If your baby is a newborn, he might be encountering a common conditioncalled Jaundice. Jaundice is not only about yellowish skin, it’salso about other symptoms, like sleepiness, yellow eyes, weight lossand lack of appetite. It must not be left untreated and its treatmentis usually easy and nothing to worry about. (Click here [/en/jaundice-newborns]to know more about Jaundice)But if your baby is no longer a newborn, the yellow discoloration ofhis skin might be a sign of Carotenemia, a non-serious conditioncaused by a high consumption of beta-carotene rich foods, such ascarrots and sweet potatoes.