Failure to thrive applies to children whose weight gain is not average like the children of the same age and sex or in whom the rate of weight gain is significantly less. The medical issues include genetic disorders, problems in the organs, hormone deficiencies, injury to the brain, anemia, blood, gastrointestinal, and metabolic disorders, issues during pregnancy, low birth weight, and infection. Poverty, Poor eating habits, emotional trauma with the parent or caregiver, inadequate diet are the environmental factors.
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Can surgery help to fix tetralogy of Fallot in a 1-year-old?
Query: Hello doctor, My 1-year-old child has been diagnosed with tetralogy of Fallot. She has been experiencing fast breathing, difficulty in feeding, failure to thrive, clubbed fingers but the cardiologist told me they will not be in a rush to fix the problem. I cannot stand what she is going through. Wha... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Operation in tetralogy of Fallot depends on many factors. Some of the factors are patients pulmonary artery size, oxygen saturation, the ínstitution's experience in doing such operations. So consult your doctor regarding this. Regarding survival, after successful su... Read Full »
Why does my baby fail to thrive though he is completely breastfed?
Query: Hi doctor, My baby was born at 37 weeks due to growth restriction. His weight was 5 lbs 3 oz. He was in NICU for seven days due to low blood sugar. He is 7 months old and weight 11 lbs 6 oz. He had reflux issues and lip and tongue tie. It was fixed at two months. The reflux was fine after 5 months o... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please note that the weight gain of your baby is fine. Normally birth weight doubles by the age of 6 months, which I think it has. As for 7-1/2 months of age, the weight is only a very little bit lesser probably because of reflux issues. Also, babies pass stools either ... Read Full »
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