INFANT FORMULA: HOW TO CHOOSE AND PREPARE
The national policy on infant and young child feeding advocates exclusive breastfeeding for all babies until they are older than 6 m...
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POOR WEIGHT GAIN IN CHILDREN
Your child should have a road-to-health card in which a regular record of the baby’s height and weight is kept. A child’s growth and...
WILL TEETHING MAKE MY BABY ILL?
There are two stages in teething; the first stage is appearance of milk teeth, the second is the appearance of permanent teeth. Ther...
JAUNDICE IN BABIES: IS THIS DANGEROUS?
Jaundice is yellowness of a baby’s eyes and or skin. It occurs because of the high level of bilirubin in the blood. Bilirubin is a p...
BLOOD DISCHARGE FROM A BABY’S VAGINA: SCARY BUT…
A newborn girl may have little bloody discharge from her vagina. A newborn girl may have little bloody discharge from her vagina. Th...
WHAT CAUSES ORAL THRUSH IN BABIES
Presence of white patches on your baby’s tongue may be one of 2 things. Presence of white patches on your baby’s tongue may be one o...
HOW TO TAKE CARE OF UMBILICAL CORD STUMP
The umbilical cord remnant or stump usually dry up and fall off between the 3rd and 7th day of life, some may however not fall off u...
EYE DISCHARGE IN BABIES: WHAT YOU CAN DO
Eyes Discharges… Possible causes include Infection acquired while passing through the mother’s private part. Such infection is...
EXCESSIVE CRYING IN CHILDREN: CAUSES AND HELPFUL TIPS
It is normal for a baby to cry frequently especially in the first 6 months of life. It is normal for a baby to cry frequently especi...
BIG BREAST/BREAST DISCHARGE IN BABY
Big breast is called gynecomastia. It is caused by exposure of the baby to the mother’s hormones (estrogen and progesterone) while t...
CONVULSION IN CHILDREN: CAUSES AND HELPFUL TIPS
Convulsion is an abnormal uncontrollable jerky movement of the body Convulsion is an abnormal uncontrollable jerky movement of the b...
FEVER IN CHILDREN: COMMON CAUSES AND WHAT YOU CAN DO
Common Causes Of Fever in Children… Common causes of fever in children include Malaria Chest infection Throat infection Viral...