Children's physical health and well-being. See also the tag [hygiene] for matters of cleanliness.
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What is the best way to give medicine to baby?
My 3 and half monthChild is having cold and refuse to take medicine. We force her to take medicine with dropper after holding her head and hand. Even if she take her medicine she simply do not swallow ...
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What are the health benefits of giving children vitamins?
My wife and I have given our five-year-old children's vitamins on-and-off since she was two. I don't believe the vitamins harm my daughter's health, but at the same time I wonder if the vitamins are ...
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Using the sink dish cloth to wipe infants face and hands after feeding
My spouse gets very upset when I use the common kitchen dish-cloth to wipe my baby's hands and face after his feedings!!! The dish cloth is used to clean dishes in soapy water and wipe counter tops to ...
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How does a 3-year-old learn to wear glasses?
My 3½ year old son has been diagnosed with a mild eye defect, so he is getting corrective glasses (with non-shattering plastic lenses, obviously). As I've never worn glasses myself, nor my wife at ...
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How do we get rid of our baby's thrush?
Both my partner and our baby have picked up thrush.
The doctor has given us some medicine - a gloopy lotion to rub in the babies mouth and my partner was given a single table which she has taken. ...
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Why would a child hold his breath regularly?
My 3 yo holds his breath throughout the day. He'll breathe in (short), hold it for 3-7 seconds, then breathe out (short) and repeat that frequently. He does this when he's awake, but probably not ...
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Is poor (20/40) eyesight common in 10 year olds?
During my son's last pediatrician visit, we found that he has a 20/40 vision, and that he may need glasses (which was enough for him to voluntarily reduce his TV time). Our pediatrician insisted that ...
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How much of a sliver can be safely left under the skin?
Our two-year-old just had her first wood sliver. We were able to remove most of the wood with a pair of tweezers.
A small amount of dark matter is still visible under the skin. We would prefer ...
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What are the risks of surgery for a tongue-tied toddler?
My son is 22 months old and he is several tongue-tied. We only found out because I have a 4 month old and when he was first born they noticed he was tied, and asked if our other child was.
My 22 ...
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Toddler having a kind of facial spasm/seizure
I have twins aged 14 months. Recently my wife observed that one of them while sitting on her lap was (not sure how to explain) having a kind of seizure/ facial spasm. His mouth was open for a while ...
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What precautions do I need to take in the event that my baby is born with Hemophelia?
My wife and I recently got pregnant with our first child.
My sister-in-law's son is a Hemophiliac (Hemophilia A) She's a carrier. There's no evidence of the disease in the family before them, but ...
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How do we ensure that our toddler is getting proper nutrition now that he is eating more solid foods?
My son is 15 months old, and has been eating an increasing variety of solid foods. However, we are having a hard time getting him to eat normal "meals".
His favorite foods are more in the category ...
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Are second-hand shoes safe to wear?
Are hand-me-down and second-hand shoes safe to wear? For adults — and especially for children. Kids' feet are always growing.
When the proper precautions are taken, are second-hand shoes safe? ...
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How to get son to stop chewing upper lip?
My son (2.5 years old) recently had a cold and his upper lip got sore. He took to biting it. His cold is now gone but he keeps chewing his upper lip and it hasn't healed yet. We keep putting salve ...
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Can the statement “Pacifier use causes increased risk of some kind of dental problem.” be backed up by any statistics?
I do mean any statistics -- some controlled experiments, sieving through surveys, anything. I'm constantly being told old wives' tales by friends and old doctors' tales by doctors. I'm not asking for ...
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How can I help my 6-year old Cousin eat healthier?
My nephew is 6 years old and actualy really heavy. Now he weighs about 29kg (64 lbs) which concerns me a lot. He has an average height for his age.
The problem is that the child eats way too much ...
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Stomach crunches in the early stages of pregnancy?
Is it safe to do sit-ups or stomach crunches in the early stages of pregnancy? When should you stop?
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What should parents know about “flat feet”?
Our son was flat footed with very little arch. His pediatrician was not concerned.
In preschool, he complained of discomfort when wearing shoes with an arch support. By age 9-10, his condition ...
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What symptoms call for an immediate trip to the doctor? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do you know when it is time to take a child to the Doctor?
As a new mother, I tend to be very worried. I'm always afraid I might be missing something, or not ...
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Are there certain foods that should be avoided when using Baby Led Weaning?
Aside from the general allergy risk foods (peanuts, cow milk, etc.), are there any foods that should be specifically avoided if you are trying "baby led weaning"?
I'm looking specifically for ...
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How do you determine safe (non-poisonous) toys for small children?
Nowadays a good portion of seemingly quality products from known makers are manufactured in China (as I read see based on reading the labels). There are some info regarding the occassional dangerous ...
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Are shaking legs something to be worried about?
My wife has noticed that my 10 month old son sometimes starts to twitch his leg. It only lasts for a couple of seconds, and is infrequent enough that I have yet to witness it. She described it as ...
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Can warm air humidifiers be bad for a child's cough?
We had taken our children to the doctor (2.5 years old and 6.5 months old) and the doctor (not their regular doctor) had mentioned to not use the warm air humidifier because of new research seems to ...
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What are some good natural remedies for asthma in children?
I'm particularly looking for remedies that would be safe for children between 1 and 5 years old.
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How to deal with toenails that grow outwards?
My 16 month old daughter has weird toenails on her big toes. They grow normally up to the point where the nails leave the nail bed, then where you would normally have the nail continue on flat for a ...
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How do you identify/relieve/prevent constipation in toddlers?
My son has had a couple of bouts of constipation, and they're pretty unpleasant for the whole family.
The first time he was up all night, every hour, crying inconsolably. We had no idea what the ...
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Is this excess phlegm and throat clearing a sign of lactose intolerance?
My daughter, aged nigh on 8, really gets 'phlegmy' after any dairy, clearing her throat continuously and complains, after a while, that her throat gets sore.
I have done some research, but from what ...
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Is my toddler becoming too concerned with health issues?
My son, 2 years old, has recently started some behavior that is concerning me.
This morning he was upset (this isn't terribly uncommon for him in the morning, when both my wife and I are getting ...
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Microwaving supper for the children in a filthy microwave [closed]
This is a hypothetical question, but I could see it happening to me one day.
A father uses a public microwave oven to cook supper to feed his children. The microwave is technically clean, but he is ...
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Could the Jadelle birth control be affecting my breast milk?
I got the jadelle a week ago today and my second daughter is 4 weeks old. Family Planning told me it was fine to get it, but for the last two days my daughter has had a higher temperature, has been ...
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2.5 year old always picks at scabs
My 2.5 year old one is always picking at his scabs, leading to him reopening and even enlarging small wounds and scratches at least daily. This delays the time for them to heal by a good amount and I ...
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How to test whether my toddler is allergic to detergent?
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We use normal detergent for our toddler's clothes. Our toddler regularly develops skin rashes over most of his body; we use creams prescribed by an allergy specialist to keep the rashes ...
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Immediate reflux/heartburn relief for a baby (8 months old)
Our 8 month old is having a bout of really nasty heartburn after getting over norovirus. Our doctor has looked at him and determined he's suffering from normal gastritis and prescribed zantec. ...
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Tummy ache in 3 year old after eating
Last week my 3 year old son had too many varieties of snacks and puked 3 to 4 times in the night. He started complaining of tummy ache. It became worse, anything he drinks, he was throwing it up, ...
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Which kinds of exercises should be done during pregnancy which would increase the blood, food, and the amniotic acids flow to the uterus?
That's the question.
What are the kinds of exercises that should be done during pregnancy which would increase the blood, food, and the amniotic acids flow to the uterus?
What should be the duration ...
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Do wireless phones and computers harm babies? [closed]
There is some discussion about the harm of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted from mobile phones and other wireless devices. Is there reliable evidence? How does the distance of a baby to a ...
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Experience with Craniosynostosis?
I'm wondering if anyone has experience with Craniosynostosis? Specifically I'm looking for help explaining and preparing my other children for this surgery.
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What exercises should be done post-op for a tongue tied 2 week old? [duplicate]
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Are there things to watch out for after a tongue-tie operation?
My 2 week old daughter got the clipping procedure to fix her tongue-tie.
What exercises need to be done ...
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My baby is having cough and making wheezing sound
My baby is 3 and half months old and she is having cough and making wheezing sound while breathing. She had attack of Pneumonia 20 days back and had to be admitted to hospital, her Ped says that she ...
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What if my child has asthma?
I wanted to know what exactly asthma is? What are some of the triggers that could bring on the symptoms for my child?
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Are there studies that have published the studied effects of PVC plastics on infants and children?
In the process of researching a few of the toys our twins received for Christmas I found a blog post that pointed out a few of them may contain PVC. I figured I should do due diligence to best ...
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Can the statement “Having an unusually long lingual frenulum can cause speech defects later in life.” be backed up by any statistics?
I do mean any statistics -- some controlled experiments, sieving through surveys, anything. I'm constantly being told old wives' tales by friends and old doctors' tales by doctors. I'm not asking for ...
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Can “The risk of a baby not taking to breast after bottlefeeding may be decreased by using a finger and catheter.” be backed up by data?
I do mean any statistics -- some controlled experiments, sieving through surveys, anything. I'm constantly being told old wives' tales by friends and old doctors' tales by doctors. I'm not asking for ...
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My 7 week old son is having Chickenpox, should i be worried? [closed]
I caught chickenpox about a month ago and my wife caught it 2 weeks ago, both of us have recovered now, but my 7 weeks old son has started showing signs of chickenpox today.
My wife had continued to ...
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Can the statement “There is some negative effect of X type carrier that is mollified by Y type carrier” be backed up by any statistics?
where X and Y can be any of "Baby Bjorn", "Ring sling", "Moby Wrap", or some carrier I haven't heard of.
I do mean any statistics -- some controlled experiments, sieving through surveys, anything. ...
