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My newborn baby's head is always hot.
My baby is 3 months old, its been so many days that i have noticed that his head is always hot and his feet is always cold.he scratches his head alot. Is it normal to have hot head?
I am really worried.
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Infants head/forehead generally feels warmer than rest of the body. This is normal.
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Normal no need to worry
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Mainly babies will have more blood supply to brain as it will be development phase .so no need to worry.
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Dr. Abhishek Khandelwal
Pediatrician
4 yrs exp
Raipur
Absolutely normal
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Dr. K Srinivas
Pediatrician
9 yrs exp
Kurnool
No worries it's normal for infants
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Dr. Tanvi Bafna
Pediatrician
5 yrs exp
Pune
Yes it's normal nothing to worry. So usually in young children as they grow usually the head is more warm than rest of the body.
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Dr. Vinit M Mehta
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Vadodara
Due to high metabolic activity
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Dr. Alpana Meena
Pediatrician
8 yrs exp
Sawai Madhopur
Yes babies forehead can be warm, if abdominal temp is increased, measure temp and if fever more than 100 give pcm, feet should not be cold , use mittens
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See if in head any scab or seborrhea, physically consult
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Keep warm, if no decreased feeding normal urine and stool output, nothing to worry
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Dr. Ramling
Pediatrician
7 yrs exp
Bhalki
Looks Normal,
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Check Temperature if more than 100.4F than it's fever
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Give Therapeutic dose of Vitamin D3 400IU/1ml 1ml once daily for 1year
for more visit to pediatrician
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