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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I feel you, mommy 🥺 I want to share my experience but I hope you don’t follow me cause I realise that I was too worried about my baby and hurt her cause she had done blood test 12x for 8 weeks (PEH, Poly and KKH) 😩😫😢😭 her jaundice level was 289 and done phototherapy for 3 days 2 night, it was going down but after one week going up again..it was breastfeeding jaundice and my breastmilk didn’t enough so i mix with formula milk, yellow flower bath, suntanning although not frequently cause of most of the time raining. i done all the test and the result was okay and no problem with the liver..the doctor said jaundice could be longer until 2 months or 3 months as long as the baby was active, drink well, often poo and pee. My baby’s jaundice gone away at 8 weeks.. For peace of mind, you could do the test for liver problem, if the result doesn’t have liver problem but still jaundice..don’t worry, still feed her on demand cause jaundice will be go away although it takes time.. Virtual hug for you, mommy..your beautiful daughter will be alright❤️

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3y ago

Thank you so much for your assuring words. To wait out 8 weeks is so long. Every day I’m filled with worry. I don’t have peace of mind selagi she’s not discharged for jaundice. It is so heartbreaking to see her get poked for blood. I went to the last check up, they did the liver test and said the numbers are normal. Not indicating of liver problem. However her jaundice level did go up slightly (162 > 168). Still worrisome for me. The doctor said its most likely breastmilk jaundice and I shouldn’t stop giving her bm but I thought try and give her formula. I got Karihome for her since she had some sensitivity to cow’s milk formula before when I tried to supplement her with formula in the first week (while I built up my bm supply). My breastmilk is a lot now and I feel I am overwhelming myself. I thought just give her Karihome for these few days but it seems she drinks lesser of the milk (not as much as she drinks my bm). Tmr is my next appointment so I hope I get good news. Appreciate yo

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