The best time and method of sun exposure for jaundice

Phototherapy is also what we call light therapy. It is a major treatment for neonatal hyperbilirubinemia. As we all know, if you are in the hospital and your bilirubin is high, the doctor will recommend you to go to the blue light box and get some sun. If your bilirubin is slightly above the standard and there are no other symptoms, you do not need to be hospitalized and can stay at home. The doctor will tell you to get more sun and you do not need to stay in the hospital, so go home.

If parents ask at this time, how can I bask in the sun and how long should I bask in the sun? When basking in the sun, you can put the child in a prone position, and slowly start from the feet and legs, take off some clothes to bask in the sun first, let the child bask in the sun for a while on the first day, and then slowly move up, the back and limbs can all be basked in the sun. Remember to cover his eyes and private parts, and be sure to keep warm, because the newborn is too small, so you must keep warm and don't let him catch a cold. You should bask in the sun three to four times a day, about 15 minutes each time, and usually no more than an hour a day. You must pay attention to this.

Because the blue-green light in sunlight has the effect of reducing yellowing, you can bask in the sun through the window glass. As we all know, many parents and doctors always emphasize opening windows to bask in the sun. In fact, they are mainly worried that the glass will block most of the ultraviolet rays. In fact, they are afraid of this. We bask in the sun because we are afraid that the ultraviolet rays will burn our children.

To reduce jaundice in newborns, we mainly use the blue-green light in the sun. It has this effect on reducing jaundice. So if it is very cold at home, you can expose your eyes to the sun through the window. It will also be effective. So you don't necessarily have to open the window.