https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 07:35:09 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614465 Thu, 01 Sep 2016 06:32:30 +0000 ValentineMommy 2614465@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 - no. He was literally the pinkest baby ever....like flamingo pink.</p> <p>DS2 - yes. They checked his levels a few times and was JUST on the cusp of needing the light, but ultimately, the window worked well enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614408 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 22:06:41 +0000 yin 2614408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Surprisingly, no for both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614396 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 21:41:47 +0000 sapphire 2614396@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. Didn't need lights but had 3 trips to the lab in her first week to follow it closely. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614151 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 14:03:21 +0000 Truth Bombs 2614151@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO2 did. He was 15 days early and my milk was slow to come in. He didn't have to do the lights, just a few days of heel pricks, sunlight, and nursing constantly when my milk came in. His eyes stayed yellow for a quite a while though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614129 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:47:19 +0000 birdofafeather 2614129@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, both girls. Both ABO incompatibility issues, both needed bili lights, DD2 in NICU for 3 days because of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614128 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:46:51 +0000 oliviaoblivia 2614128@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope x3. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614117 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:34:47 +0000 MrsF 2614117@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD had it. She was 36w. She had to go under the lights in the hospital and we had to start supplementing (BM and formula) to try to bring her bili numbers down. We also went in for bili and weight checks every other day for a week after going home to make sure she didn't need to go back to the hospital. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614108 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:24:15 +0000 BSB 2614108@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I think, for 1-3 days while they were in the nicu. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614102 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 13:22:02 +0000 catlady 2614102@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but the pediatrician was convinced she was. We had to go back several times for testing in LO's first week because our pedi was so convinced of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2614046 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 12:34:00 +0000 FannyMae 2614046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes to both - born 39+4 and 39+2, both had a hospital stay of 7 days, both had 2 of those days under lights, lost around 10% weight due to slow feeding. Both were supplemented with formula plus breastfeeding every two hours + pumping for supply. DD1 continued with formula but DD2 managed to maintain breastfeeding and was back to exclusive BF within a few weeks. Main cause seemed to be blood incompatible- I'm O- and they're O+. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613973 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:16:00 +0000 PurplePeony 2613973@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, she was born at 37 1/2 weeks so it wasn't unexpected. It wasn't bad enough for blue light therapy, but she had a bunch of heel pricks during her first week or so. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613957 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:09:17 +0000 misolee 2613957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes for both. Lo1 as born via csec and then had to stay additional two days before we were released (all under the light). We actually had to leave her for one day bc I was released. </p> <p>Lo2 was born vbac and still had it. We were released normally but had to go daily for about a week to get his levels checked. And he had to be under the lights at home too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613946 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:03:41 +0000 CakeLady 2613946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted no, but I guess the answer is just a little bit. He didn't have to do any medical treatment, our pediatrician just told us to get him out in the sunshine and feed him lots. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613943 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 11:00:55 +0000 78h2o 2613943@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first baby had to stay an extra 2 days on the peds ward under the lights. It was rough - only one parents was allowed to stay with her, so that was me since I was nursing. It was hard to go from the care of the maternity ward to being totally ignored in peds while I was still recovering. My little one did fine though! My second baby was also jaundiced, but she was able to avoid staying over. I just had to take her for daily bilirubin checks at my ped. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613941 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:58:54 +0000 maddyz 2613941@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Full term but breastfed with delayed cord cutting, so I guess those things can contribute. No lights, but SO MUCH nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613929 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:48:22 +0000 rachiecakes 2613929@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, risk factors; blood type incompatibility and DS is half-Indonesian (I guess that would be Southeast Asian). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613906 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:31:25 +0000 twodoghouse 2613906@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think they were right on the border. We had to do the heel pricks for the first week, but it never got to the point of doing the lights because their numbers were right under the threshold. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613885 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:14:49 +0000 Charm54 2613885@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first, yes - I had major supply issues and so she became very dehydrated and jaundiced. She was starving and I had no idea. She ended up in the nicu for a week under the lights and hooked up to an iv :crying: </p> <p>My second - nope, I broke out that formula night one haha </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613882 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:13:02 +0000 Foodnerd81 2613882@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first was, but only a little. I just fed her like crazy and let her sit in the sunlight a little, no lights necessary. She had a bump on her head from the vacuum assist at birth which increased the likelihood I guess. </p> <p>My second was not at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613881 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:12:08 +0000 lilyann 2613881@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 was not but DS2 was. He was 2.5 weeks early. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613879 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 10:11:07 +0000 LAZB 2613879@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both were, my first more. Apparently it runs in families, and mine were also early, which increases risk. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613870 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:52:54 +0000 Smurfette 2613870@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Very slight amount. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613868 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:52:05 +0000 psw27 2613868@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, but he was born at 34w4d so we expected it. It lasted quite a while! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613866 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:51:51 +0000 DisneyBee 2613866@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes....both kids. They had to undergo UV light therapy for a day, and then I had to switch to formula for a few days since they were losing too much weight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613858 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:47:15 +0000 Boogs 2613858@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Both were slightly, the first more. Neither needed to be under the light or anything for it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613848 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:35:24 +0000 peachykeen 2613848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes. DD was born at exactly 37 weeks so it wasn't unexpected. We stayed a few extra days at the hospital and she spent 2 nights on a blue light at home, but it didn't really go away until she was 2 months old or so. I guess with breastfed babies it can take longer to fully clear out - it was kind of stressful at the time! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613846 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:34:07 +0000 Andrea 2613846@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, both kids. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613845 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:32:51 +0000 Mamaof2 2613845@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS was but didn't need the light</p> <p>DD was not </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613844 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:32:16 +0000 snowjewelz 2613844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes but not so bad that she had to go under the light. Once my milk came in I just fed her around the clock like crazy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/was-your-lo-jaundiced#post-2613841 Wed, 31 Aug 2016 09:29:39 +0000 Mrs. Pickle 2613841@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. The nurses were expecting it because of the difference in my and DD's blood type, but she never got it. </p>