How to treat breast milk jaundice? Some tips on the treatment of breast milk jaundice

Breast milk jaundice is a very common jaundice. When breast milk jaundice occurs, it can be treated by blue light irradiation, improving breastfeeding or taking medication. When a newborn develops breast milk jaundice, mothers do not need to stop feeding the newborn. Only a small amount of multiple times is needed to relieve it. And the earlier the treatment, the better the effect.

Nowadays, many newborns will have jaundice, which is a very common phenomenon. There are many types of neonatal jaundice, including physiological jaundice, pathological jaundice, breast milk jaundice and hemolytic jaundice. Among them, breast milk jaundice is a very common jaundice. Many parents want to know how to treat breast milk jaundice. Let's take a look at it together.

1. Improve breastfeeding

Breast milk jaundice can be improved by adjusting breastfeeding. Medically, breastfeeding is the best feeding method. When feeding, it is necessary to eliminate the mother's fear of breast milk jaundice, encourage and educate the mother and breastfeed correctly, but do not stop breastfeeding the newborn. Some medical studies have shown that if breastfeeding may cause dehydration or insufficient calorie intake in the newborn, the condition will worsen. Therefore, you can use a small amount and multiple times to feed the newborn.

2. Light therapy

Blue light therapy is currently the safest and most effective method, and is generally used for severe breast milk jaundice. Blue light therapy is to put the newborn in a phototherapy box, protect the newborn's eyes and reproductive organs, and then continuously irradiate with blue light. Some newborns may experience side effects such as rashes or dehydration, which can be recovered with a little clinical treatment.

3. Drug treatment

You can go to a regular Chinese medicine store and choose some Chinese medicine through professional Chinese medicine practitioners. Or you can choose some Western medicine according to the doctor's advice to improve the circulation of the liver and intestines to reduce the absorption of bilirubin. In terms of Chinese medicine, you can now take Yinzhihuang oral liquid or Yinchenhao decoction, which have the effect of clearing heat and detoxifying, and also have a good effect on reducing blood bilirubin.

The above are several treatment methods for breast milk jaundice. I believe that all parents have already learned about them. If a newborn is found to have breast milk jaundice, he should be diagnosed in a professional medical institution in time. The earlier the treatment is carried out, the better the treatment effect will be. In addition, you can use small amounts and multiple times to breastfeed. It is also necessary to give the newborn more water in normal times to help the newborn excrete.