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Breast milk jaundice is a commonly encountered condition in the neonatal period. Addition of 5 ml of artificial baby milk (ABM) in every feed (minimum six feeds) for three days before initiation of breast milk will lower the neonatal bilirubin to safe levels; bilirubin levels tend to remain in a safe zone once normalized. Breastfeeding parents who receive this regimen should be counseled not to continue with ABM supplementation once bilirubin is normalized.[20] Another treatment regimen for breast milk jaundice includes a 10% solution of chicory distillate (50 ml every 12 hours) to promote bilirubin normalization; a random controlled clinical trial showed this to be helpful.[21] This regimen also promotes colonization of the neonatal gut with normal flora.[22]