Hello all,
Hope all doing good. My baby girl is now 5 weeks old and and kept for phototherapy for 2 days when she was 1 week old . Since then she looked completely tanned and got some white patch . did a little bit research and looks phototherapy can tan the skin . Did anyone had this before ??
Thanks
Hi luv2017. In a word, yes it can. It will fade eventually, but you could try and give her extra water to drink if she will take it in between feeds. Ideally diluted fruit juice is best, but she is a bit young for that. Hopefully he treatment sorted her jaundice out, or is it still there a little? Speak to GP if worried. Diane
Thanks so much , she had bit high level of bilirubin on her 2nd week and kept in phototherapy for 2 days and got discharged. She was fair and pink when she was born and lately her skin got so tanned . I am in India and you know the people here are so in to light skin and the questions they ask are irritating me. Then I realised she is changing so drastically because of phototherapy. Ya it’s too young for water and juice . It’s ok and I should learn to give back nicely to the people who speak about skin tone 😂😂😂
Hi. Bless her. Some babies are born with a very high haemoglobin level and the liver doesn't cope straight away while reducing it, so they get an over spill of bilirubin into their bloodstream causing the tan colour. She will be fine, just look very healthy for a while! When I was over in India many years ago for a seminar, the ladies hadn't met a white Caucasian female before, and were looking down my clothes to see if the colour went all the way down! They were super people and so kind. A place called Ludhiana in the Punjab. Diane
Yes I am blessed and thankful to god as she is healthy. Saw some horrifying scene in hospital with the other babies and I just can’t take how tiny babies are suffering. Aww Punjab you must have got good lassi which is sweet yogurt smoothie.i am from south India, state called Tamil Nadu. Ya Indians are so warm and welcoming our guests. Glad you had a good time .
Indeed I did, and still love lassi! xx
How is you baby now . Did she regain her complexion. Im having the same case with my baby boy he was extremely fair after birth and after 2 days of phototherapy he started becoming tanned day by day. He is 3 weeks old now. Please let me know if we do something to get his actual complexion back
Hey ya ,
Yes she got her colour back , she is now 13 months old . But still her body is bit tan , . Her face is changed so well . It will take few months. My daughter took 6 or 7 months to get her colour back as she was kept in phototherapy for longer .
Hi , can you post your baby pics before and after tan is gone ?
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Hi how is your baby now ? Did his skin tone improve ?
Ya her skin was so much improved she is going to be 16 months old
Hi i m facing the same issue my boy was born extremly fair but after 3 days he was diagnosed wd jaundice n level went so high tht doctors had to attempt blood transfusion he blood was totaly chnged n he was givn phototherapy now his colour has gone extremly tan n lips violet m v stressed as he lost his orignal complexion wil he gain it back..... Did your bby get back to the orignal complexion
Hey dear,.. yes it will get back but it will take few months ,,I did baby massage daily and bath with home made bath powder as I was in India as climate was hot then ..
He is one month old already an i cant see any changes yet n i hope he gains his complexion back soon.....u sure the tan from photo theraphy is not permanent i mean this complexion is temporary right in how many mnths did ur baby get back her complexion
It will change and phototherapy tan will go away but it will take time and really really depends on the amount of tan, climate , place and etc .. I was religiously doing her massage ., home made body bath powder so it all helps to remove the tan quickly and that too it took 4 or 5 months to slightly go away .. so it will go but will take a months.. she is 16 month now and her face wAs completely changed to her birth colour but her body is slightly on tan side , like very very light tan
Same with my baby boy. Can you please let me know the ingredients used for bath powder and how to make the bath powder
Hi ..Did your baby tan reduce with time? My 1 month baby also got phototherapy 2 times and is tanned .
Tia .
Hello dear same problem with my baby girl but ALLHUMDULLILILAH she got her color back now her face is very fair but still body have tan so can u tell me that your baby body tan remove or not means baby body original color will come back or not I m so worried about my daughter body color
Dear luv2017 my son had phototherapy treatment when he was 4 days old. After that treatment he has been very dark in skin tone. he was very fair when he was born. Now he is 6 month old. can you please tell me that the ingredients used for bath powder.
My daughter too had to go through phototherapy and has turned very dark .. she was born fair but had lot of facial hair so I’m not sure how fair was her complexion , overall looked whitish pink .. her hands , legs and body was fair but eventually turned very dark after giving her bath at home (4-5 days after phototherapy)
Hey ya ,,
Phototherapy tan will go away . But it takes few months .. my little one was born fair and same like yours after phototherapy she became so dark , gradually she turned to her original complexion .. but I was in India until her 9 months so I was applying some homemade pack while bath and it helps to remove tan quickly . I can write a separate post including pictures if that helps ..
Yes can you please do that ..
Mine is almost one And half month now and I don’t see any improvement ..
Hi has your baby recovered? I am also facing the same issue. Mi
Y daughter is 4.5 month old.
Hi, can u share pack details which u used for ur baby.. i have similar issue with my baby girl. She is 4 months old,i dont see any improvement with her complexion.
She was born with fair skin and pink lips. After phototherapy her skin tone and lips color changed.
Hi dear, im also from tamilnadu. My daughter also was kept in phototherapy for 24 hrs. She is one month old and getting darker everyday. Im ready to accept my daughter as she is. Im very much worried as my inlaws keep commenting on her colour and this adds to my depression. Can you let me know a good massage oil and the home made pack you used for you baby.
Hi Gayathri .. How is ur baby's skin now.. Pls share ifu have used something to improve her skin
Hi my baby is 5 month old but she is still tanned please help
Hey please help , I have non identical twin daughters. My first born had higher bilirubin level so she went for phototherapy for 2 days. She was much fairer than second born until 1.5 month apart from some discoloration from phototherapy. Now at three months she has tanned so so much that she is looking very dark in front of my other baby. But I cud see that her diaper area, behind the ear and neck fold is very fair. I am wondering did u experience that your daughter changed her color to dark gradually after coming from phototherapy?
Hiii same thing happen ..now what happen to your baby any improvement ..original color change or not
Hello! Don't worry baby will get her genetic complexion slowly! It takes time but around 6 months plus I can see the difference !
Hi MummaAT,Did you use anything to help help aid the removal of tan
Would be really helpful of you could share
Hi ..Did your baby tan reduce with time? My 1 month baby also got phototherapy 2 times and is tanned .
Tia .
Hi..we are facing same issue..my baby girl has taken 6 days phototherapy..her skin is drastically changed..i am doing olive oil massage and bath with soap..can you please help with powder details or any product which u have used to remove tan?
Hello I hope your baby is doing good. Did your baby’s tan reduced???
Hello Dear, My baby is now 44 days old and was kept under the UV light for 3 days beachside of higher Bilirubin and High RBC’s. She was pink and fair at the time of birth. How much time you Lo took to show the difference? Can you please share the formulae of the bath powder ? Also we are able to see some difference now but I guess we will need to wait this out till such time the entire body comes back to the birth colour. Is my understanding correct? Plz revert.
Hi luv2017.I know it’s a old post. But I am facing the same issue which u were facing 3 yrs ago. My baby was in phototherapy for 3 days and became very dark after that. When your baby got her color back? Slowly she got her color?? When she was started showing differences???
Plz help me. I am so so worried.
Hey ya,
Yes she started slowly changing colour after 6 months .. but again I was very constant with daily oil massage and home made body bath powder which I made from YouTube . You need lot of patience .. ignore all negativity.
Thanks
Hello luv2017Thanku so much for your revert. How’s your baby now?? We can see some shade light in the face but lower body is still dark. It seems body takes more time for recovery. For massage I was using coconut oil but it’s not suiting her. Which oil u were using??? Also request to share powder details link.
It’s a long way to go as u said and also I am trying hard to ignore negativity and be positive.
Thanku so much for for helping us by sharing your experience it really helps a lot.
Hi luv2017, my baby is 2 months old and she had to undergo phototherapy when she was 1 week old for 24 hours. After that could see that her skin got very dark which was not the case when she was bornCould you kindly share which oil and bath powder you used please..would be really grateful
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