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Not taking feed today

Hi My daughter is 3.5 months old. She is on mixed feeding. Her birth weight was 2.9kg Current weight is 6 kg Today she is not taking feed neither breastmilk nor formula but she is active. What could be the reason?

Did not poop since 4 days

Hello Doctor, My baby boy is 4 months old. Took his 14 weeks vaccination on sept 12 . Did not poop since 5 days. Feeding well and urine output is well. My baby is exclusively breastfeeding. What is the solution for this?

Fever fluctuations

My child is four year old. He has cough and he is having little bit temperature which is continuously fluctuating in if I check once it will show 100.3 degree Celsius and immediately I if I reset it or if I change the thermometer and check it will show 99.5°c should I give paracetamol to him or I should not give it please suggest and why it is happening please tell me?

High c reactive protein

My daughter is almost 4 years old and has been having an on-and-off fever for the past 10–12 days. Her blood tests showed an elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) level of 31.48 mg/L. The doctor recommended Augmentin for 6 days and Omnacortil for 2 days as a change in medication. However, after stopping Omnacortil, she developed a fever again at night, around 100°F.

6 months old- Paracetamol Dosage

My 6 month old has a fever, likely due to the seasonal change (one of the family members, 58F also has a fever at this time). I’m wondering if the correct dosage of paracetamol drops can be given. I have 100mg strength with 15ml. He weighs 6.5kg and his temperature is around 101 F.

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