She assured me that it can be normal
for jaundiced babies to take a while to gain back to their birth weight and that my milk was just late coming in.
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.
Not exact matches
Thankfully
for us we went straight to the hospital were it was confirmed to me that my dear lil
baby Matilda was starving underweight, malnourished and
jaundiced.
Although it depends on whether or not your
baby was already
jaundiced when she went home, how well she was feeding, and if she had any medical problems, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) advises that «it is important
for your
baby to be seen by a nurse or doctor when the
baby is between 3 and 5 days old.»
Research shows that
babies that were breastfed
for nine or more times in the first day had very limited chances of being
jaundiced on day 6.
When filtered sunlight therapy
for jaundice was tested (they used special window - tinting film that filters out UV light and infrared light to transmit the blue light used
for phototherapy),
jaundiced babies were treated
for up to five to six hours each day.
Ok, well when we comeback, Rose will be discussing how a breastfeeding mother can protect her milk supply when her
baby is
jaundiced and sometimes it's a little bit hard
for them to really stimulate that milk supply the way that we need them to so, we'll be right back
ROSE DEVIGNE JACKIEWICZ: When a breastfeeding mother's
baby becomes
jaundiced it often means she will need a supplement or be separated from her
baby for a short period of time.
Well thank you so much Rose
for your insight in Breastfeeding the
Jaundiced baby and to our panelists as well
for sharing their experience.
Also call the doctor if your
baby is
jaundiced and becomes hard to wake or fussy, or doesn't want to eat, and if he has even a mild case of jaundice
for more than three weeks.