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Father of a 4 yr 2 m old girl2 years ago

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my boy is about 12 days and he has 20 mg/dl billirubin initally after phot therapy reduced to 14, now it's 12.5 mg/dl is it normal?

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ExpertDr Mahesh PatilPaediatrician2 years ago

A. Hello , your baby girl is newborn just 12 days old and her serum bilirubin is 20 and it went down upto 12.5() and if she is doing well then don’t worry

RashmiMom of a 11 yr old girl2 years ago

A. The normal range is about five actually Sweety still on the little higher side I would just advise you to keep your child into indirect sunrise for at least 30 to 40 minutes every morning if your child as out of phototherapy that is what you have to go ahead with doing

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