Jaundice in newborn 3 weeks old

Hi all, #pleasehelp #advicepls I recently gave birth to my third child. Been going back and forth to poly for her jaundice. It’s definitely gone down over the weeks just that it’s a little slow. Last check by blood test yesterday was 162. Two weeks ago it was 216 by skin test. I skipped going for awhile because of other commitments so only followed up yesterday and baby was at 26 days. Based on the results, the doctor said will need to come back tomorrow to do 2 blood tests. Jaundice and liver test, to check if its a liver problem. She’s basically doing good. Feeding, peeing and pooping well. Apart from her jaundice, I don’t find any other symptoms relating to liver problem. I’m just feeling so distraught right now because the doctor mentioned having to go to hospital for further testing etc. which is so heartbreaking because, who loves to see their baby gets poked for blood so many times right? I would really love to hear if anyone has any similar experiences whereby it wasn’t liver issues but just prolonged jaundice? I am fully feeding breastmilk by bottle so I can monitor how much she drinks. I would only continue direct latching once we clear her jaundice. I need assurances because I got so emotional to hear of the possibility that my child could have liver problems and would need to undergo surgery. Btw I have tried traditional methods like suntanning, yellow flower bath etc. and still doing so till date. Appreciate any responses!

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If the current levels 162 and going down, I wouldn’t worry:) just let her drink lots of milk (of course, feed on demand. No need to overfeed), and that’s pretty much all you need to do. No need for suntanning (she may get sun burned) and flower baths. They routinely just do a liver function test after 3-4 weeks, but most of the time, the test just shows that this is likely physiological jaundice that will resolve. Both my daughters had jaundice and the levels took about 4-5 weeks to come down to a level where the polyclinic stopped testing. Don’t be distraught ok? It should be okay:)

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3y ago

Thank you so much, its nice to get assurance from others. I’ve since gone to the check up and done the liver test which showed ok results. Thank god. However, I have to go back again tomorrow for another check. Dr said its likely bm jaundice. I just feel like its taking forever to drop and what am I doing wrong? Sigh.

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