How long should a newborn baby with jaundice be exposed to the sun? Should a newborn baby with jaundice drink more water?

It is a common phenomenon for newborns to suffer from jaundice. Some first-time mothers may be anxious, but this is a normal phenomenon. If it is not serious, the baby will get better in a few days. So let's first understand how long should newborns be exposed to the sun for jaundice? Do newborns with jaundice need to drink more water?

The treatment of jaundice can be done by sunbathing for ten minutes to half an hour every day. If it is winter, you can sunbathe for about half an hour. It is also good to sunbathe for a while longer, and it will also supplement calcium. If it is summer, you must not sunbathe for too long, which can easily hurt the baby's skin. It is best to sunbathe when the sun just comes out or when the sun is about to set. When sunbathing your baby, you must cover the baby's eyes to prevent direct exposure to the baby's eyes, which is not good for the baby's eyes. Usually, once in the morning and afternoon, and when sunbathing, it is best to expose the baby's little butt and little feet as much as possible. It is also necessary to sunbathe the palm of your hand more. Don't sunbathe through glass or other things, otherwise it will not work. And you can give your baby more water, which can also help to remove jaundice. Although neonatal jaundice can be alleviated by sunbathing, you should also pay attention to sunbathing. It is best not to hold the newborn in the sun when the sun is very strong, because the skin of the newborn is relatively tender and easy to be sunburned. Of course, if the jaundice is more serious, you still need to go to the hospital for blue light or other drug treatment.

Neonatal jaundice does not require water feeding. Neonatal jaundice is one of the common symptoms of the neonatal period, especially in early neonates. It can be a symptom of the normal development of the neonate, or it can be a manifestation of certain diseases. In severe cases, it can cause brain damage. Under normal circumstances, about 80% of full-term infants can be observed with the naked eye. When newborns have jaundice, it is necessary to distinguish whether it is physiological jaundice or pathological jaundice. If it is physiological jaundice, no intervention is required. If it is pathological jaundice, it is necessary to check the relevant causes and then treat them in time. Sometimes parents may hear that better bowel movements and better urination may relieve jaundice. Indeed, if a child has less bowel movements and less urine and is not fed enough, jaundice will worsen. Therefore, feeding of newborns, especially early newborns, must be strengthened. Generally, if the baby is breastfed, the water content in breast milk is sufficient, so no additional water is needed. In addition, if breast milk is not enough, to ensure the baby's nutrition, you can appropriately supplement the feeding with some milk powder. It is generally recommended to exclusively breastfeed within six months, without adding other special foods or medicines, unless there are special medical indications. Therefore, newborns with jaundice do not need to be fed water.

Neonatal jaundice can be treated with light therapy, which is mainly blue light irradiation. When basking in the sun, some blue light can be absorbed. Blue light irradiation is mainly because among the light that bilirubin can absorb, the light with a wavelength of 450~600 is the most effective, so blue light is beneficial to the disappearance of bilirubin. Sunlight includes various wavelengths of light, so there is also blue light, so basking in the sun is also helpful in reducing jaundice. In addition to basking in the sun, some may also require professional blue light irradiation. If the neonatal jaundice is more obvious, blood transfusion therapy may also be required. It should be handled according to the actual situation.

Neonatal jaundice is treated with blue light. This is because the main manifestation of neonatal jaundice is caused by increased bilirubin in the blood. Most neonatal jaundice is caused by increased unconjugated bilirubin. After blue light treatment, the bilirubin on the skin surface will be converted into isomers, and this type of bilirubin can be excreted from the body with urine. Therefore, blue light treatment can effectively treat neonatal jaundice. At present, blue light treatment is the most effective and safest treatment for neonatal jaundice, and generally there are no major side effects. Some babies will have diarrhea, rash, mild fever and other reactions, which will naturally improve after stopping phototherapy. Note that during blue light treatment, vitamin B2 needs to be supplemented to prevent hemolysis caused by vitamin B2 deficiency.