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kindly see a dentist as earlier advised as regards the swollen gums so as to allay your fears.
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The quantity of milk to be taken depends on the babies weight. Babies require approximately 100ml per kg per day. So check your babies weight, then express about 100ml for each kg everyday. Then divide the total quantity expressed into portions to be fed every 3hours.
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She needs to be observed physically, please take her to see a doctor for proper evaluation and treatment.
Dear Ma'am, please do not keep your baby in the house any longer. From the signs, its glaring that your baby is not feeling good.
As a matter of urgency, take your baby to the hospital now for proper assessment and treatment.
Hi, she's underweight. Is she being followed up by any Paediatrician? Kindly see one as soon as possible. There are specific Down Syndrome Chart. You can check online for them to plot the chart.
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COUGH SYRUP IS NOT THE TREATMENT FOR COUGH....
Kindly note that most cough are due to viral infections and will resolve on their own....There is no need to give antibiotics....Keep warm, exclusive breastfeeding and avoid any one adult or child with colds. If your child is breathing fast or having fever or breathing with difficulty, it could be pneumonia, kindly see a doctor immediately....
We Paediatricians are usually not comfortable to cough syrup being given first to infants.. I.e below 1 year..... This is because it sedates and makes it difficult for the children to breath well especially a child that has pneumonia with increased work of breathing...
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The bodies produce antibodies that are supposed to protect against foreign body but this time they actually attack the body own tissues. In Myasthenia Gravis, this occurs at the level where the nerves and muscles communicate called Neuromuscular junction. This is what causes the weakness of some of the muscles observed in Myasthenia Gravis. Severity depends on how bad it is. There are some other mild variations of the same disease with the cause but this is the simplest explanation in a layman term I can give.
It is usually 400mg in 20ml if using syrup for children 2-year-old and above. If your baby is less than 2 years old, give 200mg ie 10ml and it is every 6 months
Tonsillitis on its own does not affect breathing. I guess your baby may have additional issues for example adenoids enlargement
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Most cough and cattarh are usually due to viral infection which will normally run their course with or without any form of treatment hence we discourage abuse of antibiotics in that regard.
Keep breastfeeding exclusively
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It's good you are conversant with the immunizations given to your baby.
Here are the vaccines:
The NPI vaccines and their schedule are as follows:
At birth......BCG, OPV, HBV
6 weeks.....Penta, OPV
10 weeks...Penta; OPV
14 weeks...Penta, OPV
9 months...Measles, yellow fever
Vitamin A recommended every 6 months from age 6 months to 5years
NB: Penta vaccine is Diphtheria, Pertussis, Tetanus, Hepatitis B and Haemophilus influenza type B (HiB) vaccines (5 in 1) in one shot (already pre-formulated).
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It is not normal for a child to pass urine 4 or 5 times in one hour.
If the child cries or always feel pain while passing urine frequently in addition it is most likely urinary tract infection. Kindly see a doctor for proper evaluation including laboratory tests and treatment.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Good day ma, was the drugs prescribed my a doctorjQuery32105982868957788203_1599569443041 If no please do not self medication.Make sure your doctor prescribes it... Don't do self medication
Using a thermometer, if the reading is more than 37.4, then your baby has a fever.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Good day ma,"Penta injection is usually given deep into the muscles. One of the side effects is swollen/red injection site due to some mild bleeding into the muscle. It needs to be properly managed so it does not become infected and turn into an abscess. The simple treatment is to apply ice pack or small piece of ice block wrapped in handkerchief on it intermittently for the first 2 -3 days. It will go down. Also avoid too much handling of the affected limb as the site is usually sore. It should resolve in 2 – 3 days but if it persists and/or become bigger and soft with pus inside – that is an abscess, pls go back to the Hospital or Health Centre do it can be drained and additional treatment including antibiotics will be given
Dear mum, the sore in your baby's mouth could be as a result of the illness.
However, kindly take the baby back to the hospital for treatment of sore development.
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You need to take your child to the Paediatric Dentist for proper check and treatment. There are many things that can cause swollen or bleeding gums. Either the child's teeth are not properly cleaned or the child has a bacterial or viral infection e.g Herpetic stomatogingivitis, don't mind the grammar. Whatever the case may be he needs to have a proper check and treated accordingly
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
You can eat beans and any other food you like. No restraint to what you can eat as long as your baby tolerates it.