How to deal with neonatal jaundice quickly? How to deal with neonatal jaundice quickly?

Many babies will suffer from jaundice when they are just born. Many mothers do not know the cause of their babies' jaundice and do not know how to deal with it. Therefore, we must first understand jaundice before we can treat it symptomatically. So how can we deal with neonatal jaundice faster? What should we do with neonatal jaundice?

Neonatal jaundice is divided into physiological and pathological. Physiological jaundice does not require treatment, but pathological jaundice does. The treatments for pathological jaundice are as follows: The first is phototherapy. Currently, blue light irradiation is the most commonly used in China. The second is drug therapy, using certain lactase inducers and the like to accelerate the clearance of bilirubin or inhibit the enterohepatic circulation of bilirubin to reduce jaundice. The third is transfusion therapy. Transfusion can effectively reduce bilirubin, replace sensitized red blood cells and reduce anemia, but transfusion must have indications and must be strictly controlled. It is generally used when phototherapy fails or when there is bilirubin brain damage. The fourth is the treatment of some causes, such as the treatment of hypoxia, infection acidosis, etc.

1. Pay attention to the color of your baby's stool. If there is a problem with the liver or bile duct, the stool will turn white, but it will not turn white suddenly, but will become lighter and lighter. If the body suddenly turns yellow, you must take it to the doctor.

2. Let your baby get more exposure to natural light. Try not to make the house too dark. Don't draw the curtains too tightly. Let your baby get close to the natural light near the window during the day. It doesn't matter whether the electric light is on or not. It won't have any effect. Too dark at home will affect the baby's absorption of vitamin D, but don't let the baby be exposed to the sun directly, for fear of sunburn and damage caused by ultraviolet rays.

3. Always observe the baby's jaundice. Jaundice starts from the head and fades from the feet. The eyes are the first to turn yellow and the last to fade. So you can start with the eyes. If you don't know how to look, experts suggest that you can press any part of the body. As long as the skin you press turns white, it doesn't matter. If it turns yellow, you should pay attention.

4. It is best to breastfeed frequently. If the jaundice is caused by insufficient feeding, the mother must feed the baby frequently, because milk secretion is a normal physiological reaction. Frequent sucking will stimulate the secretion of lactogenic hormones, and more milk will be secreted. Do not supplement with water or sugar water because the baby is not eating enough or because of persistent jaundice. Mothers who do not know whether the baby is feeding enough can observe the number of urinations. If the baby urinates more than 6 times a day and the baby's weight continues to increase, it means that the amount of food is enough.

The harm of neonatal jaundice will have different consequences depending on the cause. If it is severe hyperbilirubinemia caused by hemolysis, it will cause bilirubin encephalopathy. Early manifestations include drowsiness, hypotonia, and then convulsions; neonatal jaundice will have a certain impact on hearing, which may lead to deafness. In severe cases, growth retardation will occur, and in more severe cases, clinical death will occur; sequelae also include athetosis, hearing impairment, eye movement disorders, and enamel hypoplasia. Severe cases may lead to cerebral palsy, mental retardation, and inability to lift the head.

1. Determine the degree of jaundice. Parents can observe the degree of yellowing of the newborn's skin under natural light. If only the face is yellow, it is mild jaundice; if the skin of the trunk is yellow, it is moderate jaundice; if the limbs and palms and soles are also yellow, it is severe jaundice.

2. Observe the color of stool. If the stool is clay-colored, pathological jaundice should be considered, which is mostly caused by congenital bile duct malformation. If the jaundice is severe, accompanied by symptoms or abnormal stool color, you should go to the hospital in time to avoid delaying treatment.

3. Expel meconium as soon as possible. Because meconium contains a lot of bilirubin, if the meconium is not completely excreted, the bilirubin will be reabsorbed into the blood through the special enterohepatic circulation of the newborn, causing jaundice to increase.

4. Give the newborn plenty of water. Too little urination is not conducive to the excretion of bilirubin.

5. During the jaundice period, pay attention to providing enough sugar water and heat, and protect the liver.

6. If jaundice appears too early or disappears too late, or the jaundice is too severe, or it gradually improves and then worsens again, and if the baby has clinical symptoms such as poor spirits, less milk sucking or refusal to feed, it is pathological jaundice and you should go to the hospital for diagnosis and treatment in time.