Jul 29 2008
My Baby Is Orange!
Gavin was born a little jaundiced, which means that his skin has a yellow color to it. Gavin seems to be a bit on the orange side though, a good look for him, since his head is about the size of an orange. You can see it clearly when compared to the pasty white of my arm in the photo below. Jaundice is fairly common in new babies, and it’s supposed to go away on its own after a week or so.
The nurse suggested that we put him in direct sunlight for an hour a day to help clear out the bilirubin in the skin that causes the color abnormality. We’ve been putting him in a sunny spot by our kitchen window, being careful that he doesn’t get too warm. The pediatrician said that the color will leave his eyes last, but to keep an eye on him as his kidneys filter out the excess bilirubin.
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