My 9 month old baby is refusing my milk. I tried giving it with it biscuits, cerelac and I even changed his milk but he still refuses it. What to do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- With the early introduction of solids to your baby’s diet, his daily formula intake will naturally start to drop gradually, until it reaches around 720 mL per day. Once your baby is eating solids regu... Read More
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Y-a-t'il des inconvenients de tirer le lait au lieu de donner le sein a ma fille de 1 semaine? Qd elle tete, elle nest jamais rassasiee et ne dort pas
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- No, there are no drawbacks to pumping your breast milk and feeding it to your baby in the milk bottle. Of course it has to be emphasized that direct breast feeding enhances the mother-baby emotional b... Read More
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Baby 8 months, eats 3 times milk 210 ml w/rice or biscuits & 2 times cerelac/cereal. Tried feeding him mashed veggies, didn't work. What to do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Solid food introduction in infants requires patience and perseverance. You need to keep trying one time after another. Try for three consecutive days, and if your baby insisted on refusing to eat the ... Read More
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I gave my son of 5 months Ronalac (6 to 12 months) and added to it rice cereal twice a day. I'm also breastfeeding him. Is it enough?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- This is a very good start, knowing that rice is low in proteins, so it does not impose a load on the baby's kidneys, which are still not fully developed at this point. Starting wheat can come later, b... Read More
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I mistakenly put vinegar instead of water with milk in my baby's (5 months) bottle. He took 3 sips & started crying. What to do?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- I cannot estimate the amount of vinegar that your baby has consumed. In any case, your baby has to be assessed for possible acid injury (due to acetic acid in the vinegar) by a pediatrician as soon as... Read More
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My 1 year and 7 months old daughter's meals are smaller now, especially her morning milk bottle & before she sleeps. Is it because of the hot weather?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- If everything else is normal and your daughter is otherwise active, playful and looks healthy, and you do not take note of any other health problems or complaints such as fever, abdominal pain, then i... Read More
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No I fed her many time. But the 3rd time banana and the 2 previous times she vomited little bit but now everything in her tummy. Now she's putting many things in her mouth I'm also afraid of a virus
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- It is not possible to tell if the vomiting was caused by food intolerance (sometimes certain combinations of food items cause irritation of the stomach followed by vomiting) or a viral infection, espe... Read More
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Mon fils de 2 ans refuse le lait, est-ce que je peux lui donner du lait soja gout vanille ou chocolat?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Oui vous pouvez donner du lait à base de soja pour votre enfant, mais il faut se méfier de la tenue en sucre de ces produits (goût vanille ou chocolat ou autres contiennent une quantité appréciable de... Read More
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My 9 month old baby's doctor gave him Augmentin, but he's throwing up after each dose. Will it last for 10 days? What to feed him other than milk?
Dr. Zakia Dimassi,
Pediatrics
- Hello again!
If your son continues to vomit immediately after each dose of the antibiotic, this means that he is not benefiting from it. Please discuss the option of administering an intramuscular (on... Read More
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