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9 Months Baby with Covid Symptoms
Hi Doctor,
My wife got affected with Covid 19 and she had symptoms like headache , fever and Body pains. We have a 9 months baby girl and she is under breast feeding . Since my wife got positive, my wife stopped giving breast feeding and she is getting treatment in a hospital. Now baby is getting mild fever. Please suggest.
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Monitor temperature and plot. Mild fever only tepid sponging. If temperature rises more than 100 give paracetamol and do a rt pcr test for COVID
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If baby is having fever isolate her with the mother.
Breastfeeding shud be continued with hand hygiene and mask
For baby just use calpol syrup as per weight and get her tested
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Dr. S. T. Pushpam
Pediatrician
16 yrs exp
Bangalore
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Take the baby to nearby paediatrician and get her tested too
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