Hello doctor,
My son's tongue comes out while sleeping and most of the time. He is six weeks old. While breastfeeding, he uses his tongue to suck the milk. Is this normal? Please advice.
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Hi doctor,
Thank you so much. I have one more doubt. Which type of vaccination is good, either painful or painless?
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