Both my daughters had jaundice, a condition in which the baby’s blood
contains too much bilirubin and makes her skin and eyes appear yellow.
My older daughter’s jaundice resolved itself on its own, but my younger
daughter born at the end of March had a more severe case. She had a lot
of risk factors – exclusively breastfed, larger baby (born 10 lbs, 8
oz.) and our blood types were incompatible, which seemed to be the thing
that worried the pediatrician the most.
Read the rest at Woman's Hospital's "Life Among Women" blog. (Was called Mommy-Go-Round when originally published.)
Read the rest at Woman's Hospital's "Life Among Women" blog. (Was called Mommy-Go-Round when originally published.)