: (1) It appears and gradually deepens from 2 to 3 days after birth, peaks between the 4th and 6th day, and begins to gradually subside from the second week. (2) The jaundice has a certain limit, and its color does not turn golden yellow. The jaundice mainly distributes on the face and torso, while the calves, forearms, hands, and soles of the feet often show no obvious jaundice. In full-term infants, physiological jaundice usually disappears by the end of the second week, while in premature infants, jaundice generally subsides within the third week. The child's temperature is normal, appetite is good, weight gradually increases, and the color of stool and urine is normal. That's it.