Unlock Additional Features and Earn Reward Points

Want to share your parenting queries and get answers

Get Solutions and advice from other parents and experts

Ask a Question

Guardian of a 1 m old girl4 weeks ago

Q.

#asktheexpert "Doctor, my baby is 28 days old. On the 2nd day after birth, she was kept under phototherapy for 24 hours due to jaundice. Now her skin looks slightly pinkish. What can we do to help her skin tone become more fair or normal over time?"

1 Answer

RashmiMom of a 10 yr 11 m old girl4 weeks ago

A. The colour complexion of the child would be completely based on the genetics of the child so you cannot make it fair or anything and it’s a nature of the colour of the skin to change for 6 to 8 hours after that only you can be more certain what colour your child is going to take

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

SIMILAR QUESTIONS

Mom of a Newborn boy

Q. #AskTheExpert Baby was fair when he was born but after kept under phototherapy baby colour has been darkened. Is it permanent ?? How many months it would require to regain the birth color

Read More

Mom of a 4 m old girl

Q. my baby is kept in phototherapy for 24 hours her face is fair now but body is little tanned when will we know her exact skin tone

Read More

Mom of a 1 yr 5 m old boy

Q. Baby kept in phototherapy for 9 hours and discontinued 6 hours on that time bilirubin increased or not

Read More

Father of a 1 m old girl

Q. my baby girl is very fare during birth, after that she got jaundice and doctors kept her 48 hours under phototherapy,after that she became very dark.will she turns normal colour??what products are helpful for improving her skintone?

Read More

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Father of a Newborn girl

Q. My baby when born she got jaundice 21% in 24 hours she was kept in blue light for 28 hours jaundice has decreased by 6.7% but the crp level is 115

Read More

Father of a 4 yr 8 m old girl

Q. #AskTheExpert a 2 weeks old shows yellow skin when pressed. and the eyes are yellow... he was kept under phototherapy for a day after birth. the test report after phototherapy showed 9.3 for which doctor said it will reduce it on its own... now 17days...but baby looks bit yellow as said above. please suggest

Read More

Guardian of a Newborn boy

Q. Is there any problem if the baby is kept in diapers for 24 hours ??

Read More

Mom of a 4 m old boy

Q. my baby was born with a fair skin..he got jaundice after 10 days ..he was kept in phototherapy for 24 hours after that my baby's skin became dark..will he get his original colour?how long will it take ?

Read More

ADVERTISEMENT

ADVERTISEMENT

Mom of a Newborn child

Q. my baby is 15days old she is having jaundice on 3rd day she was kept in phototherapy for 24 hrs and she is having 10.6 while discharge.how to reduce at home

Read More

Mom of a Newborn boy

Q. Hello my baby is 17 days old. He was diagnosed with Jaundice on birth. kept in phototherapy for three days. He was born very fair, but after phototherapy he became dark. Will he get back his fairness or is it something to worry.

Read More

SUGGESTED ARTICLES

Skin Care After Delivery

What Your Baby Looks Like At Birth And In The Future

Dry Skin in Babies

Immunizing Your Newborn: Vaccination In The First 24 Hours

Baby Skin Care - Easy Tips for Keeping Your Baby's Skin Healthy

What Does Baby Skin Need in Summer? Five Essentials to Protect Your Baby!

All about Various Types of Skin Problems in Newborns

Understanding Your Newborn's Skin

Soft and Safe on Baby's Skin - The Diaper with a Difference

Does Skin Discoloration in Babies Signal Serious Problem?

Do you know any solution to this question?Let’s go to the app - To help out fellow parents & to get answers to your questions

Add An Answer

Add An Answer