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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TapFluencer

my daughter also same, her jaundice went down on the 4th weeks. But her number wasnt so high, it was 150 and became 120 and 110 the 4th weeks already 101 so she never did the liver test but poked for blood test 3times :( if u r breastfeeding, u dont drink or eat so much herbal and ginger first until her jaundice went down. i stop all my herbal thingy n reduce ginger intake and her jaundice auto went down drastically. fyi, i didnt do suntan or flower bath for her.

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3y ago

Thank you for your response. I’m not consuming any herbal foods. So happy to hear yours dropped way faster you didn’t have to do the liver test. She just got poked the other day. They took more blood this time round. Thankfully the results was good but now its just the waiting game of her jaundice level to drop.