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My baby of 1 year and 5 months has 4 teeth up and 4 teeth down should I be worried?
I have a girl that clocked 1 year yesterday whose birth weight was 4.4kg
Now she is 10kg pls is the weight ok?
Though she h...
Your baby's weight is still within range.
A baby of 1 year and 2 months old had watery stool thrice yesterday and another one this morning. It comes out with sound. What ca...
Again, keep a clean environment, observe good hygienic practices in preparing your child's feeds, feeding him/her, and storing his/her feeding materials.
My baby always vomits each time he eats and this has been an issue for me. He is 1 year and 4 months old and he is always scared w...
There are many causes of vomiting and since it is persistent kindly see a Paediatrician for thorough evaluation urgently. Causes range from minor irritations to severe and emergency situations.
At what age can I start adding sugar to my baby's pap? My baby is 1 year old.
It is advisable to avoid sugar as much as possible. The less white sugar the better.
My baby of 1 year and 4 months has naval but not too big but his stomach normally makes noise like a rushing wind and whenever it...
You will need to see a paediatrician for a proper evaluation of the stomach discomfort/pain.



'It is not unusual for babies stomach to make noise, it depends on the kind of noise. It could just be passage of gas in the stomach. If the noise is not associated with vomiting or any kind of pains, then their is nothing to worry about. But see a paediatrician if the noise is accompanied with any sign of pain or discomfort.
My baby of 1 year and 2 months whenever she is crying she will want to faint until I call her and pat her at the back before she r...
Its breath holding attacks, you might want to avoid the triggers. See a paediatrician if still concerned.
I have just stopped breastfeeding my son, he is 1 year old. Now he is refusing to drink milk from a bottle. I have tried Parmalat...
You can use the regular family milk from age 1, though there are also other toddler follow up milk you can use.
My baby is 1 year 7 months, the body temperature is hot and she is vomiting please what can I give to her?
Check the temperature with a digital thermometer to be sure it's really hot. Temperature higher than 36.5 to 37.5 degrees celsius you should give paracetamol and see a doctor.
I noticed that for 2 days now my baby of 1 year and 4 months have not wee, Please what should I do?
Kindly take your baby to the hospital urgently as urine needs to be passed out either in babies or adults within 24 hours.
If a baby missed vaccination at 9 months can it be taken at 1 year?
Baby can always catch up on vaccines he/she did not take as at when due but vaccines are not to be taken before recommended dates.
Please a baby of 1year and 5months has been stooling since Tuesday the stool is like water but has a light cream substances inside...
Your child is having diarrhoea.

Kindly give ORS
My 1 year old son was running temperature, we took him to the hospital and after some checks, he was prescribed some drugs. Though...
It may be the side effect of the medication. Kindly keep an eye on the child for a while. Some malaria drugs can cause weakness initially but improve over time. However if the child is extremely weak or you are worried then go back to the hospital for further evaluation and management.
My 1 year old son was running temperature. We took him to the hospital and after some checks, he was prescribed some drugs. Though...
It may be the side effect of the medication. Kindly keep an eye on the child for a while. Some malaria drugs can cause weakness initially but improve over time. However if the child is extremely weak or you are worried then go back to the hospital for further evaluation and management.
When should I deworm my 1 year old baby for the first time, which drug is better for kids and the dose for him?
You can start deworming at 1 year and repeat at every 6 months. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200mg /400mg; 200mg for children below 2 years
I want to know if I can start breastfeeding my baby again after 3 months of not breastfeeding as I was away for work but am now ba...
You can always restart breastfeeding no matter how long the gap is as long as the milk is still flowing. The milk is always fine.
Also note that you can breastfeed exclusively for 6 months
When is the right time to deworm a baby? and what worm medicine is best for a baby of 1
year and 2 months old?
You can start deworming at 1 year and repeat every 6 months. There are different types of deworming drugs and they can be bought without a doctors prescription.
Albendazole is a good choice. The dosage should be given to you by the pharmacist based on your child's age (200 mg /400 mg; 200 mg for children below 2 years and 400 mg for those above 2 years).
Can I give a year old baby flagyl capsule 74
dose???
please do not self medicate it
can be very dangerous and harmful to your
baby.

PLS DO NOT GIVE
FLAGYL!
Please can a year old baby take lime?
No, do not give lime or lemon. Please give your baby other fruits. Lime is acidic so don't give your baby lime.
Please when should I start brushing teeth for a one year old baby with just six teeth?
Start using toothbrush as soon as they have teeth.