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7 months old no babling no imitation

7 months old not babling yet only cooing and smiling. Facial expression not copying. She is not recognising me as mother as she was bottle feeded. She is okay if I am not at home. She is rolling sitting army crawling smiling and sometimes laughing. I am worried. Is everything okay. Does it take time to copy facial expression and what about recognising me as mother.

Weight gain issue

My baby girl age is 3momth 23days today..her birth weight is 2.55kg..now today her weight is4.5kg..is it normal?why so much less weight gain?pls help

Constipation in kids (fecal loading)

Hi Dr..My 5 years old girl was experiencing loose motion/constipation on off from last 5-4 months..Have checked with pediatric gastro and came to know that she has constipation ( fecal loading) in xray and suggested dulcolax suppository and movicol for 30 days.The night she had suppository she passed small hard formed stool with lots of pain.Next days she started pediatric movicol in 100 ml one sachet.. yesterday she passed small pebble like stool and today she passed small soft stool but problem is she is not telling to poop ..I have to make her sit 2-3 times after meals.She always told us before about pooping.Is something a problem..She is active and asks for food as well.She is telling us when she needs to pee but not for bowel movement..It's second only.Dr prescribed her with 30 days movicol.Her height is also increased only 1 cm in 5 months..Is her current gut issue the problem for that increase?

Till what age should vitamin D be given?

My daughter is 23 months old. I have not stopped giving her vitamin D and Iron. Should I stop it? Till what age should we give it?

Fever body ache and chills

My daughter is 9 years old and weight is 22 kg how much dose of Fepanil 250 should I give her and what frequency please. Fever is 99.7 and seems increasing a bit. Body ache and shivering is present.

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