ABC... i recommend that you try not to interfere in the light therapy for ur prince.. not sure how the nursery in Mt A works.. In Mt E, we parents are allow to see the little one in therapy. But if in Mt A, they have to stop the therapy and bring the child to u, then i recommend u to keep away from too much interference k..
Coz the more the little one is exposed to the light.. the faster they can be discharged!!
Baby Alandria the super sucker was quite naughty just now.. not that she cries alot..but she was teasing me and using her tongue to throw out my nipples.. dun wanna suck on it.. but as she was pretty hungry, she has got no choice but to settle for my nipples eventually.. as mentioned initially, she kinda lazy to suck..
But luckily, after ard 4 feeds ... she is kinda back to the sucking mode!! I nearly wanna beat her little butt and scold her for being such naughty girl.. hee hee .. she better buck up, otehrwise.. really gonna kick her Ass..
Anyway, nurse said..for little ones with jaundice, we should feed some water to flush out the bilirubin. However, if we mixed BFM with FM for BB's diet, we dun need to feed water.. unless we TBF then we need to supplement with some water.. I used spoon to feed bb.. so funny.. but she is accepting the water i fed her.. LUCKILY!!
Just to share abit.. a good way to check for improvement in jaundice for a NB is to check their urine.. make sure they have good "supply" of urine in their pampers.. hahahah.. but of coz.. we will be busy changing diapers for them lah.. but for the better why not right??
Parents to be.. dun be overly concern abt jaundice like me some 3 days ago k.. i think as long as we are well-informed abt this illness and know what to do abt it, bb should be fine.. but of coz, never under-estimate wat jaundice can do to ur bb.. there are real situations whereby BB is mentally retarded due to jaundice... so.. better keep eyes open k!! Check Check and Check!