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.
After birth, your baby's liver takes over. Sometimes, your newborn's liver can't break down bilirubin as quickly as his body makes it, and it starts to build up. Because bilirubin is a yellow compound, it turns your baby's skin and eyes yellow. Too much bilirubin in the blood is the most common cause of jaundice.