Jaundice @ day 2 - Does it matter if its overcast?

[*Efjay*]

LOL I wonder if my title made anyone scratch their heads...
But yeah, Mr #5 is looking yellow, midwife left about an hour ago after taking some blood to check his bilirubin levels. Will hear in about an hour the results.

but Im just wondering, he is by the window & has been pretty much all day. But its pretty overcast today. Would it still help? Being overcast & all.... I guess it would wouldn't it, I mean after all you can still get sunburn on a cloudy day....

[Traveller]

I'm not sure if it will help, but it certainly won't hurt. Hopefully you get his bloods back fast so he can get phototherapy if he needs it xx

[feeb]

Yep still keep him near the window as there is still UV rays even on a cloudy day.

I hope his SBR is not too high requiring phototherapy.

[*Efjay*]

She said anything 200 or below & she will be back in the morning to repeat. Less then 150 then she will back in the afternoon. So I guess if its more then 200 we will have to go back in... She will call around 5. So another 30 min or so & we will know.

[Little Chicken]

Sorry hun, are those numbers meant to be the other way round? Is he feeding well, peeing well, pooing, and active when he is awake? It isn't common for a term baby to need phototherapy just so you know. :hugs:

[nothing2lose]

This happened to DD. She had to be readmitted to hospital at 6 days for a couple of days under lights. Mind you, she was 3 1/2 weeks early...But when I look at pics of her she is soooo yellow. I didnt even seem to notice it much at the time.

I would definitely keep him by the window. Overcast or not, those UV rays are doing him good!

[feeb]

Term babies can still get Jaundiced. Its due to immature livers, yes prems get it more frequently but Jaundice is common.

I hope results are ok

Have your other kids had Jaundice???

[black_rose]

Hope the levels come back down. Ds was full term and had to go under the lights for 48 hours at day three.

[*Efjay*]

Sorry hun, are those numbers meant to be the other way round? Is he feeding well, peeing well, pooing, and active when he is awake? It isn't common for a term baby to need phototherapy just so you know. :hugs:

Maybe? I had the kids & the other nurse that was with her all talking at the same time, I was trying to follow best I could lol.

He is feeding well, But I am waking him, he is sleeping most the time & stirs every 2/3 hours but not really waking. I just see that he is stiring & get him up & feed him. I wont let him go more then 3 hours. BUT He has only wee'd 4 times since he was born. Only once in the last 24 hours & it was very concentrated & smelly. He is pooing ok, nearly into those BF baby poo's not the black poo anymore. But yeah, sleepy & not weeing & yellow.

[*Efjay*]

Term babies can still get Jaundiced. Its due to immature livers, yes prems get it more frequently but Jaundice is common.

I hope results are ok

Have your other kids had Jaundice???

I think my first was a bit but never needed any treatment.

this guy was 2 weeks overdue.. if that makes any difference?

[*Beema*]

It would be better to actually take him outside rather than just near a window.

The numbers are right, you want the BR number to be lower less than 150 would mean that you can have a longer span between tests, higher and repeat test sooner to see if they are rising or stabilising, if they are rising then he would go under lights.

Both of my girls were jaundiced, DD1 was under lights when she was born (BR well over 200) and almost again 10 weeks of age (BR was 162), DD2 we chose not to test in agreeance with the Paed as she was being breastfed and the same thing in the body that breaks down the breast milk works to reduce the BR level. So he just looked at how alert she was and how often she was feeding and that there was urine (never weighed urine), she was stopped putting on weight but he just gave her more time and she got there on her own.

But both girls were prem.

[feeb]

Nope doesnt make a diff if overdue.

Reason for asking was as can get ABO incompatibility but if other kids were fine its unlikely (to do with you and your DH blood groups).
If he was not sleepy and just was yellow I would have guessed maybe breastmilk Jaundice.

[*Beema*]

He is pooing ok, nearly into those BF baby poo's not the black poo anymore. But yeah, sleepy & not weeing & yellow.

I couldn't hardle tell that DD2 was weeing, the nappies felt so light, but the Paed siad there was wee in there just by lifting it, and we are probably only talking about 20-30grams, so not a lot. Keep a track on it and hopefully he sorts himself out

And if he is sleepy, but you are waking him and he is still feeding well I wouldn't be as concerned, but if he can't be woken for a good feed then I would be more concerned

[Olive]

DD2 had levels of 124 on day 4 and was very yellow, we were allowed home but had to feed 3 hourly and have her in the sun.
with the bloodtest if its the one they do from the heel wont the blood coagulate (sp) as im sure it will take some time to get it to path?? DD coagulated in the time it took to do and getting it down stair to path in the hospital so had to be repeated

[Little Chicken]

DD2 had levels of 124 on day 4 and was very yellow, we were allowed home but had to feed 3 hourly and have her in the sun.
with the bloodtest if its the one they do from the heel wont the blood coagulate (sp) as im sure it will take some time to get it to path?? DD coagulated in the time it took to do and getting it down stair to path in the hospital so had to be repeated

If it's mixed and stored properly it should be fine.

[feeb]

DD2 had levels of 124 on day 4 and was very yellow, we were allowed home but had to feed 3 hourly and have her in the sun.
with the bloodtest if its the one they do from the heel wont the blood coagulate (sp) as im sure it will take some time to get it to path?? DD coagulated in the time it took to do and getting it down stair to path in the hospital so had to be repeated

Its FBE that tends to clot and not SBR's, as we used to do SBR's in the home and drive them back to hospital.

[*Efjay*]

im using cloth & can tell there is no wee, even with the poo he has done the nappies are still dry.
Yeah she took blood from the heal & put it in a SBR tube. She had to go back to her car to get the kit to do it & said she had 1 other lady to see on her way back to hospital & would have results back to me via phone around 5. So just waiting for that call now.
Im not "worried" as such. I know Jaundice is fairly common. Not that Im not concerned as such but im not freaking out.

He is yellow though. She said above the belly button is ok, but its when its the whole body... She had trouble telling if he was entirely or not. But when I picked him up just now from a sleep to feed him I could tell around his legs looks yellow also.

[*Beema*]

I'm sorry I didn't mean to imply that you may not have been able to tell if his nappy had wee in it just that for us it was such a small amount it was barely noticable... hope the levels come back on the lower side of the range