How long does it take for neonatal jaundice to recede

Physiological jaundice in newborns: Jaundice begins to appear in newborns 2-3 days after birth, most obvious after 4-5 days, and naturally resolves in 7-14 days, with good general condition and no adverse reactions, called "physiological jaundice".prematureJaundice appears later, probably on day 3 or 4, and lasts longer because the liver function is more immature.prematureJaundice can last for 14 days or more.

Neonatal breast milk jaundice: jaundice begins 4-7 days after birth and lasts for about 2 months, mainly with elevated unconjugated bilirubin, and no clinical symptoms.

Neonatal pathological jaundice: jaundice appears early, within 24 hours of birth. Jaundice is persistent and persists or even deepens after 2 to 3 weeks of age, or decreases and then deepens. The jaundice is severe, golden yellow or jaundice all over the body, and there is also obvious jaundice in the palms and soles of the feet or serum bilirubin is greater than 12-15 mg/L. Those with anemia or pale stool color. Those with abnormal body temperature, poor appetite, vomiting and other manifestations.

If it is physiological jaundice, it does not need treatment, and if it is pathological jaundice, the main treatment method is to illuminate blue light, so it is necessary to go to the hospital for pediatric treatment and retest transcutaneous bilirubin to understand the treatment effect. Pathological jaundice, regardless of the cause, can cause kernicterus in severe cases, and its prognosis is poor, in addition to causing neurological damage, severe can cause death.

Pediatric jaundice, so how to deal with it

Pay attention to the color of the baby's stool: pay attention to the color of the baby's stool, if it is a problem with the liver and biliary tract, the stool will turn white, but not suddenly white, but more and more faint, if the body suddenly turns yellow, you must bring it to the doctor. This is because under normal circumstances, the bilirubin processed by the liver will be excreted from the bile ducts to the intestines, and the feces will have a color, but when the biliary tract is atresia, bilirubin accumulates in the liver and cannot be discharged, it will cause liver damage.

Carefully observe the changes in jaundice: jaundice starts to yellow from the head and retreats from the feet, and the eyes are the earliest yellow and the last to retreat, so you can start with the eyes. If you don't know how to look at it, experts suggest that you can press any part of the body, as long as the skin is white, it doesn't matter, if it's yellow, you should pay attention.

Frequent breastfeeding: If it turns out that jaundice is caused by insufficient feeding, the mother must feed frequently, because milk secretion is a normal physiological reaction, frequent sucking will stimulate the secretion of lactone, and the more milk will be secreted, do not think that the baby does not eat enough or because of persistent jaundice, just supplement it with water or sugar water.