It's just the good kind of jaundice from nursing...
I thought nursing was supposed to help jaundice? Are there any foods I can eat to make it better for him.
And side note: she expected him to put on maybe a pound, but he has gained almost 4 since his one week appointment! Chunky man!
She said I make too rich milk, lol.
And as long as his weight drops off like DDs did just keep on making te good stuff.
He was 7lbs 2 oz at birth, 11 lbs even now.
While I was there I nursed him, set him back on the table and he was 3 oz heavier from 10 mins nursing. Lol!
Low level jaundice can hang around for a month or longer (up to 3 months, I believe). Billirubin is actually an anti-oxident, so it IS a good kind of jaundice.
Quoting SewingMamaLele:Low level jaundice can hang around for a month or longer (up to 3 months, I believe). Billirubin is actually an anti-oxident, so it IS a good kind of jaundice.
Quoting SewingMamaLele:Low level jaundice can hang around for a month or longer (up to 3 months, I believe). Billirubin is actually an anti-oxident, so it IS a good kind of jaundice.
This exactly!
On a side note, i have three kids (another on the way), the onlt baby of.mine to get jaundice umbilical chord was cut right after birth, and wasnr allowed to breastfeed right after birth either. He was vert jaundice for ge first 5 days, they made him stay in the hospitak longer for that reason. My other two we didnt cut the chord until it stopped pulsing and they nursed right after birth.
You don't want to "make it better" unless the levels are dangerous/rising. Bilirubin is natural and healthy in newborns and it acts as an antioxidant.
It is only an issue when the levels are high.
http://drjaygordon.com/pediatricks/newborns/bilirubin.html
-Sarah
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AHHH I forgot my pump at home!!
- MIA0223
on Feb. 7, 2013 at 10:06 AM