My baby had jaundice since birth. Sunlight did not work. We had to give him phototherapy for 48 hrs after which his bilirubin levels dropped from 15 to 9.4 at 2nd week.
He is 45 days old now(7 weeks) and bilirubin is still 9.08. Dr gave 2 advises :
Exclusive formula feed for 7 days and then test bilirubin levels again.
Continue EBF as prolonged jaundice can sustain till 12 weeks but we will have to monitor yellow tint t each week. If it increases, test bilirubin levels again.
As formula seemed a temporary solution, we agreed to the second one. Dr said mix of both formula and breastmilk won’t give us clear indications.
Did anyone face such situation? Please help me.