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Suggest Treatment For Heat Intolerance And Excessive Crying In An Infant
Question: hello doctor
my baby is 14 days old. of late she has developed severe heat problems n keeps crying irrespective of me feeding her many times. she has not slept from past 20hrs n when i put her to sleep she sleeps fr 5mins n wakes up again crying aloud entire day.
please advise. is it because of food im eating or any other reason.
regards
XXXX
my baby is 14 days old. of late she has developed severe heat problems n keeps crying irrespective of me feeding her many times. she has not slept from past 20hrs n when i put her to sleep she sleeps fr 5mins n wakes up again crying aloud entire day.
please advise. is it because of food im eating or any other reason.
regards
XXXX
Brief Answer:
Proper burping is important
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. I do not think that it is due to 'heat problems' that the child is crying. Let me first ask whether the baby is exclusively breast fed or whether formula feeds are being given. Babies often get colics especially when on formula feeds. In such a case switching back to breast milk should provide relief. Moreover, the child often ingests air while feeding. You should burp the baby for at least 15-20 mins after each feed. All you need to do is to hold the baby head end elevated for this duration. The extra air taken causes distention and hence colics. Proper burping will ensure its escape and the milk will not regurgitate back from the stomach to the food pipe, thus providing relief. You can otherwise continue to give Coliaid when needed. You need not give it on regular basis. It is a safe medicine and you need not worry about any disadvantage of giving it.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
Proper burping is important
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.
I have gone through your query and understand your concerns. I do not think that it is due to 'heat problems' that the child is crying. Let me first ask whether the baby is exclusively breast fed or whether formula feeds are being given. Babies often get colics especially when on formula feeds. In such a case switching back to breast milk should provide relief. Moreover, the child often ingests air while feeding. You should burp the baby for at least 15-20 mins after each feed. All you need to do is to hold the baby head end elevated for this duration. The extra air taken causes distention and hence colics. Proper burping will ensure its escape and the milk will not regurgitate back from the stomach to the food pipe, thus providing relief. You can otherwise continue to give Coliaid when needed. You need not give it on regular basis. It is a safe medicine and you need not worry about any disadvantage of giving it.
Let me know if you have further queries.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
hi doctor
the hospital while getting discharged advised me to give "similac" powder to feed the baby as i was not able to feed her due to no availability of milk in me. we still feed her once daily along with my milk. from 2 days i had feed her nearly 20 to 30 times but still she keeps crying n having high temperature.
please advise good dier which i need to take so that healthy milk i can feed hee
the hospital while getting discharged advised me to give "similac" powder to feed the baby as i was not able to feed her due to no availability of milk in me. we still feed her once daily along with my milk. from 2 days i had feed her nearly 20 to 30 times but still she keeps crying n having high temperature.
please advise good dier which i need to take so that healthy milk i can feed hee
Brief Answer:
Breast feeding would be the best
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
Breast feeding would be the best
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Let me emphasize on the fact that breast milk is the best possible milk for a baby and there can be no alternatives for the same. Most formula milks are cow milk based and hence difficult to digest. Moreover they make the child more prone to complications and infections. Mother's breast milk is produced on the demand of the baby. Hungrier the baby, more vigorous is the suck. More is the suck, more is the amount of breast milk produced. Giving formula automatically reduces the demand of the baby and thereby the production of breast milk. All you need to do is to switch back to exclusive breast feeding and the production will increase automatically. All you need to do is to monitor the urine output. If the frequency is more than 6 times in 24 hours, you would know that the amount of feeding is adequate. If the amount of passage of urine is less or if the child is lethargic you would need to take the child to a doctor without delay.
Feel free to write back.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Brief Answer:
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, you need to take her to the polio camps every time such a camp is organised. It will not do any harm.
Regards
Yes
Detailed Answer:
Thanks for writing back.
Yes, you need to take her to the polio camps every time such a camp is organised. It will not do any harm.
Regards
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you doctor
Brief Answer:
Glad to be of service.
Detailed Answer:
Feel free to ask me back in case of further queries.
Regards
Glad to be of service.
Detailed Answer:
Feel free to ask me back in case of further queries.
Regards
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Vaishalee Punj
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