What to do for prolonged jaundice?

Does anyone have any advise or experience of baby with prolonged jaundice? My son is 1 month plus old already. His jaundice levels is still within the 200 plus range. Previously, he had a 24 hour phototherapy at kkh, which helps to bring down to 100 plus. But then the jaundice levels slowly crept back up the week after. When back to kkh and did a series of blood tests, and all is okay though. So I recently tried to do mixed feeding of 1 to 2 fm a day. I also bathe him in the yellow flower water and bring him for sun tanning. But it does not seem to help. He still sleeps a lot and he still looks yellow. What else can I do? Should I change to full fm?

Shuk Yi

newly promoted to mama bear of 3

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TapFluencer

I want to first let you know that you're doing a great job at treating your baby's jaundice, don't give up. I see that you're already showering him with the yellow flower water and sunning him, these do help. Do take note not to keep him under the sun from 11am-4pm as it gets too hot. You can sun him twice a day, in the morning and late afternoon between 4pm-6pm (this timing is also good for brain development). Another thing that you can try to eliminate are items in the diet such as ginger and traditional herbs like ginseng, until he gets better. Also, what so you mean by you do mixed feedings of 1 to 2 FM a day? Do you mean you mix 2 different types of FM, or do you mix feed him with EBM and FM?

Shuk Yi

newly promoted to mama bear of 3

1y ago

I give him 1 to 2 feeds of fm a day and do direct latching for the rest of the day

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