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My son is 5 days old and had an initial bilirubin level of 4.4 and now it's at 6.6 what is something i could do to alleviate the bilirubin levels?
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New born bilirubin: Typically, newborns can spike bilirubin to above 5 if the liver isn't quite mature enough to handle the load, but physiologic jaundice is very common. See this article: http://www.aafp.org/afp/2002/0215/p599.html. The risk is higher if breast feeding. Usually, if the infant is healthy and active, with no signs (lethargy, fever, poor feeding, etc) of infection, the levels stabilize by two weeks.
Answered 11/27/2017
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