Brought Sarah to Dr. Lilian this morning again as she still looks yellow. According to her, Jaundice usually appears on 3rd of the babies' life and if it got worse, the baby will have to go through photo therapy. This is to prevent the "something"(I forgot the name liao) to go through their brain and causes brain damage. As the baby enter into their 3rd weeks of life, the membrane is more mature, the risk of having brain damaged will be greatly reduced. At this point of time, if the baby still looks yellow, it may means that she or he is having prolonged Jaundice due to breast milk or the "something" might have enter into their liver. Comparing a total breastfeed baby to a formula diet baby, a formula diet baby who still looks yellow into their 3rd weeks of life will be more serious. So another blood test (which blood is to be taken from their fist) is needed to ensure that the baby's liver is alright. No matter what, so long a baby still looks yellow when they are already 3 weeks old, it's better to bring them to the doctor for another blood test to ensure that the baby is alright.
This is the reason why I am bringing Sarah to Dr. Lilian this morning. Hopefully tomorrow's result will show that Sarah is okay.
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