Dr. Mangesh Pate

Hello, You are required to monitor your dietary schedule avoiding gastric disorder ,if you are breastfeeding your baby. Your baby cries due to colic, & vomits due to gas. Give her homoeopathic medicine:@ China30-1 drop, thrice with 1tsfl of water/milk. @ Bryonia alb30-1drop, thrice, same way. Avoid, cold intake, junk food, caffeine. Tk, care.

Dear user Your 11 year old has nail biting. This usually happens in not very confident children ,not loved much by parents, not allowed to play and have less friends, or constantly thinking on subject matter etc Basically children who feel not well paid attention child can fall into such habits. Tips is regularly cut her nails Always nicely look directly in the eyes of the child so that child feels not being neglected Nicely and politely speak to your child and rarely intimidate that too on serious mistakes. Caress and cajoled them. These are subjective hunger of a child so that they grow strong and able to take up future challenges in life. If you do this I am sure you will observe that your child becomes more confident, listen and obeys you ,will be good in studies in shorter period of study hours. Moreover the child will be less inclined even to mobile and play outside. Now deworming You can give for 1/2/3 days as advised by your doctor once in a month. If with above tips if your child persist to have nail biting habbit you can text consult me I will give effective medicine which will help your child grow smarter outlook Regards.

Type -I diabetic patients preferred to check the sugar levels 3 times daily morn-afnoon-night before the insulin administration. If the sugar levels are low (<60-80) then consult your treating doctor before administering insulin

I really wonder how the Dr. told that "Rotavirus vaccine" is not important. Its a very good vaccine. Even govt. Of India has included this vaccine in National Immunization Program. It's good for prevention against diarrhoea. We regularly give this vaccine. But 1 important note--- 1st dose should be given after 15 weeks of life (3½ month age. Now you should not give Rotavirus as your baby is older.

I understand your anxiety about health of your daughter. She is expected to have a weight of 19-20 kg at this age. You also are disturbed about heavy load of studies. It will be ideal to keep a record of her diet in last 24 hours so that we can calculate her calories &protein intake. This is known as dietary recall. At this age she should take 3 meals with 2 times good quality snacks. Each meal should be 250gm .it should have v ariety of food items so that she gets carbohydrate, protein,fat ,minerals &vitamins in required amounts. Please observe food &hands hygeine & food should be given in a pleasant environment. She also needs medical check up to rule out any illness. The children are not supposed to be overloaded with studies at this tender age. Regards.

You are very tired by this baby crying. Are you feeding the baby. If not formula feeding can cause coilic in the baby. Please keep the baby in upright posture on your shoulder. It will help.

Spinal block is a modality used to relieve severe symptoms. It is given for mild or early cases where no surgery is planned.

Pneumonia is a common problem with babies with hole in the heart. It will be good to take the baby to a govt hospital for review. You will be able to get a reliable opinion regarding urgency of surgery in a hospital like Safdarjung or AIIMS.

Dear Lybrate user. Possible causes. A delay in Speech skills can happen for many reasons, including: Problems with a child’s tongue or the roof of his mouth, which makes it hard to form sounds and words Hearing loss. Kids who’ve had a lot of ear infections can have hearing problems. A learning disability A developmental disorder, such as cerebral palsy or autism spectrum disorder What you can do. If you think your child has a problem with his speech or language, let his doctor know right away. The doctor will need to test his hearing. She’ll probably also suggest that your child see a professional who can diagnose and treat these delays, called a speech-language pathologist or speech therapist. This specialist will study how your child expresses himself, including: What he understands What he can say Other ways he tries to get his thoughts across, such as gestures or nodding If your child does have a delay, he might need speech therapy. A therapist can work with him on how to pronounce words and sounds, and strengthen the muscles in his face and mouth. You can also work with your child on speech and language:

Please note you can start planning for second baby once your first baby is 2.5 yrs old. Before planning for second baby you need to start exercising and reduce your weight. Take healthy diet like high protein and low carbohydrate diet. Keep a watch on your sugar levels also