Does newborn jaundice need to stop breastfeeding

As long as your baby grows normally, eats normally, and does not worsen during breastfeeding, you can continue to breastfeed without stopping breastfeeding. Breast milk is a natural nutritious food for babies, but some babies develop breast milk jaundice when breastfeeding.

Breast milk jaundice generally appears about 7 days after the baby is born, lasts for 3 weeks, and lasts for 3 or 4 months, and can subside naturally.Diagnosis is confirmed by a 50% drop in serum bilirubin 48 hours after the cessation of breastfeeding. As long as breast milk jaundice is not severe, it generally does not require special treatment and will not cause adverse effects on the baby's health. As long as the baby grows normally, eats normally, and does not worsen the jaundice during feeding, he can continue to feed without stopping breastfeeding.

When serum bilirubin > 14 mg/dl, breastfeeding can be suspended for 3 days, and breastfeeding can be continued after jaundice has resolved. When bilirubin drops by ≥50%, jaundice does not necessarily worsen if breastfeeding is repeated, and even if it does, it does not reach the same level.