Mexicoâs âgasolinazoâ sends consumers to U.S. pumps. The driver of a pickup with Sonora plates and window graffiti protesting the gas price hike in Mexico fuels up Thursday morning at the Circle K in downtown Nogales, Ariz.
The result: Pigment builds up in the baby's blood and his skin takes on the yellowish cast of jaundice. This type of jaundice, called physiologic jaundice, usually appears on a baby's second or third day of life and disappears on its own within two weeks.
Jaundice is a yellow tint to a newborn's skin and the white part of the eyes. It is a sign that there's too much bilirubin in the baby's blood. The word for having too much bilirubin in the blood is hyperbilirubinemia (say hy-per-bil-ih-roo-bih-NEE-mee-uh).Jaundice usually appears in the first 5 days of life.Many babies have left the hospital by the time jaundice starts. So your doctor may want to do a follow-up exam when your baby is 3 to 5 days old. Most babies have mild jaundice.aundice usually appears in the first 5 days of life. Many babies have left the hospital by the time jaundice starts. So your doctor may want to do a follow-up exam when your baby is 3 to 5 days old.