My breastfeeding journal - TUG-OF-WAR with BREAST MILK JAUNDICE

After discharged from the hospital on day 3, the paed scheduled for the next SB (serum bilirubin) check on day 5 to confirm if my girl had jaundice. According to the paed, the bilirubin level goes like this (the graph below). So the highest risk will be day 7-8 whereby if the level will get to the peak and if not monitored properly, it might damage the brain. So she was not very fortunate at that time, and was confirmed SB level at 238 umol/L (>200...

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My breastfeeding journal - prologue

It was my aunt that urged me to write on this breastfeeding topic as she thinks what I've been through these 2 months plus is worthwhile to share to more mommies and mommies-to-be out there. It ain't easy to be a new mommy, and moreover, a full breastfeeding mommy. I do not want to start the topic by scaring off the new mommies or mommies-to-be by telling you how winding the journey was in the first month, because there are also lucky and happy...

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