What kind of dangers do you think you will encounter when your child is born? For a new mother, there is actually no answer to this question. Because in everyone's perception, as long as the child is not sick and eats well and sleeps well, there will be no problem.
I used to think so too. As long as the child is born safely, this matter will be over. But I never expected that the child would encounter danger for the first time in his life just after he was born.
"Five-bed mother, your child's jaundice level exceeds the standard. Prepare to be hospitalized." A doctor said as he measured the child's forehead with an instrument. The baby was just two and a half days old at the time, and before I had time to enjoy the joy of becoming a mother for the first time, I was hit hard in the head. Doctors informed that if jaundice is pathological, then the child may face cerebral palsy, sepsis, movement disorders, etc. To be honest, I was quite scared. The child's health is the most important thing. So I asked my husband to go through the hospitalization procedures and let the doctor take the child away.
I had not started breastfeeding at that time, and waited until the child was taken away. I tossed and turned tormented by the swelling and pain in my breasts, and worried about the safety of my child. I kept checking relevant information on my phone to check my own situation. I had a natural and full-term delivery, and my husband and I had blood types that did not match the symptoms of hemolysis. After much deliberation, I couldn't find a clue, and I had no sleep all night. At dawn, I sent my husband to check on the child, but the doctor told me that the child was undergoing treatment and could not be visited. My mood was gloomy at that time, and I felt like my heart was bleeding. I can only pray secretly that the child will be safe.
Just like that, I was informed that I could be discharged from the hospital three days later. But when I asked the doctor, the doctor suggested that the child should continue to be observed and treated. An unknown fire arose in my heart, forgetting the pain of separation between mother and son. The child didn't say anything about his condition and just asked for observation and treatment. As a doctor, this attitude is infuriating. So I forced my husband to go through the discharge procedures for the child. In the end, we have to sign an agreement, which proves that we gave up on our own initiative, and if there are any problems, we will be responsible for a lot of content.
When the child was brought back, he saw that the newly born child had a piece of hair shaved off his head. It must have been left over from the acupuncture. After checking, I found that the child had a slight scratch on his waist, probably from the edge of the diaper. I feel so bad, what kind of sin must such a young child suffer! The child's skin is obviously yellow, indicating that the jaundice has not completely disappeared.
couldn't take care of that much at the time, thinking that he couldn't leave the child in the hospital anyway, so he took the child home. Although I am still secretly worried, I am afraid that if the jaundice is not cured, it will affect the child's health. As a result, I went for another check-up seven or eight days later and found that everything was normal.
Later, I talked about this experience with my friends and found that many of my friends encountered similar situations during the process of giving birth. Everyone complained one after another and expressed their pain and helplessness at that time. Because we are all new mothers with no experience in dealing with neonatal jaundice , we have no choice but to follow the doctor's instructions.
As a medically illiterate person, I am confused as to why so many children are exposed to blue light? In addition to the high daily treatment costs, it also brings a lot of unnecessary harm to the mental health of new mothers. Is there anyone out there who is as skeptical as me about ? So, I found fellow travelers online.
Zhao Xiyong
Newborns with incomplete liver function are prone to jaundice. If your milk and excretion is normal, you will be fine in two or three days! But I don’t know what the doctor’s intentions are, but he actually tells every newborn that severe jaundice requires blue light treatment. I have seen many children who were in poor health after being exposed to blue light, missed the breast milk adaptation period, and even caused mothers to wean.As long as the jaundice is not very severe, no treatment is needed at all! Many children get better quickly and are very healthy without exposure to blue light! Some of what doctors say is very insidious! They just want to make money! Blu-ray is not high-tech, and the equipment is simple. Why do you charge hundreds or even thousands of yuan a day?
Ka Village Villager
I am in Canada. My eldest son had jaundice after he was born, but it was within a non-dangerous range. The nurse serving public health said that as long as he ensured that he was fed every 3 hours, he could withdraw it. After that, the nurse came to the door for three consecutive days to test. The jaundice value ensures that it does not continue to increase and continues to decrease. The nurse said that only if the level is above the danger curve, light is needed. My second child was just born. The nurse came to my door the day before yesterday and took a jaundice test. She said that the rise was a little fast, but it was still within the normal range. Yesterday, I took my second son to the clinic to have it tested. It found that the rise was not so fast and was still normal. within the value. Personally, I feel that hospitals should have an evaluation curve. Whether or not light is needed depends on where the jaundice value is on the curve. However, domestic hospitals may not necessarily tell you this, so parents may wish to take the initiative to ask. Continuous testing of jaundice levels is also important.
fyfy1986
I have a deep understanding of this jaundice. My baby had diarrhea on the 10th day and went to the hospital. The doctor said he had jaundice. The blood test was bilirubin 160. The doctor said my baby’s jaundice has been going on for 7 days and it has not gone away. It is pathological. Ba La Ba La said it was very serious and finally issued a critical illness notice and gave me blue light treatment. While my baby was in the hospital, I found the phone number of the director of pediatrics at another hospital through my connections and told him about my baby’s condition. He said that there was no need to be exposed to blue light. Generally, children can eat and sleep, and the index was within a safe range. There was no need to go to the pathological hospital. Considering the above, the speed at which jaundice subsides varies from person to person, and for babies, it takes 1 or 2 months, so just pay attention to re-examination. After making this phone call, I felt confident and asked to be discharged from the hospital. The doctor still disagreed and said that I would be responsible for the consequences. I still insisted on being discharged from the hospital. I took Bao home and had two reexaminations, and the index dropped each time. Yesterday I went Get vaccinated and check that the jaundice has gone away. What a waste of 2,000 oceans, and Bao has suffered so much.
I am a god first
When it comes to some controversial academic issues, I don’t dare to trust domestic experts. Instead, I will try to understand foreign opinions online. As for neonatal jaundice, some foreign countries say that it does not need to be treated, but Wikipedia has a certain authority. The attitude is: However, the bilirubin levels for initiative of phototherapy varies depends on the age and health status of the newborn. , any newborn with a total serum bilirubin greater than 359 umol/l (21 mg/dL) should receive phototherapy. That is, when it exceeds 21mg/dL, it must receive phototherapy (it should be the so-called blue light).
The rate of jaundice symptoms among newborns is as high as 80%. Almost most new mothers will encounter this situation. Most neonatal jaundice is physiological jaundice. It will be slowly metabolized by drinking water and milk. It will naturally subside after one to two weeks. Most new mothers don’t even understand the specific measurement method of neonatal jaundice, so that after their children are tested, they are confused and left to the mercy of the doctor.
Generally, what we encounter in the hospital is to use the transcutaneous bilirubin meter to determine the child's jaundice index . This method is the most common. The instrument is used to test the child's forehead or trunk without touching the body. However, this method has errors in data due to the influence of the child's skin color and fat thickness. To dynamically observe changes in jaundice or roughly estimate the degree of jaundice, it measures the value of total bilirubin .
Pay attention to the above paragraph. The jaundice value measured in this way has errors. If the child is scheduled for treatment because of this measurement, new mothers must remember not to agree to the doctor's request immediately.
There is a more accurate way to measure the jaundice value, which is to measure the serum bilirubin value by drawing blood. The jaundice index (serum bilirubin value) generally falls within the normal range if it does not exceed 15mgl. Only through blood testing can we accurately confirm whether the jaundice index exceeds the standard.
Let me state that pathological jaundice is very harmful and must be treated. But this is not the focus of this discussion. The focus is why many children with physiological jaundice are exposed to blue light.
From a hospital’s perspective, why do hospitals expose children to blue light? First, if the child's index exceeds the standard, even if it is physiological, he may still develop pathological changes. Symptoms of jaundice will be eliminated with blue light treatment. It is the responsibility of the child. Second, if the family members are not notified and the child's jaundice is pathological, some unreasonable parents will find trouble with the hospital. Third, blue light treatment has basically no side effects, and it also charges a high fee.
However, as a new mother, please remember: doctors only have the right to make suggestions, and the decision-making power is still in your own hands.
Don't be like me, I cried because of my stupidity. I was frightened by the doctor's words about the serious consequences that jaundice might cause. If I had been more sensible and brave at that time, and checked my situation online first, even if I had taken a blood test, I would not have let my child suffer. Although several years have passed, every time I think about this, I feel filled with guilt for my children.
PS: From then on, when my best friends gave birth to children, I would tell them in advance the precautions for giving birth, including the correct way to judge the symptoms of jaundice.
I don’t want the people around me to encounter the same predicament I once had.
does not want more children to be harmed due to excessive treatment.
hopes that by writing these words, more new mothers can see them.
