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Patti Carroll <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 Apr 1999 13:02:47 -0400
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>I have a client who is feeding her 3rd baby. The first two had no jaundice
problem. This baby's bili went into the teens on day 1, and has hovered
there, coming down with lights and going back up after lights are
discontinued.
>


I had a similar experience with my first child, Neil. He was a little
jaundice when we left the hospital when he was three days old. He was
admitted to another hospital for a level of around 17. We were there for 2
days. The highest it got was 19. I was told to immediately quit nursing,
pumping instead and supplement with formula. Being a new mom, but knowing
this didn't sound right, I called around and found this was bogus info. They
were letting me stay in neil's room and I continued to nurse him while every
one of the nursing staff told me i was damaging my baby and how he would be
brain damaged from nursing him with high bili levels. When the doc saw me
nursing him he lunged at me pointing his finger and said "You are NOT to
breastfeed that child!" I told him I felt he was wrong and I had good
information to believe so. Then he said he would report me to child welfare
for endangering my baby. I told him to go ahead. Well he called a local ped
who told him it was controversial whether or not to nurse a  baby with
jaundice and he backed down. he told me to come in for a heel stick the next
day. i never went back!!! Neil continued to look jaundice for quite some
time. I nursed him often and would put him in the sunlight of the window
whenever possible. I often wondered if he was jaundice so long because he
was only pooping once a week. i am told that jaundice gets better with more
pooping. Never did hear whether or not it is bowel movements or urination
that seems to expel it.

So, anyway, what I know is that Neil was at least two weeks old and still
jaundice. Seems like he was yellow looking into three weeks. I was scared. I
was worried that he might get sicker because the nurses telling me I was
hurting him. He turned out fine.

Patti C.
(mom to three, mom to 18-mo nursing twins and aspiring LC in WIsconsin)

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