Articles for tag: Baby Teething, Infant Diarrhea, Over the Counter Medicine, Teething

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Guide to Breastfeeding a Gassy Baby

As many experienced parents are aware, an excessive build up of gas in babies can cause discomfort, pain, sleep disturbances, and extreme fussiness. While many medications and methods exist for treating the symptoms of gas in infants, most parents feel it necessary to treat the underlying cause rather than merely the symptoms. When it comes ...

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How to Know If Your Infant Has Allergies

An infant may show specific signs of having allergies. Food allergens are easier to detect in infants than they are in babies and older children, as infants should only be consuming breastmilk or infant formula. Families in which food allergies are present may be both more aware of and more likely to have infants with ...

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Common Infant Digestion Problems

Infants are interesting little things. They aren’t able to let you know what is going on if there is a problem, so as a new parent, you have to use their signals to figure it out. It can be challenging and frustrating, but when it comes to digestion problems, there are a couple common problems ...

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Causes, Symptoms and Treatment for Infant Diarrhea

It can be very difficult for any parent to deal with infant diarrhea. Most doctors will recommend that parents keep track of how many bowel movements their babies have a day. This will help when it comes to determining if your baby has infant diarrhea. There are several ways that you can tell if your ...

Understanding Infant Diarrhea Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

In developing countries, infant diarrhea is the leading cause of death. Even in a first-world country, such as the United States of America, it does carry risks if not treated promptly. Causes of infant diarrhea The causes of infant diarrhea vary widely. Considering that babies will stick anything and almost everything into their mouths, the ...

The FDA’s Warning About the Rotavirus Vaccine, RotaTeq

What is Rotavirus? According to AskDrSears.com, Rotavirus, or RSV, is the number one cause of diarrhea in infants. It can also be accompanied by a fever and vomiting. It is highly contagious, lasts 3 to 8 days, and effects almost all children by their third birthday. In rare cases, fluid loss associated with Rotavirus leads ...

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5 Tips for Treating Baby Diarrhea

There is so much to learn about a baby when you are a new parent, it seems the questions are never ending. An area of the baby that a parent really needs to be aware of is any changes in bowel movement. Although baby diarrhea happens at some point to most babies, it still can ...

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Common Reasons for Infant Vomiting

Babies will most likely at some point vomit, and as a new parent the thought of your baby vomiting can probably make you sick to your stomach. No one wants to see their child getting sick. The reasons babies vomit can range from something as simple as overeating to more serious issues that require a ...