Tag: Infant Health

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Can we give formula milk to newborns?

This year, with the right time, the right place and the right people, I put on the hat of “father of the second child”. As a pediatrician, I have the experience of raising my first child. I can say that I can easily deal with the two treasures. But on the first day of birth, the two treasures taught me a lesson: formula milk or not? [Er Bao] Added Formula Milk Er Bao began to cry desperately 2-3 hours after his birth. The cry was loud and clear. As a professional player, A look at this posture immediately came to the conclusion [Er Bao is hungry]. However, since the lover has no colostrum secretion, Er Bao has been sucking-spitting out Read More …

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Mastitis can also be breast-fed while taking medicine.

Penicillins and cephalosporins can be used during lactation. Conventional antibiotics, Often penicillins or cephalosporins. Both are drugs that can be used safely during lactation. It is also recommended by the American Association of Pediatricians. Lactating mothers take these antibiotics, It has little effect on nursing babies, Even if there is an impact, it may only affect the flora in the baby’s intestinal tract. We have probiotics in our human intestinal tract that are used to digest and decompose food. Although they are beneficial to the human body, But after all, it is also a bacterium, Antibiotics are bactericidal, And can’t tell good from bad, While they kill bad bacteria, It also kills good bacteria. If the antibiotics in the breast-feeding Read More …

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Infant pillow core should be replaced once every three months.

The contents of the pillow core may be buckwheat husk, millet, However, the contents of the pillow core should be replaced once every three months. Babies can sweat and drool, which can seep into the pillow core. Long-term causes moldy food and other articles in the pillow core. Mould will enter the air through the fiber gap of the pillow core, which is easy to be inhaled into the respiratory tract by children, causing cough, runny nose, even excessive wheezing and other allergic phenomena.

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Emergency Treatment of Infants Falling into Bed

Don’t pick up the child immediately after falling into bed, first observe whether there is active hemorrhage and limb dyskinesia; If there is bleeding, immediately press to stop bleeding; If you have mobility disorders, pay attention to braking and go to the hospital. Swelling on the landing part of the falling bed, cold compress with ice cubes or cold towels to reduce swelling; Conscious abnormality, go to the hospital. Note: At ordinary times, let children play on the floor mat as much as possible.

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How to nurse premature babies after discharge?

Premature delivery of babies often caught parents off guard, Because of their immature development, Can’t adapt to the outside world alone, Need to stay in the hospital for a long time. After the mother gave birth to the baby, she could not accompany the child. It was indeed a torment. When the doctor told her that she could be discharged from the hospital, she could finally take the child home. She could always look at his face and watch him grow up. Her mood was naturally joyful and excited, but she also had a lot of anxiety and worry. It is normal for inexperienced novice parents to worry about delicate premature infants, especially those with gestational age less than 28 Read More …

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How to nurse premature babies after discharge?

Premature delivery of babies often caught parents off guard, Because of their immature development, Can’t adapt to the outside world alone, Need to stay in the hospital for a long time. After the mother gave birth to the baby, she could not accompany the child. It was indeed a torment. When the doctor told her that she could be discharged from the hospital, she could finally take the child home. She could always look at his face and watch him grow up. Her mood was naturally joyful and excited, but she also had a lot of anxiety and worry. It is normal for inexperienced novice parents to worry about delicate premature infants, especially those with gestational age less than 28 Read More …

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What vaccines does the baby need?

In our country, vaccines are divided into two categories: planned vaccines and unplanned vaccines: Planned vaccines are the vaccines included in the national regulations for planned immunization. Infants must be vaccinated after birth. Vaccination within the plan is free of charge. Planned vaccines include BCG vaccine, hepatitis B vaccine, poliomyelitis vaccine, DPT triple vaccine, measles vaccine, Japanese encephalitis vaccine and meningococcal vaccine, totaling 7 kinds of vaccines. The recommended vaccination time is as follows: At birth: hepatitis B vaccine (first time), BCG vaccine 1 month old: hepatitis B vaccine (second time) 2 months old: polio vaccine (first time) 3 months old: polio vaccine (second time), DPT (first time) 4 months old: polio vaccine (third time), DPT (second time) Five months Read More …

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Formula for Calculating Baby Weight

I often see novice mothers asking if their baby’s weight is normal. Too fat or too thin, parents do not have a reference standard. So, for babies of all ages, what kind of weight is normal? You can refer to the following calculation formula to calculate by yourself: Babies within 6 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.6; Babies aged 7 ~ 23 months: weight (kg) = birth weight (kg) + age × 0.5; Babies aged 2 ~ 7: weight (kg) = age × 2 +8. Generally, it is within the range of standard weight ± standard weight × 10%. Exceeding [standard weight + standard weight × 20%] is mild obesity; Exceeding [standard weight + standard Read More …

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Does a seven-month-old baby need salt? -Health Questions and Answers

The American Academy of Pediatrics has released two [wise choices] lists of 10 items, listing common unnecessary examinations and treatments in pediatrics. (1) Obvious viral infectious respiratory diseases (sinusitis, Pharyngitis, bronchitis) should not use antibacterial drugs. (2) Cough medicine and cold medicine should not be prescribed or recommended for respiratory diseases in children under 4 years old. (3) CT scan is not necessary for immediate evaluation of mild head trauma. According to the Clinical Observation/Pediatric Emergency Nursing Applied Research Network Standard (PECARN), To determine whether imaging examination is needed. (4) Neuroimaging is not necessary for simple thermal epilepsy (CT, MRI examination. (5) CT scans are not necessary in routine abdominal pain assessment. (6) Do not use large doses of dexamethasone Read More …

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Can sun exposure treat neonatal jaundice?

Neonatal jaundice is very common. Babies born a few days ago will have yellow skin. Whether the doctor suggests treatment or not, parents all hope to have a way to remove yellow as soon as possible without taking medicine or injections. Therefore, there is a widely circulated method: basking in the sun to relieve jaundice. At first glance, how good this method is. You can cure the disease without injection, medicine or money. However, can you cure jaundice by basking in the sun at home? The answer is, not necessarily. Sun exposure can help [eliminate yellow], but the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. When we say [can treat], we actually mean that sunlight has certain effects, but we do not recommend Read More …