How to deal with hangnails on baby\’s fingers? Never do this!

Question 1: The baby always has hangnails on his hands. Is he lacking something? Can it be torn off by hand? Dr. Luo Zhen’s answer: The presence of barbs on the baby’s hands has nothing to do with missing something. It has something to do with the child’s use of his hands. The main reason is that some children like to eat their hands. This also shows that the functions of the children’s fingers are beginning to differentiate, their fine movements are gradually developing, and their hands are increasing. In addition, the skin on children\’s fingers is relatively thin, and hangnails are prone to appear due to friction. Do not tear the barbs on your hands to avoid damaging the skin and causing infection. You can soak your child\’s hands in warm water, then cut them off with nail scissors, and apply baby lotion to moisturize them. Question 2: My baby is one year and seven months old. His stool is dry and contains something like mucus. He poops a little at a time and two or three times a day. What is the reason? I went to the clinic and was told it was dysentery, but I didn\’t know if it was true. Dr. Wang Yanli’s answer: Put the stool into a clean disposable cup and send it to the doctor for examination within an hour. Snot-like stuff is either indigestion or infection. Dysentery is a type of infection, but dysentery has frequent and large stools, which is not the case in babies. If there is no infection in the stool, take probiotics for a few days. If there is infection, take anti-inflammatory drugs. Question 3: My baby is 43 days old. I didn’t pay attention to the baby’s little finger on the day he was born. On the 12th day after being discharged from the hospital, I found that the little finger of the baby’s right hand was more inwardly bent and the little finger of the left hand was slightly more bent. Is this normal? Will it heal on its own with age? If we go to the hospital, what department do we need to see? Dr. Cui Lixia answered: This situation is generally a congenital development problem and does not affect function. If you seek medical treatment, you should see an orthopedic surgeon.