I second your idea
No reason to stop nursing!!

At 08:32 AM 3/11/97 +1300, you wrote:
>Why stop breast feeding? Serious causes of prolonged jaundice (biliary
atresia, hypothyroidism etc) have been ruled out. There is no need to
interfere with a healthy feeding regime!
>
>Guy Bloomfield
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From:  Dr. Arturo Meneses Pallares [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>> 42 days old female infant has jaundice with total bilirubin 113 U/L, and
>> unconjugated bilirubin 98.2U/L.
>> Other findings are: RBC 3.89, Hgb 12.4,MCV 91.1fl, MCHC 34.9g/dl, AST
72U/L,
>> ALT 50 U/L,GGT 109 U/L.
>> TSH screening is performed and is normal. The child is breastfeeding.
>> I think that is jaundice associated with breastfeeding.
>
>Try supressing breast feeding for 48hours.The bilirubin should
>drop.After this resume breastfeeding.
>If things result as expected probably no more is needed
>
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