What does breast milk sex jaundice mean

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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.

What does breast milk sex jaundice mean

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: breast milk jaundice is characterized by jaundice will gradually deepen, and then the newborn's urine, sputum, tears and sweat will also appear yellow stained phenomenon, in addition to pathological jaundice also appear skin, sclera, urine and other yellow, the newborn will also appear anemia, neonatal temperature is not normal, refuse to milk, and vomiting and other symptoms, this time Newborns have to stop drinking breast milk for a few days, and jaundice will gradually subside after a few days.

Third: the characteristics of breast-feeding jaundice, breast milk temporarily stopped for a few days, jaundice will obviously have some reduction, neonatal body bilirubin will begin to decline rapidly, at this time you can continue breastfeeding, slowly neonatal bilirubin 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.