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Hi mama, please hold on till baby is at least 6 months and start with the single ones before going for multi. Because they can be allergic to certain food components, so you need to test each food components for allergies before trying the multi grain. In the mean time, please still continue with breastmilk and/or formula. All the best
Contrary to popular myths and believes, you don't have to wait 1-2 months before you can take your newborn outside. You can take your newborn outside when you are ready, just make sure you follow all the necessary precaution from clothing to carriage.
Ensure the baby is dressed according to weather, pack all essentials and always use a carseat, stroller or back the baby safely.
Ensure the baby is dressed according to weather, pack all essentials and always use a carseat, stroller or back the baby safely.
It is okay, any of the common worm expellers for children are fine. Just ask at the Pharmacy. They are OTC. Over the Counter drugs that require no prescription
Try to place your finger tip on it. Check if it swollen, deepened and pulsating.
It’s probably colic and it’s fairly common, there isn’t really much of a treatment but you need to always ensure you burp the baby properly in between and after feeds and ensure they don’t take in too much air when they feed.
Please stop diagnosing and treating yourself, see a gynecologist immediately. It could be an hormonal imbalance or a cysts or anything really, they have to do a scan and a hormonal profiling to be able to tell you for sure. All the best.
I still don’t support it. So when you eventually do get pregnant and realize your baby’s genotype is SS, you have an abortion? It’ll take a serious toll on the mental health of someone who isn’t finding conceiving so easy
She's not underweight. My baby was 5.9kg at 3months 3weeks and few days.
It depends on the SPECIFIC MEDICATION and usually the pharmacist would have given you such explicit instructions and information. You can also read the DRUG LEAFLET in the package to know if milk or juice should or should not be taken with the specific medicines. It is NOT A ONCE SIZE FITS ALL!!
RECURRENT NASAL DISCHARGE aka running nose in children is ALLERGIC RHINITIS.
If swollen, you should apply ICE PACKS (you can wrap ice blocks in handkerchief) and put on the area intermittently and give Paracetamol.
Warts are viral infections,
Having discrete skin coloured growth with a rough surface, usually painless and can occur on any part of the body. It is difficult to treat, may resolve without treatment.
Having discrete skin coloured growth with a rough surface, usually painless and can occur on any part of the body. It is difficult to treat, may resolve without treatment.
It is expected to resolve within some days. In other to relieve the engorgement, you can use pain killers, you can also apply some hot compress which can let out some milk for relief if it's too engorged but avoid squeezing. You can also wear firm bras
This terms more commonly refers to a skin disorder called Infantile seborrheic dermatitis (henceforth referred to as ISD). The cause of this disorder is unknown. This rash may be due to child’s response to some organisms in the oily areas of the body namely the scalp, eyebrows behind the ears, or on the neck, cheeks, chest skin folds and diaper area. It's most common in babies under 6 months.
Snoring could be as a result of positioning during sleep, habit especially if familiar or adenoids enlargement. You can also see a pediatrician for thorough evaluation
Sepsis is treated with antibiotics given into the vein for some days or in severe ones for 3 weeks..
Sepsis can be caused by any organism - bacteria, virus, parasites etc. Blood test usually shows high white cell count. The baby must be treated in a hospital. Prevention centres around good hygiene. The importance of hand washing cannot be over emphasized. Malaria prevention and control is key. Washing babies utensil separate from other utensils is a must. Proper hygiene while making food should be an uncompromising standard. Source of water for babies food must be clean, odorless, colorless and tasteless.
Sepsis can be caused by any organism - bacteria, virus, parasites etc. Blood test usually shows high white cell count. The baby must be treated in a hospital. Prevention centres around good hygiene. The importance of hand washing cannot be over emphasized. Malaria prevention and control is key. Washing babies utensil separate from other utensils is a must. Proper hygiene while making food should be an uncompromising standard. Source of water for babies food must be clean, odorless, colorless and tasteless.