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You are not to be randomly treating malaria in children mums....pls wait till the child actually have malaria confirmed with a blood test and then you can treat the malaria which the doctor will prescribe the anti-malariadrug .
Dr Aina Johnson
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Treatment of rashes can only be determined by a doctor or dermatologist.
Treatment of rashes depends on the type of rash on the child after a physical examination is carried out. Kindly see a Paediatric dermatologist for examination and proper treatment.
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Please take your child to be immunized once the baby is 14 weeks (Penta and OPV under the Nigerian National Program on Immunization- NPI).
Rotavirus vaccine is Non-NPI and it's not free. It is usually also given at 6 and 10 weeks; some give the second dose at 14 weeks
The weight is okay. Baby's weight is supposed to double the birth weight by 6months on the average, continue breastfeeding your child on demand. Keep up the good work!!
Kindly see a doctor to know why the baby has the sores in the mouth in the first place. The most important thing to do is to treat the underlying cause of the sores itself and not just focusing on the sores.
On loss of appetite , Loss of appetite may be the first symptom of sickness in the young infants....So if it persists kindly see a doctor preferably a Paediatrician for thorough evaluation and treatment
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Please, see an Ear Nose Throat (ENT) specialist if the bleeding continues
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Your paediatrician should have given you the prescription. Hope the drug was prescribed by your Doctor?. Kindly see your paediatrician to prescribe the appropriate dosage to the antibiotic.
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Using our rapid screen assessment, by 9 months your baby is expected to;
* Be babbling e.g. tata, dadada, yayaya.
* Reach for an object and takes it to the mouth.
* Should be able to sit without support.
* Should demonstrate a parachute reflex (flying out both hands when when the child is held upright and the baby’s body is rotated quickly to face forward (as in falling) with nice open hands.
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Their 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)
Another common cause is rickets which results from bone weakness from calcium metabolism disorder.
Other less common causes include bone growth disorders and injury and infections to growth areas of the bone.
The treatment is directed to cause physiological requires no real treatment but monitoring as it will resolve. The other causes have their own treatment criteria.
In summary knock knees can be caused by normal variants to bone abnormalities. It is advisable to see a doctor who can recognise the specific cause and treat appropriately.
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Kindly take the baby back to the hospital immediately and treat this as urgent ...the baby should be on drip if still vomiting until now .....
Please demand to see a paediatrician if possible preferably in a teaching hospital.
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There are many causes of cross eyes in children from nothing to brain problem or issues with the muscles controlling the eyeballs to issues with the eyes itself. Best thing to do is to see an eye doctor... Ophthalmologist once you noticed the cross eyes immediately. If the eyes doctor didn't deserve anything wrong, you will be referred to a brain doctor.
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No.... Don't start all at once incase the child reacts to one of the ingredients... You will not know which it is ... Start with pap and milk.... Then you can start adding the other ingredients one at a time say one new addition per week
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Yes, it can affect growth. Enlarged adenoids that is symptomatic
Do not force pressed ..the most important thing now is to see a paediatrician ...they will do the needful when you get to the hospital.
As regards the boils most boils are due to staphylococcus bacteria infections from the hands of those touching the child..... Kindly see a doctor for proper evaluation and prescription of antibiotic ....
Your baby's weight is very okay.
