Question 1: A 20-day-old baby has one testicle larger than the other, and the larger side is transparent when viewed through light. There is fluid. The baby does not cry or fuss, and has no other symptoms. I checked a lot on the Internet. I feel like hydrocele, but I am worried that it is spermatic cord torsion. Is there any difference between them? Dr. Cui Lixia answered: If hydrocele is considered, it can be confirmed by B-ultrasound. It will usually heal on its own, and after 1 year old…
Category: infancy
infancy
What should I do if my baby is stuck in a fishbone? The correct approach is…
Question 1: The baby is two and a half years old. Without paying attention to him, he took a bite of the fish on the table and got stuck on the fish bone. At that time, I vomited a little, my face was a little red, I coughed up some blood, and the baby was very uncomfortable and kept retching, so I gave him some steamed buns and drank milk. Now he doesn\’t vomit, is in good spirits, and can see that he eats normally. Now, I wonder if the fish bone is still stuck in the throat…
What should I do if my child\’s ribs are valgus? Do this more often to correct yourself
Question 1: My baby is 24 months old, but his ribs are still everted and his fontanel is not closed. Is this a sign of calcium deficiency? The baby\’s other indicators are quite normal. Will supplementing calcium now correct the valgus ribs? Dr. Zhang Yanmei’s answer: The anterior fontanel usually closes in 12 to 18 months, and the posterior fontanel closes in 2 to 3 months. You need to be careful whether it is too early or too late. Plus the ribs…
How can I exercise my baby if he can\’t crawl and can\’t sit still?
Question 1: The ten-month-old baby cannot sit firmly or crawl. He can stand and sit with support. His legs are strong. Is this normal? Dr. Song Shufen answered: Normally, the baby will be able to hold his head up at three months and be able to lift it stably at four months. To sit and stand, you only need to be able to sit at six months and sit firmly at eight months. It is normal for a child\’s growth and development to advance or be delayed by 1-2 months; but…
Can language delay be cured on its own? The doctor advises you…
Question 1: The baby is two years old and is suspected to be autistic. The MRI and heel blood tests showed abnormalities in genetic metabolism. Can this rule out autism? Dr. Song Shufen answered: The diagnosis of autism should be based on symptoms. Some children with autism have combined intelligence, language, and motor development delays. An MRI can only diagnose the development of the brain, although many children have…
My baby has a cough, runny nose and phlegm. Can he be vaccinated?
Question 1. My baby is now over ten months old. Ten days ago, he had a low fever of 37.7 degrees, a runny nose, and a slight cough. I stopped taking the medicine after six days, and now I don’t have a cough, but I still have a runny nose. At present, I have stopped taking the medicine for five days. I have no cough or fever, but I feel like there is phlegm in my throat. The runny nose is transparent, sticky, and sometimes has white threads. Can I get the live attenuated Japanese encephalitis vaccine…
What\’s wrong with a child\’s red and itchy eyes? Use breast milk to wash eyes, be careful if this folk remedy harms your baby…
Question 1: A nine-month-old baby, mixed feeding. In the past few days, my nose has been runny, sometimes clear and sometimes purulent. I occasionally cough, and my eyes are red and have yellow and white eye droppings. The elderly at home asked me to wash my eyes with breast milk. Can I do this? My nose has been blocked and my eyes have been uncomfortable for the past two days. I can\’t sleep well at night and I cry a lot. I keep rubbing my eyes when I cry. I feel good during the day. Dr. Luo Zhen explains…
What should I do if the anus is red, swollen and ulcerated, and the baby has dry stool?
Question 1: My baby is just nine months old and is fed milk powder. My bowel movements are dry, and I have been crying and not daring to have a bowel movement these few times. I took a look and found that the anus is a bit rotten and the perianal area is red. How should I treat it? The baby now takes one vitamin AD pill every day. The complementary foods include eggs, rice noodles, banana puree, apple puree, noodles and so on. The complementary foods are once in the morning and once in the afternoon. The complementary foods are different…
A child\’s febrile convulsions repeatedly persist at 40 degrees Celsius, or she may be causing trouble!
Question 1: My child is one year and seven months old and has a fever of 39.3 degrees Celsius since noon the day before yesterday. The fever has lasted for nearly three days, and the highest temperature reached 40.3 degrees early this morning. There was no cough or runny nose, just a fever. Taking antipyretics would lower the temperature, but within an hour or two the temperature rose again, with a high fever of over 39 degrees. My mental state was fine the past two days, but today…
\”Cold treatment\” of babies crying at night is the biggest misunderstanding in discipline
I saw a video on Weibo that made me cry. A couple was driving and talking, both of them a little irritable. The little boy kept clamoring in the back seat to play with the car toys. The mother first tried to stop him, but the boy still went his own way. Recommended scientific parenting books. I really wish my parents had read this book. Download the electronic version. The mother took the toy away with her hands, but the boy climbed into the front seat and wanted to…