What is the Different : Breast Milk Jaundice vs Normal Jaundice ?
Jaundice is a condition that makes the
baby's skin becomes yellow. The yellow color is not just occur on
the
skin, but can be seen clearly in white section of baby's eyes.
Breast Milk
Jaundice vs. Normal
Jaundice
Breast milk jaundice in fact equally
with jaudice and it will make changes to our baby's skin and body.
The only difference is being the cause of the jaundice. For Breast
milk jaundice, occurs usually after 6 weeks from birth, but for
normal jaundice, generally occurs only 3 or 4 days after birth. As
its name suggests, breast milk jaundice is caused by the many
levels
of bilirubin are formed by a substance which carried by breast
milk.
Is breast milk
jaundice harmful?
Breast milk jaundice is not actually a
dangerous disease. But parents are still advised to consult with
the
doctor to find out what types of jaundice in infants. Because
there
are also the types of jaundice which are dangerous and can cause
further damage to the baby's body. To avoid this, precautions need
to
be done.
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