Caring for Infants (0-1 yrs) Questions

Green Stool: it's a transitional stool (it means whenever there is change in stool pattern, there would be a phase of transitional/green stool. It might be due to Antibiotics uses.
Mostly it settled without interventions until unless frequency is very high

Good afternoon mam! first of all, breastfeeding is completely safe, and exclusive breastfeefding (only breastmilk) is advised till 6 months of age, with complementary breastfeeding (breastfeeding along with other foods) till 2 years of age. Breastmilk contains many antibodies which protects the baby from many infections. Your breastmilk would be beneficial in protecting the baby from any infections, would provide her allround nutrition, beneficial for her brain and teeth development and also str...more

Try to continue breast feeding with full confidence and determination
Try to express her milk either manually or use manual/Electric breast pump and feed them with Spoon/Paladai
Stop giving formula with bottle, give with Baby feeding cup, Spoon or Paladai
Almost all formula milk has more or less same problem.
You can prevent Diarrhoea with strict hygiene: Hands, Utensil, water etc
Stick on any single brand formula milk but try your best to avoid using Formula.
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safe
but 5ml once a day is enough
if the growth of the child is proper there is no need to give any health supplements or calcium or multivitamins to the child but if it is less than your doctor will examine and according to the deficiency the doctor will give medicine and tell till what time a supplement needs to be continued.

but it is at the same time advisable to go natural by giving diet as per age of the child which contains all the important nutrients and supplements.more

Using atogla alone will cause dryness later on. Always use coconut oil along with atogla lotion, and for soap varieties of soap are available cetaphil, himalaya, are one of the good and trusted products. Stay away from products with color and strong smell.

Thank you for putting up query to Lybrate.
Regarding feeding, it should be started gradually providing thick gruel of milk/ pudding / soup to the baby.
Initially the baby will just accept 2 3 spoons of it which if also suffice for the time being provided this to be repeated over 3 4 hrs again.
It takes time to build up the habin in the baby to take feed, its a gradual process.
Stick to this and keep feeding baby.
This problem is faced by almost ll the babies will accept the f...more

Whenever you are taking any medicine which has been given by your doctor you have to wait and watch for few days and follow the instructions given by the doctor and if there is no improvement after these days then take a follow up.
So kindly take a follow up with your doctor who will tell you whether any change in medicine or any other investigation is needed or not.

As baby was preterm so not gaining satisfactory but need regular feeding and umbilical issue can sorted after some days or you can contact physically to physician.

Try breastfeeding as much as possible. If still on formula milk, try to make the composition of the milk correct. Always make in ratio of 30 ml water, measuring with a 10 ml syringe along with only one scoop level full of milk powder. Mix well and give with cup and spoon. Bottle feeding to be stopped, if using already.

Reducing substance in stools can be a normal finding if the baby has had multiple episodes of loose stools in past few weeks.
You should focus on just one powder formula milk and make it correctly in terms of composition, be it any. Stop bottle feeding if using. Measure water 30 ml with 10 ml syringe, and mix with one scoop level full powder. Use cup and spoon feeding. Child will be happy and full. Continue breastfeeding. Consult me if still problem persisting. Will advise.