Doctor, my baby is 40 days old. Yesterday, I accidentally injured my baby’s palm with my fingernail. The skin was scraped off and there was some bleeding. Does my baby need a tetanus vaccine or any other preventive treatment? Are there any special precautions I should take to prevent infection? Could you please examine the wound and advise me?
Hello doctors My babies are preterm @34 week. 1- how much do they sleep?? 2- sometimes lip shivers and show tongue, is normal?? 3- sometimes after a brief cry they sleep immediately or suddenly, is ok?? 4- splitting up milk curdled from nose n mouth, is normal?? 5- when they achieve a milestone ?? 6- sometime after taking a multivitamin, she close eye immediately and sleeps for 5-10 minutes then wakeup?? Do help with all questions
My son is 54 daya old. for last few days he cries when he passes gas which makes it very hard to put him in sleep. He is on mixed feed.
Is cluster feeding included from midnight 12:00 am to 5 am as my baby girl is 1.5 months old and she sleeps in morning for 4hrs and pattern of feeding is first half hour feeding and 15to 30 playing time which includes tummy time and 10 mins roaming with her in arms and sleeping time ... But from evening onwards she feeds after every 2 hrs and at night feeding is continuous after half n hour from 12am to 5 am .. Can u help me with this ??
Can we apply thrombophob ointment on face for babies of 19 months old after getting swelling on face after felling down on the floor
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