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Your baby’s weight is okay. All you need is a generous dose of patience.
Capitalize on what he eats; just introduce varieties. Continue to give formula if you like otherwise adult food (rich in protein with fats and oil and carbohydrate, vegetables and fruits) are adequate and balanced for your baby.
Cyril blessing
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Likely to be Oral thrush, please see a doctor for further evaluation and treatment
It depends on the reasons for the heavy breathing first. Is the house dusty? Does he have a blocked nose etc Kindly see a Paediatrician or ENT surgeon for further evaluation and management
Greenish stools suggest inadequate feeding , starvation stools or may also be a reflection of some pigments in your own food or drug intake. Kindly breast feed exclusively on demand or at least every three hours and empty one breast thoroughly before switching to the next during feeding...Also kindly check your food and all intakes generally
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 may, however, give Infacol for relief, but note that it does not work for every baby.
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Used it years ago for my firstborn and it was good. Are they still in the market? I haven't seen them for a while now
A newborn's tear ducts are very narrow and susceptible to clogging, which causes white or yellowish gunk to collect. To help relieve symptoms, keep the area clean by regularly wiping your baby's eyes with a clean, moist cloth. On your second question, World health organization recommends at least 6 months of breastfeeding
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Greenish stools suggest inadequate feeding, starvation stools or may also be a reflection of some pigments in your own food or drug intake. Kindly breastfeed exclusively on-demand or at least every three hours and empty one breast thoroughly before switching to the next during feeding...Also kindly check your food and all intakes generally
Any baby can have malaria at any age even as newborns if bitten by a mosquito. However, if the mum grew up in a malaria-endemic areas and has had many episodes of malaria herself, she will have become semi-immune to malaria like many of us in Nigeria. She can transfer some of these protective anti-malaria antibodies to her baby through the placenta in the womb. This can protect her baby from malaria for some time...the duration varies from one to another...may be as high as 6 months. That is not to say you should leave the baby to mosquitoes to feast on.
No...Do not give honey to infants below 1 year due to the risk of Infant botulism
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Greenish stools suggest inadequate feeding , starvation stools or may also be a reflection of some pigments in your own food or drug intake. Kindly breast feed exclusively on demand at least every 3 hours and empty one breast thoroughly before switching to the next during feeding...Also kindly check your food and all intakes generally. Just continue exclusive breastfeeding.
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You should introduce the use of feeding with plate, cup and spoon. Plates and cups are easier to clean and has no hiding place for germs. Our professionals discourage the use of bottle feeding due to challenges with cleaning especially the teat and despite sterilisation, bacteria can still hide in the bottle leading to infection.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
Your baby is expected to be exclusively breastfed in the first 6 months. But in cases where you can't, only age appropriate Formula should be given
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Some children are picky eaters and require more patience than any other.
Hello ma'am, clean with cotton wool and water and watch, if it persists, kindly see an ophthalmologist for proper examination and treatment.
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Good day ma'am, Kindly take your baby to see a doctor preferably a Paediatrician first for thorough evaluation and treatment
No cause for alarm at all. You may get pregnant right away, but you may not. It's important to know what is considered normal, so you don't worry if there is no cause for concern.....90% of couples will conceive within 12 to 18 months of trying. Infertility. Remember, you can only get pregnant only in a narrow window of five to six days a month during your fertile period.
Dr Aina Johnson
Paediatrician
A ruptured eardrum can cause a white, slightly bloody, or yellow discharge from the ear. You need to visit the hospital immediately.
Please, also rule out any case of sexual assault or abuse from peers
/school etc. Just to be sure
