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?
Hey...I had gall bladder stone during pregnancy...now my child is 1.5 month old...today I had drotin tablet since I was facing pain in the upper abdomen...can I breastfeed?? Or should I wait for next 24 hour and dump the milk?
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.
My 2 year old toddler twins are not eating properly, only one bite or 3 bite thats it after that they are refusing the food .. what to do please help, every meal they are doing the same.. Age 28 months weight 12kg height 90cm of both twins..
His height & weight are almost stagnant from the past many months. His urine smells very bad just like a chemical, though it's colour is pale yellow.
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