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Causes for Newborn Jaundice
Jaundice is the body's inability to process the high bilirubin (sp), liver just needs to mature a little bit longer. I know that sunlight and photo therapy ...
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- Hi there! I am also a NICU nurse that deals with the questions that are constantly asked by parents who deliver babies prematurely and also at term who deal with hyper...
- My son was jaundiced when he was born and it was simply a case of me not producing enough milk even after it came in finally and him getting dehydrated. Apparently thi...
- Heya! I'm a NICU nurse and we deal with jaundice on a very regular basis, so hopefully I can help with some insight! The current research suggests that all babes have ...
Koombs + and Jaundice
As they get older, the bilirubin level is more tolerable. So a level that was really high a few days ago isn't as serious as that same level would be today. ...
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- My dd was premature and very very jaundice she looked like a hispanic orange baby with black hair. Now at 5 she's got that super pale white skin and blondish hair. So ...
- This happened to our 4th child and needed to be on the billi blanket for a week. Had to go back and fourth to the hospital to have blood work done, it was tiresome an...
- My daughter was jaundice and we actually had to go back to the NICU when she was 5 days old and she had to have an IV and be under the lights it was such a stressful h...
Jaundice in Newborn
Our first son had high bilirubin count by day 4 also. Lethargy, constant coaxing to eat, yellow tinge to the "whites" of his eyes. ...
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- Hi sweetie~ Been there done that - want to know the horrible part? My milk gave my jaundice!! I don't smoke, do drugs or anything...go figure. What seems strange...
- H., I know exactly what you are going through. My oldest daughter had jaundice really bad as well and would not breast feed. She was lathargic and tired and ...
- Hi H.! We went through that with our son too. Don't worry, everything will be fine. Use that time to relax and get some extra rest. Once she is fine you will need lots...
Jaundice
The light waves actually changes the bilirubin in the skin so the baby can ..... one thing about high jaundice levels is they are associated with hearing ...
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- Hi! congrats on your grandchild! All four of my children had jaundice when born...nothing alarming...I nursed all of my children, and by doing so, it may have taken a...
- My son was in the hospital for the first week of his life. He had to have a surgery for something totally unrelated. A few days later, they decided to keep him in th...
- 15 actually isn't bad. My daughter had it for about a week after she was born. She's 4 mos now. Just keep the baby in the sunlight as much as possible and try to fe...
Duration of Jaundice
Read all 10 responses: "My son had very high levels of billiruben a few days ... Also when I brought my daughter home they sent bilirubin lights with her, ...
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- It depends on the level he has now, has a nurse been over to check his levels? Also when I brought my daughter home they sent bilirubin lights with her, then after a w...
- With my son, they told me sunlight helps. We pushed his basinet into the sunlight coming in through the windows/doors while he slept and it helped. It wasn't a sever...
- A great idea is to lay them on a quilt, naked, in front of a window so they get some sun on all their skin.
Mercy or St Luke's to Deliver?
Jun 1, 2009 ... Luckily my 2nd didn't need to be in NICU but he did have to be admitted to the pediatrics floor for his first weekend due to high bilirubin ...
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- Hi C., I was also torn with my first daughter as to where to deliver but had just figured that I would deliver at St. Luke's since most of my friends had gone there...
- I delivered both my daughters at St. Lukes. The reason we chose St. Lukes was because of their NICU - we really liked that there were private rooms for each child so y...
- Hi C.- I delivered both my sons by emergency c-sections at St. Lukes. With my first I had planned on going to Mercy because I had heard that they were really nice pl...
A Very Confusing Situation
my daughter passed the infant hearing test. because she had a high level of bilirubin (jaundice) i asked for a hearing test at 6 months. passed it. then at ...
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- L., I would take her to Childrens Hospital for an evaluation. Sounds like your pediatrician is just bandaiding the situation and the ENT is a quack.
- I can not speak from personal experience about your exact situation, however, I would suggest a second opinion. If you are getting mixed messages from various doctors ...
- Hi L.! I'm sorry your daughter is having such a hard time with the ears. Please try to schedule an appointment with Dr. Bruce Feldman asap. He usually has a bit of ...
1 Week Old with Jaundice
My daughter, now a 2 year old, had a high bilirubin issues, as well. The best thing to do, is to allow your baby to be exposed to UV light. ...
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- Jaundice can be scary. But relax, you need your breast milk to be as good as you can get it - drink lots and lots of water and try breast feeding as often as possible...
- Try and make sure he's drinking enough. My son had it too, cuz we were having trouble nursing. My milk finally came in and he sucked it down and got better : )
- My two youngest kids had it. The youngest one was worst. My doctor recommened putting them by direct sunlight. I moved my daughters crib into the living room for about...
Chapped Lips and Jaundice
... but Sofia's levels were too high and I needed to go back into the .... The darkness is from the bilirubin in her system and that means her body is ...
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- Congrats! I guess the induction went ok. My daughter had jaundice also. My milk took 5 days to come in, so my doctor had me supplement and I sat with her in the sunl...
- for jaundice they say keep them in the sunlight so with the summer its great keep her outside a little inthe morning and early evening when its not too hot as for th...
- A., Jaundice is very common in newborn babies. One of the best ways to help clear the system of increased bilirubin is through breastfeeding, especially the first...
Low Amniotic Fluid
She had mastered the bilirubin, gaining weight, and keeping her temp. ... Make sure the water is chest high. There really is not any evidence that soaking ...
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- Hi, You are very fortunate that they doctors know about this and are monitoring it. I told my doctor and the nurse for a couple of weeks that my baby wasn't moving o...
- I also had low fluid. I drank alot of water and was told by my mid wife to soak in the tub every day for 30 minutes. Make sure the water is chest high. There really ...
- When I was around the same stage as you I was also told that I had low fluid. They began to watch me closer I had more ultrasounds and a biophysio profile. I was going...
