How long should a baby with jaundice be exposed to the sun every day

Babies with jaundice need to be exposed to the sun regularly. This is a very good treatment method now. It will not cause any harm to the baby's body. Babies should also be allowed to eat more food, which will make their bowel movements smoother and the jaundice will subside faster, thus preventing the baby from becoming listless when the disease occurs.

There are two types of jaundice: pathological and physiological.

Physiological jaundice appears 2 to 3 days after birth, reaches its peak on the 4th to 6th day, and disappears on the 7th to 10th day. The light yellow color is limited to the face. If it is more serious, it will appear on the head first and then on the torso.

Pathological jaundice appears within 24 hours after birth and lasts for a long time. The jaundice does not subside and may even continue to deepen and worsen or reappear after subsiding. Or jaundice may begin to appear within one to several weeks after birth. In addition to the face and trunk, the limbs may also be affected. Severe jaundice may cause symptoms such as poor response, mental depression, and anorexia.

Then physiological care is very important. Children should be exposed to the sun frequently. Children should be allowed to eat more and defecate more, as defecation is helpful. They can also take some medicine, but according to my son's experience, medicine is only an auxiliary role in physiological jaundice and can cause damage to the child's stomach and intestines. Then if the jaundice value remains high, it is recommended to stop breastfeeding, usually for three days. If the jaundice subsides after three days, it is breast milk jaundice.

Jaundice can be divided into hemolytic jaundice, hepatocellular jaundice, obstructive jaundice and neonatal jaundice. Except for neonatal jaundice, the other three types of jaundice are pathological jaundice. Hemolytic jaundice is caused by excessive destruction of red blood cells, which exceeds the liver's ability to process and causes jaundice. Hepatocellular jaundice is jaundice caused by damage to the liver and a decrease in its ability to process bilirubin. Obstructive jaundice is jaundice caused by obstruction of biliary excretion. There are many causes of jaundice, and specific analysis is required for each case.

1. The mucous membranes and skin are slightly yellowed and light lemon in color, without any skin itching.

2. Acute hemolysis is accompanied by symptoms such as chills, fever, headache, vomiting, abdominal pain and back pain.

3. During an acute attack, the urine becomes soy sauce-colored (hemoglobinuria).

4. Enlarged spleen.

5. Increased reticulocytes in peripheral blood (active proliferation of bone marrow erythrocyte system).

6. The serum total bilirubin concentration increases (generally not exceeding 80 μmol/L), with the unconjugated bilirubin mainly increasing, while the conjugated bilirubin is basically normal or slightly increased.