How to care for a 12-week-old baby with an umbilical hernia?

Offering treatment suggestions for a 3.5-year-old child’s persistent hoarseness

What should be done for a 4-month-old baby with suspected bacterial infection, and how should the examination and treatment be carried out?

Tips for dealing with a child’s fever and suggestions for the use of ibuprofen

How should a 6-month-old baby with a fever of 39 degrees be treated with physical cooling and medication?

For a 6-month-old baby, a cold is usually caused by a viral infection. If your baby has a slight runny nose, cough, or fever, you can try some basic care measures at home, such as maintaining moderate indoor humidity, giving the baby warm water to drink, and using a humidifier. If the symptoms worsen or persist, please take your baby to see a doctor promptly.

A 7-month-old baby’s voice has become hoarse, which may be due to an unresolved tonsillitis. It is recommended to use expectorants like carbocysteine tablets orMuxitan to relieve cough and phlegm. Although it’s normal for babies to teethe between 4 to 10 months, it’s also possible that they may be deficient in calcium. It is advised to check the baby’s trace elements or bone density to determine if there is a calcium deficiency. If diagnosed with a calcium deficiency, actively supplement with calcium and vitamin D, and increase sunlight exposure to promote calcium absorption. Calcium supplements like calcium gluconate can be used.

If a child of eight months old has a fever and an elevated fontanelle, it is essential to seek immediate medical attention to rule out serious conditions such as encephalitis and to receive appropriate treatment. At the same time, attention should be given to providing easily digestible foods, supplementing nutrition and vitamins, and trace elements.

A three-month-old baby has been suffering from diarrhea for 20 days, with frequent bowel movements of up to five times a day. Normally, it’s two or three times. When mixed-fed for over two months, the baby had bowel movements every four or five days. The stool is now yellow and watery with milk curds, and sometimes it’s oily. The baby has taken probiotics and anti-diarrheal medication but to no avail. What should be done?

When a child at home may have swallowed a large pearl, how should parents respond?