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Sorry for the loss About babies weight, they begin to 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.
Your baby is teething when his or her first set of teeth, called primary teeth break through the gums.
When does teething typically start?
Teething usually begins around 6 months of age. But it is normal for teething to start at any time between 3 months and 12 months of age. By the time your child is about 3 years old, he or she will have all 20 primary teeth.
The lower front teeth usually come in first. Upper front teeth usually come in 1 to 2 months after the lower front teeth.
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Good day sir , kindly take your child to see a paediatrician preferably a dermatologist for proper treatment.
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Kindly don't self medicate and see a doctor or dermatologist for treatment of the skin reaction.
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A breastfeeding mom needs to eat well nourishing balanced diet. She should only avoid foods and spices that make her baby fussy or show allergic reactions. So if plantain make your baby fussy or show allergic reaction, then avoid it but if it does not you can go ahead and have it.
The only thing she needs to clearly avoid is taking unprescribed medication.
The World Health Organisation (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months (no formula or other foods) and that breastfeeding continue for up to 2 years
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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.
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.
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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.
Tonsillitis on its own does not affect breathing. I guess your baby may have additional issues for example adenoids enlargement
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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
Frequent poo is normal in EBF babies.