Newborns

The newborn board is all about baby health, growth and development. Browse these topics or ask questions to learn about hearing, reflexes, temperament, breastfeeding, choosing formula, vitamins, infant formula basics, DHA and ARA and common and less common problems like allergic colitis, jaundice, constipation, (diaper) rashes, hydrocele, birth marks, fever, spina bifida, watery eyes, upper respiratory infections, thrush, and SIDS.

infant bowel promblems

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I need some help me son's doctor said to feed him more fruits but its not working. My son is 8 months old and is having really hard poops. I've tried juice, and apple and prunes. Its so bad that when you poops he cries..I don't know what to do anymore, I think there somethign wrong with his bowels...

by Guest over a year ago

Cold Medicines Lethal for Infants

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U.S. government research has shown that the use of over-the-counter cough and cold medications in very young children may be very dangerous, even deadly. In just one year, over 1,500 children under the age of 2 were taken to emergency rooms and three infants under the age of 6 months died from...

by Jenny3481 over a year ago

Regarding thyroid for babies

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MY daughter is 7 month old she had skin deficiancy. I consult my doctor about this, he asked me to take blood test .What i want to know is whether the infant baby have thyoid ?what is the remedy for that.whether it is curable.

by HARSHINI over a year ago

19 Month old continues to shake her head from side to side

My 19 month old daughter shakes her head from side to side and has been doing this for about a year. Her doctor watched it for the first 6 months and referred us to an eye specialist. She sailed through all the tests fine. She does it several times throuhout the day and it now causes her to lose...

by sheilaj33924 over a year ago

Is there some genetic treatment for dealing with amaurosis congenital of Leber?

Someone in my family recently had a baby with Leber's congenital amaurosis. I have no children of my own yet but would like to in the future, and of course I really want to prevent my baby from having Leber's congenital amaurosis as well. Is there any genetic treatment for this?

by egan358202284 over a year ago

Chronic otitis (ear inflamation) in a one-year old

My son, who is one year old, keeps getting regular ear inflammations and keeps taking antibiotics. A pediatrician says it is normal, that there are two types of children: those who get ear inflammations and those who get bronchitis, until they grow up. I am so reluctant to giving him that much...

by MoniBRE13824 over a year ago

Possible aniridia manifesting in just one of the babies eyes?

My wife just gave birth to our first baby and she is very beautiful! One thing that I am concerned about is that one of her eyes is darker than the other, and her iris seems to be underdeveloped in that eye. I looked it up, and it seems she might have aniridia. I have read that this normally happens...

by odie1136133060 over a year ago

side effects of baby immunisation

My wife is 25 weeks pregnant with our first baby at the moment. Of course, we're both very excited and have done a lot of reading. I noticed that more and more parents are choosing to say no to baby immunisations. Can someone explain why? What are the real side effects of baby immunisation? Where...

by ebenezer470161319 over a year ago

Vasselconomy, urinary problem

Do not think it is spelled correctly. I am trying to get the correct spelling/ information about it. It is a kidney urinary problem of a 3 month old baby girl that my wife is taking care of. Know one she knows has a clue of anything about it. please help

by zaneryan90284 over a year ago

Corrected and actual age with preemie

Hi all. I need a little help calculating corrected and actual age of my preemie, and I would appreciate any information on this. My son was born at 25 weeks. My neo ped doctor said something about my baby's age. He told that there are two dates that count. I was told that corrected age is in...

by Guest over a year ago