Augmentin while breastfeeding a baby with jaundice

I had a little girl by Caesarian section 5 weeks ago. I have developed wound sepsis in the past 2 days & been put on Augmentin SR 2 tabs twice a day. My daughter has had jaundice since she was about 4 days old. I have been putting her in the sun when the weather allowed & the yellow colour has seemed to improve. I have tested her bilirubin by skin test twice: at 14 days it was 161 & at 23 days it was 194. Her colour has visibly improved since then, but she is still yellow. I have taken 3 doses of the Augmentin so far & she is very unsettled and seems to be more yellow today than yesterday. Should I stop breastfeeding? When should her jaundice clear up if it is not dangerous (she is feeding well and gaining weight, but she does seem to have colic)?

[tiredbuthappy]

At this point in time, I would consider looking into a specialist to see whether or not there is a medical reason for the jaundice to persist this long. There is someone on these forums who breastfed and her baby's jaundice persisted. Unfortunately, it was due to a medical condition.
Who have you spoken to about this? Have you asked for a second opinion? If she is feeding well and gaining properly there may be another reason for this. I would not stop breastfeeding without the guidance of a professional.
Best of luck and please let us know what the outcome is.
Also, good luck with the colic. My second had colic and I am still a bit traumatized by the experience (and it ended a year ago!) Swaddling, white noise, bouncing helped a little.

[tiredbuthappy]

by the way, I just asked my husband about augmentin since he is a pharmacist. He said the augmentin is safe for baby when breastfeeding, and would not aggravate jaundice, although it may cause looser stools.