In a message dated 2/1/2003 9:02:12 PM Pacific Standard Time,
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Julie asks:

> Did I miss something in my basic breastfeeding education? -- I didn't think
> GREEN poops on day three were "necessary" to eliminating the bilirubin.  I
> recognize that the not-so-great nursing on days 1 and 2 was probably a risk
> factor for developing jaundice, but never thought that if the poops weren't
> green before they turned yellow, that meant the baby did not eliminate the
> bilirubin.  Please elucidate for me, wise ones.

No, you didn't miss anything--this just ain't so!  Stools are always loose
green while baby is on phototherapy, however.

Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC

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