Breast compressions can also make breastfeeding more productive for jaundiced babies (symptomatically sleepy, groggy or hard to wake babies) by pushing the milk to the forward part of the breast for easier removal. (nativemothering.com)
I've seen jaundiced babies at its been a 12 or a 13 and it's kind of by the Academy of Pediatrics guidelines it's kind of intermediate or mild but the baby is so sleepy that if we don't intervene to help the baby at this point. (pregnancymagazine.com)
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics discourages against stopping breastfeeding in jaundiced babies and suggests continuing frequent breastfeeding, even during treatment. (childbirthsolutions.com)