Hyperbilirubinemia can be a sign of serious health issues such as sepsis and blood incompatibilities. The role of an LC is not to provide medical care for babies or their mothers or to give medical advice. In a situation such as Dee Kassing, BS, MLS, IBCLC describes, I would be in immediate contact with the baby's PHCP, collaborating, not giving medical advice. Christy Ann Flynn, RN *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html