AboutDr Kondekar Santosh Venketraman Pediatrician MD from Mumbai India Expertise ASK MEDICAL AND PEDIATRIC HEALTH AND BEHAVIOR RELATED QUESTIONS TO THIS DOCTOR! my details at http://pediatricianonline.in/
I am a proud father and a qualified pediatrician with an expertise and interest in counseling parents regarding different aspects of health and disease making them understand children, their health and disease and the doctors.
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I do treat and counsel all classes and specialties, I have a special expertise and interest in queries regarding feeding of infants and; the common cold & related illnesses including asthma.
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I am affiliated to Seth G S Medical college and KEM Hospital Mumbai India.
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Experience I am a pediatrician at Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital Mumbai India, since 1999.
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Question Hello sir,i would like to ask u abt my baby as he is 4 mnth old n a breastfed baby.upto 2nd 12 months his stool was normal,twice a day,bit suddenly quantity increased to 5-6 times n color changes to greenish,frothy n mucusy.i didn't change my diet also.thn our doc gave him Sy.Septran for 5 days.bit afterthat also hia stool is same.we did stool exam,its normal.nw our doctor is sayg tht u just neglect it coz my baby is happy sleepy n normal one.so nw stool is sticky n greenish n frothy n accompanied after feed.
n plz tel me when should i shift my baby to othr diet?
Answer get stool tested for PH and reducing substancess.. if positive you may need milk free feeding for a week.
motions upto 5 times every day isnt much a worry unless its smelling badly.
passing stools after feeds is called gastrocolic reflex and it is normal at this age.