My son had jaundice his bilirubin levels were a 16.5. High enough he was admitted to have phototherapy for a week. When he got out it was at a 13 and they said if it goes back up he needs to be admitted again. So when we left we literally stayed outside in the sun as much as possible feelings he was peeing and pooping enough. Try rubbing baby's belly to help with the constipation. When he was first born the nurses had to help and I did for a while too, if comfortable take a q-tip or baby thermometer put a little Vaseline on it and slowly insert into the butt gently and not a lot then routate is in circles. It'll make a baby poop but try not to do this every single day. My son finally was going every 2 days.
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My 2 week old has what his pediatrician referred to as breastfed jaundice. He got bloodwork done and results say the bilirubin count is at a 10 - high but not high enough to be readmitted to the hospital and she said the way to get rid of it is more frequent feedings so he pees and poops it out basically. Well with more frequent feedings, he's actually been pooping LESS (one dirty diaper a day) and it struggling after every feeding with trying to poop. I feel so bad for my baby. Any advice or feedback on the subject would be greatly appreciated!
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