What to do if the newborn has high jaundice? What to do if the baby has high jaundice?

Many babies will experience high jaundice after birth. Most babies have physiological jaundice which will disappear on its own after a few days. Some babies also have pathological jaundice, which requires timely treatment in the hospital. Today we will tell you what to do if newborns have high jaundice.

What to do if neonatal jaundice is high

Treatment of physiological jaundice:

1. Drink boiled water frequently. You can feed your baby more boiled water in the morning and evening, and feed him frequently during the day. Of course, feed him as much as he can. At the same time, if he is breastfed, it is better. If he is fed with milk powder, he should pay more attention to adding an appropriate amount of boiled water, so that the baby can expel jaundice from his body as soon as possible.

2. If you find that your child has high jaundice, you can feed the child some glucose. You can put the glucose in water and feed it to the child. This is an effective way to improve high jaundice as soon as possible.

3. Around ten o'clock every day is when the sun is relatively warm but not too hot. You can let your children bask in the sun at this time. Let your children's skin be exposed to the sun, and be careful not to expose their eyes to the sun.

4. If the above methods are not very effective, then stop breastfeeding for a few days. This will allow the jaundice to return to normal.

Treatment of pathological jaundice:

1. You can go to the hospital and ask the doctor to prescribe some medicine to treat jaundice and feed it to your child.

2. If the above methods do not work and the newborn is more than a month old, you can go to the hospital for blue light treatment.

The difference between physiological and pathological jaundice

Most newborn babies will develop jaundice after birth, and some babies will develop jaundice after returning home; however, under normal circumstances, this neonatal jaundice will disappear after 2-3 days, so parents should pay more attention to the baby's skin color after bringing the child home. If they find anything abnormal, they should take the baby to the hospital for examination in time.

According to the different classifications of jaundice in newborn babies, the jaundice index of the baby is also different. Usually we divide the jaundice of newborn babies into two types. One is neonatal physiological jaundice, and the other is neonatal pathological jaundice. Neonatal physiological jaundice will normally disappear on its own after a few days, so neonatal physiological jaundice is a normal phenomenon, and parents do not need to worry too much. In addition, if the jaundice index is higher than the index of physiological jaundice, it is likely that some diseases have caused jaundice, which is pathological jaundice. When pathological jaundice occurs, parents must pay attention to taking the baby to the hospital for examination in time. Avoid worsening of the disease and causing more harm to the baby. According to these two different types of neonatal jaundice, let's list the index of each type of neonatal jaundice.

First, let's look at the physiological jaundice index of newborns. Under normal circumstances, within two days after birth, the baby's skin will be slightly yellow, which can be seen with the naked eye. It will reach its peak in the next 3 to 5 days, and most of the jaundice will heal on its own by the 7th to 10th day. In this case, if the jaundice index (serum bilirubin value) is not higher than 15mg/dL, it is still within the normal range, and parents can rest assured.

Then let's take a look at the pathological jaundice index. There are many reasons for pathological jaundice. The jaundice index of full-term babies and premature babies will be different. However, as long as parents find that their babies have the following conditions, they should take their babies to the hospital for examination in time. The first phenomenon is that the newborn baby has jaundice within 24 hours after birth, which is "early jaundice"; the second point: the baby's jaundice index suddenly increases a lot, and it can increase by more than 5mg/dL within a day. This situation is usually what we call hemolytic jaundice (that is, the blood type of the mother and the baby is incompatible). The third point: the baby's jaundice index rises too high and has reached 15mg/dL. The fourth point is that jaundice lasts for a long time. Usually physiological jaundice lasts for 7 to 10 days. If jaundice lasts for more than two weeks, parents should pay attention.

High care methods for neonatal jaundice

Observe the color of your baby's stool

White stools indicate liver problems. The whiteness usually becomes lighter and lighter. If the stool becomes yellower and yellower, you need to inform your doctor. Jaundice occurs because the liver cannot process bilirubin properly. However, when the biliary tract is blocked, bilirubin accumulates in the liver and cannot be discharged, which will cause liver damage. At this time, surgery must be performed within two months of the baby to clear the bile duct or create a new bile duct to improve the condition.

Observe changes in your baby's jaundice

Jaundice often starts from the head and disappears from the feet. The baby's eyes are the first to turn yellow and the last to disappear. Therefore, if you want to observe whether the baby has jaundice, you can first look at the eyes, and then press other parts of the baby's body with your hands. If the skin turns white after pressing, it is normal, but if it turns yellow, you need to pay attention. Once you find that the baby's skin is getting yellower and his spirit and appetite are not good, you need to go to the hospital for examination.

Expose your baby to natural light

It is best to ventilate the home frequently and let natural light into the room. Even when treating in the hospital, the baby will be exposed to light, so try to expose the baby to natural light at home. Natural light has all kinds of wavelengths, and light exposure will be more or less helpful.

Breastfeeding

If it is proven that jaundice is caused by insufficient feeding, the mother must feed the baby frequently, because milk secretion is a normal physiological reaction, and frequent sucking will stimulate the secretion of lactogenic hormones, and more milk will be secreted. Therefore, you can breastfeed your baby frequently.