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Tiwa Tiwa
Did your child undergo laboratory tests before those drugs were prescribed?
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
You can keep them in the car seat put in an upright position if you are too tired or busy to carry them that long...others can help too.....sometimes that may not work and ....but we will do that only if it so bad and not allowing the baby to gain weight....please see your paediatricians for further management at that point
kindly go to the hospital to know the underlying cause of fever, PLEASE DO NOT SELF MEDICATE. Please you can continue breastfeeding, it can not be transmitted.
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Probably baby is not satisfied. As a nursing mother, eat well balanced diet and take lots of fluids, such as water, yogurt, fresh fruits juice etc.
Check baby weighed afterwards and there will be improvement.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Congratulation on the successful completion of Exclusive Breastfeeding. Thank you for the feedback. Please note that WHO recommends two years of breastfeeding
The completion of your EBF, your baby's weight is good and within ideal weight range. You can get an age appropriate milk for him. Read more on complementary feeding as you start a new phase.
A healthy newborn on EBF can not be constipated. However if the child has medical or surgical disorders like Hirschsprung disease or other intestinal obstruction of any cause, the child can be constipated."
It is very rare for exclusively breastfed babies to have constipation. Hope you are not confusing his formed stool as hard.
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NO, green tea is not recommended for nursing mothers. Kindly always read the pack of any products you take when pregnant or breastfeeding.
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Please note that it's normal for babies to lose some weight in the first two weeks after birth because of water loss. But they should add up before sixth week.
Kindly ensure that your baby is feeding well..... Feed baby more often and breastfeed to empty one breast before offering the other one.
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No ma'am, pacifier is not advisable. Just use soft clean teethers for the child to itch the gums with.
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Please stop the hot water process, your baby is fine. Also note that exclusive breast fed babies do not necessarily poo every day and can stay up to 2 weeks without passing stools as long as the stools come out normal when they finally come.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Please stop give NOSPAMIN! Not recommended. Colic will improve spontaneously on its own.
Hello ma, good evening. NO. Kindly Maintain regular personal hygiene especially regular hand washing and get yourself treated immediately
Dear mom, dose the poo sink completely into the diaper like urine? If yes, Watery stools for babies on exclusive breastfeeding means the stools sink into the diaper completely like urine.
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It is normal for babies on exclusive breastfeeding not to pass stools every day even up to 2 weeks and as long as the baby is fine...
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Good day ma, This terms more commonly refers to a skin disorder called Infantile seborrheic dermatitis (henceforth referred to as ISD). The cause of this disorder is unknown. This rash may be due to child’s response to some organisms in the oily areas of the body namely the scalp, eyebrows behind the ears, or on the neck, cheeks, chest skin folds and diaper area. It's most common in babies under 6 months
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You can give if the child does not react to it ma,we also encourage giving age appropriate milk
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Breastfeeding also benefits mothers too not only your baby
Exclusive breastfeeding is associated with a natural (though not fail-safe) method of birth control (98% protection in the first six months after birth). It reduces risks of breast and ovarian cancer, type II diabetes, and postpartum depression
