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Whitney Peters
Just leave it alone, do not massage it. It will resolve on its own.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
As regards the milk any age appropriate milk or formula of your choice is fine.Also offer other form of complementary foods and not just pap.
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Hepatitis B can be treated and can also be prevented through vaccination.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
To know the specific cause for your baby and for appropriate treatment kindly see a doctor preferably a paediatrician for further evaluation and management.
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There's actually no negative effect though BCG is usually the first injection given to newborns as you've been told, just that baby is not protected from TB infection which is very risky.
In this case, you have to keep baby away from visitors/adults that can infect the baby.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
What your baby is going through is colic. Colic is common. It usually starts a few weeks after birth and often improves by age 3 months. By ages 4 to 5 months, the majority of babies with colic have improved.
When blood tests are requested, ALWAYS take them back to the doctors who requested them for the interpretation. You are not supposed to be doing so! Lab results are usually interpreted in the clinical context.
You can't deworm your 6 months old baby yet.
Deworming starts from age 1
loss of appetite is a side effect of many drugs and the illness itself. But as the child gets better, the appetite will improve spontaneously.
Good morning ma'am,Yes you can give
Good morning mom. Please see a paediatrician as soon as possible.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
What do you mean by ear problem?
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It is okay to take lipton but also note that some degree lipton tea dehydrates more than it hydrates the body. So taking it once in a while shouldn't be a problem but won't advise it should be made a routine drink. Moreover, it's calorie content
Do not give beverages till I year of age. Kindly wait till then.
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Usually from 6 weeks....Babies develop social smile and can smile responsively but they know their mother from birth through the smell of breast milk. In fact most babies know their own mother's milk different from that of another
Teething does not make children ill. It is a normal physiological process. Most babies start cutting their first teeth around 6 - 11 months which coincide with period when exclusive breastfeeding is stopped and complementary feeding is started so there is reduction in the protective factors against ill-health received via breast-milk. This period of 6 - 11 months is also the period that babies begin to also explore the environment more making them to come in contact with germs.
Your baby is not supposed to start taking pap yet .
You will need to let baby see a paediatrician since the vomiting is active and not Just passive regurgitation
Your baby is probably having colic, it should resolve on its own without any treatment.
It usually starts a few weeks after birth and often improves by age 3 months. By ages 4 to 5 months, the majority of babies with colic have improved.
You can add a table spoon of palm oil and cook on fire.
Egg can also be added, it should be cooked as well, please do not give raw egg.
This make the pap a balanced meal.
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Yes, you should repeat the dose after 30 minutes since he vomited it immediately.