Characteristics of breast milk jaundice

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Breast milk jaundice is also a common disease, breast milk jaundice refers to the special jaundice when breastfeeding, which often appears in term infants, so it is the main group in the neonatal group. The cause of breast milk jaundice is that the content of glucuronidase in the small intestine of the newborn is more, but the higher the activity is, so it causes the increase of intestinal hepatic circulation and leads to the occurrence of the disease. Although it is breast milk, but the disease is not related to the newborn mother. So here to introduce the symptoms of breast milk jaundice.

Characteristics of breast milk jaundice

First: the first breast-feeding jaundice is characterized by jaundice 4 to 5 days after breastfeeding. This phenomenon generally lasts for more than half a month. Jaundice includes yellowing of the skin of the newborn and yellowing of sclera and other tissues. However, other aspects of the newborn are relatively normal for the time being.

Second: the second characteristic of breast-feeding jaundice is that jaundice will gradually deepen, and then the urine, sputum, tears and sweat of the newborn will also appear yellow stained phenomenon. In addition, pathological jaundice will also appear skin, sclera, urine and other yellowing, and the newborn will also appear anemia, abnormal body temperature of the newborn, unwilling to eat milk, vomiting and other symptoms, which is very important When the newborn will stop drinking breast milk for a few days, jaundice will gradually subside after a few days.

Third: the third characteristic of breast-feeding jaundice. After breast milk stops for a few days, jaundice will be obviously alleviated. Bilirubin in the body of the newborn will begin to drop rapidly. At this time, we can continue breast-feeding, and bilirubin in the newborn will slowly return to normal.

matters needing attention

Neonatal care is still very important, in addition, when the newborn is suffering from breast milk jaundice, we must pay attention to the warmth of the newborn, to increase the heat and nutrition for the newborn, which can prevent infection. Also to avoid adding sugar to the newborn, which can reduce bilirubin absorption, can help prevent early-onset breast-feeding jaundice.