Hi all, I just given birth to my baby boy on 16oct. My boy has jaundice and he is on total breastmilk. I was so upset when my boy needs to b hospitalized for his high jaundice. I kept crying. To make matter worse, my CL and mil sort of blame my bm for his jaundice n wants me to stop bm n give him formula.. I have been latching him since he's born, I'm afraid that once bottle feed him, he will not latch on anymore.. N my CL doesn't want to cup feed him.. Sigh, I feel so depressed.. I couldn't carry him long coz my c-sec wound occasionally still hurts.. I feel so sad when others can carry n play with my baby.. The only bonding time I feel is when I latch him on.. If he doesn't latch on anymore, I'll feel even more devastated..
Don't be sad!! My baby has jaundice too since Day 1 and now he is 5w 4d and still having jaundice! But it's a downward trend.. If u have enough supply, cont BF.. FM might make jaundice go away faster but BM is not the only cause for jaundice.. Even if that's the cause, IT'S SAFE AND OK TO CONT BF. Tell ur CL and MIL to go and do research. I don't und y old ppl love to "promote" FM.. Even my mom wanted to give my boy FM and I actually told my mum off! If u need more info and advice, I actually opened another thread abt this issue.. BF Babies with Jaundice.