Common mistakes in treating jaundice in young infants

 Jaundice in the newborn (or physiological neonatal jaundice) is a common phenomenon, and it often goes away without complications. Half of the babies in term newborns and most preterm babies develop jaundice in the first week of life. The peak incidence of jaundice in full-term newborns is between the third and fifth days.
There are some cases that require medical intervention and different treatments. Here, the assessment of the situation is up to the child's doctor and the presence of risk factors (group dissonance, prematurity, sepsis).

🔴 Here we will talk about common misconceptions in the treatment of jaundice
XNUMX- Giving the newborn sugary serum or water and sugar or soaked dates to reduce the yolk and this is a big mistake because it will expose the newborn to dehydration and reduce the food needed for the growth of the body, which increases the percentage of yolk and does not reduce it. Ripe to handle fructose in dates and added sugar.

XNUMX- Using white light (neon) or normal light and making him sleep while the light is on, and this is a mistake because the phototherapy used in hospitals to treat jaundice (yolk) has specific wavelengths that have effective treatment, while ordinary light has wavelengths that do not affect the skin and Do not reduce the yolk. If treatment is not possible in the hospital, the newborn can be exposed to sunlight from the window for XNUMX minutes twice a day, taking into account not to expose it directly to the sun and to heat the room well.

XNUMX- Not wearing yellow clothes for the newborn because his skin absorbs the yellow color and increases jaundice. This is a mistaken belief because simply when he wears yellow clothes, the eyes will reflect the yellow color when seeing and looking at the baby, and the skin has nothing to do with absorbing the color.

XNUMX- Hanging some herbs and garlic (seven garlics!!) on the baby’s clothes because they will absorb the yolk from the newborn.

Right in dealing with jaundice
🔴 When you notice yellowing in your child, show him to a pediatrician for diagnosis, evaluation and treatment appropriately...
🔴 But there are several things that require urgent evaluation by a pediatrician, such as:
The appearance of yolk on the first day or its persistence after the age of two weeks...
* frequent vomiting
*Double breastfeeding
*drowsiness
*rash
Stool color like clay or white.
* Dark urine
*One of your sons had severe yellowness and was admitted to the nursery.... he needs light therapy... or a blood change...