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Seun Oladele
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.
How was the baby poo when he eventually did? Was it hard or normal?
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Nothing to worry about ma, It is normal for babies on exclusive breastfeeding not to poo every day .....even up to 2 weeks.
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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
X-rays only does not tell you a baby is fine depending on the condition.... This kind of cases are best managed by specialists at Teaching Hospitals. Kindly take the child back to the hospital preferably a Teaching Hospital to see a Paediatric Surgeon for further evaluation and management
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Colic does not mean child is not getting enough breast milk. Kindly continue with the exclusive breastfeeding and do not buy artificial milk.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Please stop give NOSPAMIN! Not recommended. Colic will improve spontaneously on its own.
Frequent poo is normal in EBF babies. If the stool is not watery then there's nothing to worry about.
AT BIRTH.....the BIRTH WEIGHT normally ranges from 2.5kg to 4.0kg
Any weight below 2.5 is LOW BIRTH WEIGHT
Any weight above 4.0kg is LARGE FOR AGE BIRTH WEIGHT or MACROSOMIC or BIG baby
After birth, Babies FIRST LOSE WEIGHT in the first 10 days.....before regaining their birth weight by the 14 day......
So it is not unusual or babies to lose weight first....Don't panic.....This is as a result of loosing fluids, inadequate feeds at the beginning and so on....but as the feeding become established they regain their birth weight at 2 weeks
Babies gain weight thereafter usually about 30g per day for term babies; 20g per day for preterm babies
That is roughly about 1kg per month for term babies and 600g per month for preterm babies
Hello ma, good evening. NO. Kindly Maintain regular personal hygiene especially regular hand washing and get yourself treated immediately
Babies on EBF can poo several times daily and sometimes not poo for days.
Stool with Semi formed solids like melon is normal for EBF babies as long as the stools is not watery. That is does not sink into the diaper like urine. Then it's normal
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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hHiccups are common and nothing to worry about in infants... They usually resolve spontaneously on their own.
It is caused by the stretching of the diaphragm in Babies You don't have to do anything, it will resolve on it's own.
Burp ur baby after each feed, do gentle oil massage with olive on his or abdomen. Lie him on ur body, abdomen to abdomen whenever d pain starts. You baby will overcome it soon.
A 4 months old baby should be on exclusive breastfeeding alone. Not water, not anything. If for health or any other reasons you can not breastfeed exclusively, kindly give age-appropriate milk/formula and hold till 6 months to introduce complementary feeding.
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Good afternoon, Please get any infant formula appropriate for child's age labeled 6-12 months.