What to do for prolonged jaundice?

Does anyone have any advise or experience of baby with prolonged jaundice? My son is 1 month plus old already. His jaundice levels is still within the 200 plus range. Previously, he had a 24 hour phototherapy at kkh, which helps to bring down to 100 plus. But then the jaundice levels slowly crept back up the week after. When back to kkh and did a series of blood tests, and all is okay though. So I recently tried to do mixed feeding of 1 to 2 fm a day. I also bathe him in the yellow flower water and bring him for sun tanning. But it does not seem to help. He still sleeps a lot and he still looks yellow. What else can I do? Should I change to full fm?

Shuk Yi

newly promoted to mama bear of 3

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Hi. My baby also had prolonged jaundice. I tried giving 2 fm per day. The rest bm. Also no use. Went for phototherapy for 3 days. Went down and came back up again. It’s like your case too. Sun the baby, bathe in yellow flower water. All did not help. Then I was advised to stop taking any Chinese herbs including red date drink and ginger. And avoid food like carrots, pumpkin, mangoes etc that can worsen jaundice. I followed. After changing diet first 2 days I give more fm. Then put baby back on full bm again. And jaundiced cleared within a week.. It could be mother’s diet. Look into what you eat and drink

Shuk Yi

newly promoted to mama bear of 3

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I stopped taking herbs since week 2 of confinement and had minimal ginger though. Haish.. Let me think what else I should change in my diet..

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