Medical Advice on "Paediatrics"

How to make my 9-month-old baby eat his food?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern and the difficulties you are facing. I am really happy to know that you want to help the child to learn eating habits. Start with a weaning food and make them pasty. Go slowly and make thick...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Prakash Nagar

My 9-month-old baby gets seizures even after taking medications. Why?

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please note that children with periventricular leukomalacia do have a lot of seizures and also suffer from reflux. It is very important to distinguish between these two. I would suggest the following changes. 1. Pl...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

Can using electronic devices cause delay in speech in small children?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. A three and a half-year-old child should be able to speak three-word phrases and should know at least a fifty-word vocabulary. He should be able to speak clearly and intelligibly. If he is not ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Oliver Chiapco

My 5-year-old girl complains of pain under left nipple. Please help.

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concerns. Chest pain in the majority of girls is nothing to worry about. I would like to ensure if she has developed any other signs of puberty like pubic hair and underarm hair. Also, I would like to kno...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Madhuvanthi Rajendran

My 3-year-old kid has a fever for almost a week. Please help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through her CBC (complete blood count) report (attachment removed to protect patient identity). It seems to be within the normal limits. Mild anemia with Hb (hemoglobin) of 10.5 is noted, which does not r...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Amit Modi

My baby boy is getting sticky discharge in one eye. What to do?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. It can be due to infection, conjunctivitis, wash the eyes with lukewarm water three to four times a day. You can use Ciplox (Ciprofloxacin) eye drops one drop three times a day for five days. Try to put in both the eyes ...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. M.l.kothari

My 8-month-old baby passes pale stools often. Can jaundice at the time of birth be the cause?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can help you. First of all, everything which you have said is normal except for pale stools. Can you send the picture of the stools if possible? Also, do not worry about initial jaundice. It will not happen again, us...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Sudhakar Palanisamy

I experience tics like head hitting, twitchings, etc. Kindly help.

Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I would not ignore these symptoms right away. Instead, I would suggest to get an MRI brain along with an EEG (electroencephalography) to check for any brain issues which may or may not be causing the tics. If ever...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

I stopped pumping for 15 days as my baby had abdominal distension. Will milk production stop?

Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Yes, you can start pumping. The trick for getting the child off the bottle is to try and put the child onto the breastfeeding for ten to fifteen minutes before giving top feeds. Please do not give it immediately before b...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Faisal Abdul Karim Malim

My 10-month-old kid has yellowish ear discharge and cries without sleeping. Please help.

Hello, Welcome back to icliniq.com. I can understand your concern. It is possible that your baby could be suffering from an ear infection. The yellowish-brownish discharge collection in her right ear could mean that her eardrum had ruptured and f...  View thread »

Answered by Dr. Oliver Chiapco