| Subject | Date Asked |
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| Please help | 11/23/2009 |
Q: I am coming to you very frustrated and on the brink of "losing it". My son is 4 years old and he has ...
A: Courtney, Recurrent fevers could be as simple as a child getting ill a lot due to high exposure ...
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| Eating | 11/23/2009 |
Q: My 10 month old daughter is struggling with eating. She was 8 weeks premature and has always ...
A: Nick, Why did they, after a hospitalization, decide to stop the reflux medicine? This doesn't make ...
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| g6pd deficieny | 11/23/2009 |
Q: my 2.5 year old boy recently consumed large quantities of fresh broad beans..jaundice, anaemia, ...
A: Christine, Does he indeed have a diagnosis of G6PD deficiency? Clinically this sounds like it, ...
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| abdominal pain | 11/22/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, I will attempt to be brief here. Thank you in advance for your reply! Our daughter of 6 ...
A: Shannon, Has your doctor had a theraputic trial of an acid reducer, such as prevacid? Has she been ...
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| breast milk | 11/22/2009 |
Q: My name is Fiona i have a 3 week old baby boy,who is being breastfed. I have a great supply of milk, ...
A: fiona, It is common for healthy babies to be "happy spitters". As long as the spitting isn't ...
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| 6 year old with voiding issues | 11/20/2009 |
Q: My 6 1/2 year old still has at least one accident during the day and this has been an ongoing ...
A: Kristen, She probably needs any constipation to be aggressively treated and then be put on some ...
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| fever and cough keep returning 5 year old | 11/20/2009 |
Q: My son first came down with cough and fever a few weeks ago. After a few days coughing I had him ...
A: Cheryl, I suspect the doctors are correct. This time of year one can get repeated illness. ...
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| Blood In Bowel | 11/19/2009 |
Q: I have a 5 yr old that has a very small amount of blood in her bowel movements over the last 2 ...
A: Angel, Concerned enough for you to bring her (and hopefully a fresh stool sample) to the doctor ...
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| rash of unknown origin | 11/19/2009 |
Q: Our 15 month old has a rash on her trunk that almost identically resembles erythema toxicum. She had ...
A: Sarah, Rashes are near impossible to diagnose in a setting like this. If it is on and off, this ...
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| Vomiting | 11/18/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old started vomiting last year after she ate lunch at school! It was close to the end of ...
A: Latoshia, A five year who is vomiting persistently needs to be seen by her doctor. There are many ...
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| Pooping problems | 11/18/2009 |
Q: , I have a 4yr old that has been peeing on the potty for over a year. She is dry at night. During ...
A: Cindy, A four year old knows how to poop...you don't have to teach her. This is maybe partly some ...
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| 5 yr old has neck pain and a knot | 11/17/2009 |
Q: My son started to complain about his neck hurting last night so I put some ice on it and thought he ...
A: Jennifer, If there is no fever and he feels well except for this, then the ice and/or heat will be ...
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| H1N1n vaccine-ASO3-4 | 11/16/2009 |
Q: a lot is heard and read about the possible side effects of the ASo3, ASO4 adjuvants contained in ...
A: maraia, Adjuvants work by being linked with the protein in question to enhance immunity. This ...
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| reoccuring fevers | 11/16/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 5 years old and just started school in August. She has never been in day care and ...
A: Darlene, It is common for kids to have large tonsils and get a viral illness that causes pus to be ...
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| 16 month old threw up and then drooled a lot | 11/15/2009 |
Q: Olson, Today, my daughter woke up congested with a little fever. At lunch, gave her some baby ...
A: teresa, I would wonder if she got some of the pasta caught in her esophagus, like a large wad that ...
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| Strep Throat | 11/15/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old has had strep for the past 3 months, None of the antibiotics have worked, Everyone in ...
A: I will assume that these are all documented screen/culture infections. If they aren't, then this ...
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| cyst? | 11/13/2009 |
Q: My 6 month old has a knot on the back of her head. When we went to the doctor for a check up he ...
A: Jayda, Most of these lumps in this area are either lymph nodes or sebaceous cysts, both benign and ...
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| primary complex | 11/12/2009 |
Q: David Olson, i have a 3 yrs and 4 mos, old daughter and she was diagnosed with primary complex,her ...
A: menchie, I am not an expert in TB and its treatment, for I have had only one child in 30 years that ...
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| Groin Pain in my 6 year old | 11/12/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old son has been having what seems to be groin pain for nearing a year now. I have told ...
A: Khristie, Growing pains, or whatever they really are, seldom would be seen in the groin. If the ...
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| My 2.5 year old son | 11/11/2009 |
Q: My 2.5 year old son was born at 35 weeks at 6lbs 9oz (no complications at birth and no negative ...
A: Anna, I doubt he was really dehydrated. It is easy to do a heel stick or finger stick and find ...
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| Baby Weight and Height | 11/10/2009 |
Q: My baby daughter is 13 months old, she currently weighs 8kg she was 2.74kg at birth, my wife went ...
A: Neil, She is a bit on the small side. Please have her checked at the doctors office. He/she needs ...
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| Potty Training- almost 4 yr old son | 11/10/2009 |
Q: he is an amazing little boy, very smart, has a great imagination and is the sweetest and smartest ...
A: Pia, He is actively resisting toilet training and is winning this power struggle. He is ruling ...
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| recurrent scarlet fever | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 & 1/2 year old daughter who has had scarlet fever 4 times so far. The 1st time was when ...
A: Maribel, The diagnosis of a strep carrier is easily made by culturing her throat when she is ...
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| night terrors in 2 and half year old | 11/9/2009 |
Q: I read your article on night terrors in toddlers. My daughter is 2 and a half. She has been having ...
A: tiffany, I have treated some kids with persistent night terrors with a low dose of valium every ...
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| chest pain in 14 yr old | 11/9/2009 |
Q: My son is 14 and had a sinus infection now for about 2 months. Last monday (6 days ago) he was ...
A: Tracy, Asthma is one of the most common causes of chest pain in this age group. Flattening of ...
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| Worried about 4 year old grandson showing signs of not learning | 11/8/2009 |
Q: I am a mother to 3 grown children of my own and a grandmother to 5 grandchildren.My question is ...
A: Pat, The range of behaviors and presentation of autism spectrum disorder is vast, ranging from ...
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| Puffy Eyes, high fever question | 11/8/2009 |
Q: I have 4 and half year old who developed a puffy all around eyes like red circles. The inside of the ...
A: Mark, this is probably a viral process, with the fever and the eye findings. I am always ...
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| White cell count | 11/7/2009 |
Q: please advise me. My 5 years old daughter has got a elevated white cell count of 14.3 with the ...
A: Turab, Lots of healthy kids, with an illness, can have an elevated white count. This, in and of ...
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| Regarding Lymphnode in left armpit | 11/7/2009 |
Q: My 19 month child has developed a lymphnode in the left armpit after given the BCG injection. ...
A: Mandeep, I am not used to BCG in the USA, but I suspect it could cause an enlarged axillary node ...
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| Help | 11/7/2009 |
Q: My 5 1/2 yrs daughter has been experiencing blocked nose during the night time, which often wakes ...
A: Gunjan, If these are allergy symptoms, then using an antihistamine like Zyrtec or Aerius (I'm not ...
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| 9 month old naps | 11/6/2009 |
Q: My 9 month old has always slept well at night (about 10.5-11.5 hours) but we are having difficulty ...
A: Joshua, A lot of kids, including one of my daughters, stop napping at about this age. Nothing is ...
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| holding bowel movements | 11/5/2009 |
Q: I read your answer to a question about a 2year old holding bowel movements - lots of good ...
A: Renee, She has encopresis, a leaking of stools associated with constipation. She needs to be ...
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| 4 month old congestion | 11/5/2009 |
Q: My 4 month old is very congested. His nose is a little runny but mostly clear...once in a while a ...
A: Christie, Your older kids have asthma and that is why they use occasionally a nebulizer. Your baby ...
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| mucus in toddler stool | 11/5/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old occasionally has mucus in his stool. Sometime it is on the outside of the stool ...
A: Sam, Mucous, without blood, in the stool of a healthy toddler, usually is OK and generally the ...
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| Unknown allergic reaction | 11/5/2009 |
Q: Olson. I am a teenager and recently I've been breaking out in hives. I thought a first that I was ...
A: Caitlin, It is sometimes very tough and sometimes impossible to find out what is the culprit for ...
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| flumist | 11/4/2009 |
Q: what is the worst case scenerio for a child with asthma who received the Flumist
A: michela, There is a lot of data that giving the flumist to one with well controlled asthma is ...
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| Somatypes | 11/4/2009 |
Q: Dr., Do you think there is merit in somatyping the human body? Ectomorphs, mesomorphs, endomorphs. ...
A: Van, The classic mesomorph, as far as I understand this concept, is active. Somatotyping is an ...
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| elevated glucose and digestion problems and mood swings | 11/3/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olsen, My 8 year old daughter has been diagnosed by her pediatrician and a pediatric ...
A: Linda, Has she had any thyroid studies? I will assume she hasn't. The FBS is a bit high and I ...
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| Knee pain 4 yr old | 11/3/2009 |
Q: My 4 almost 5 yr old son will wake up crying with right knee pain. That happens periodically. Now ...
A: Jamie, Most night time pains in joints can be evaluated extensively and nothing is found. If it ...
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| vaccine | 11/3/2009 |
Q: Do you believe the swine flu vaccine is safe for children? There is a doctor (Dr. Mercola) who is ...
A: Kellie, I have no concern about the swine flu vaccine and feel it is safe and very effective. ...
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| 13 month old doesnt cry when falls | 11/3/2009 |
Q: Our 13 month old daughter is a very energetic baby. She loves to move and go and climb. She seems ...
A: Hanna, Thresh-holds of pain vary in every one. Although there are rare instances of congenital ...
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| Lingering headache in 5 year old | 11/2/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old daughter is complaining of a constant pain in the forehead for 15 days now. It changes ...
A: Ojasvi, A previously healthy child this age, with no family history of migraines (I don't know ...
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| child lack of sleep related to growth | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I have a question about sleep and growth regarding my son, who just turned 7. His bedtime is about ...
A: Julie, For lack of sleep to affect growth, this has to be considerable and unrelenting. This is ...
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| irregular heart beat in 5 month old | 11/2/2009 |
Q: I was listening to my infants heart beat while she was asleep and noticed that she has an irregular ...
A: katie, Kids have pretty amazing sinus arrhymia, the normal fluctuation with heart rate that is ...
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| my son is 2 mos. and coughing | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Dr.Olson, My son is 10 weeks ago and he has a cough, no fever, no vomiting, he does have reflux but ...
A: Angie, If the cough is for a few days, then this is probably a low grade viral illness. If it is ...
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| 16 yr old health decline | 11/1/2009 |
Q: Olson. I wrote back on 10/18 about my son's health decline. Well, we have an answer. He tested ...
A: angela, Thanks for the feedback. We live in a part of the country where Lyme is rare. I am not ...
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| nagging cough, runny nose, possible ear infection | 11/1/2009 |
Q: My son is 22 months old. Last week he had a simple cold without a fever. We treated with lots of ...
A: Tia, He may have an ear infection, but remember, in most kids who are healthy and have an ear ...
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| 8 month old not eating much | 10/21/2009 |
Q: My 8 month old daughter is formula fed ( since about 3.5 months old) and has always been slow to ...
A: Mandy, The bulk of calories each day for an 8 month old should be formula. 20-30 oz a day would ...
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| MMR vaccine | 10/21/2009 |
Q: May I ask about the side effect of MMR. It was discontinued in in Japan but my child received it ...
A: sherry, The vaccine was temporarily and very unwisely discontinued due to hysteria about autism. ...
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| 6 yr old fever/ on going sickness | 10/20/2009 |
Q: All three of my children had what seemed like a very mild short lived (1/2 day) flu about a week ...
A: Tara, In most USA communities, at this time, he would be felt to most likely have the H1N1 flu. ...
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| Thinking about Pediactrics | 10/20/2009 |
Q: I'm currently a Junior in High School. I'm still in the process of deciding what I want to be when I ...
A: Nick, You really didn't ask a question and generally I don't answer this type of non-clinical ...
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| chronic constipation | 10/19/2009 |
Q: My 4-year-old daughter has had chronic constipation for quite some time. I have spoken with her ...
A: Stephanie, I doubt, if she had normal bowels at some time in her life, that this is anything other ...
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| Cystic Fibrosis | 10/19/2009 |
Q: I have a baby girl who will be 1 year old on November 5, 2009. She is currently sick, with cold ...
A: Stephanie, I suspect she has asthma. A test for CF would be reasonable, but it is unlikely this ...
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| teen health deline | 10/18/2009 |
Q: Good morning. I have a 16 year old son whose health I am concerned about. He has had episodes of ...
A: Angela, These are complaints that are tough for us to track down as pediatricians, or internists, ...
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| My 2 1/2 year old son who is always sick.. | 10/17/2009 |
Q: Ever since my son was born he has been sick. He has had jaundice, asthma, bronchitis, mono, and ...
A: Racheal, It may indeed be a "virus" depending on his exposure, like day care or other children's ...
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| Safety of administering flu vaacine on same day as standard 6 month infant vaccinations | 10/17/2009 |
Q: Should I give my 6 month old the seasonal flu vaccine on the same day as her Pentacel, Prevnar and ...
A: Cynthia. Short answer...yes. We do it all the time in our office and it is recommended. I have ...
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| Sleep | 10/17/2009 |
Q: Please help if you may, please. There is a conflict. We have a 5 month old who screeeeams when it ...
A: C, Your baby, never, no way, will have a feeling of abandonment for more than a few minutes. This ...
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| daughter hurt her leg | 10/16/2009 |
Q: she was crying saying she could not walk on it . She was tired as well i felt her leg an dont think ...
A: shirley, A lot depends on the age and reliability of your child. It is common for kids with a ...
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| proper wiping after potty | 10/16/2009 |
Q: My 4 1/2 year daughter is often very red and sensitive in her outer vaginal area. We have worked on ...
A: Ruth, Make she wipes correctly (or even wipes!), make sure that when things get red a sitz bath in ...
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| toddler and possible foreign object swallowed | 10/16/2009 |
Q: My daughter (21 months) had a cold that seemed to completely clear up almost 2 weeks ago, but for ...
A: Lisa, It is possible that she swallowed a foreign object, but unlikely. I would tend to just ...
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| Immunodeficiency | 10/16/2009 |
Q: My 19 month old daughter has been through the ringer. Since she was 3 months old she has had ...
A: Keith, Yes, she should see your pediatrician and at least have some evaluation of her immune ...
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| Worms in 2 year old | 10/15/2009 |
Q: I changed my son's diaper today and noticed a long white worm, much bigger than a pinworm. Do you ...
A: jane, This may be a round worm, if you live in the USA. If you live in the tropics, I haven't the ...
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| Concerned about 5 month old daughter | 10/15/2009 |
Q: My daughter Riley is 5 months old. I feed her 1-2 tbsp's of single grain oatmeal and 1/2 container ...
A: Jennifer, It sounds like she is eating enough. If she is whining and crying at night and doesn't ...
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| chronic fevers of unknown origin | 10/15/2009 |
Q: Our son is now 5 years old, he has virtually daily fevers since the age of 2. Initially showed up ...
A: Karim, I'm not sure what he has. Please take him to a pediatric center, with all his labs and ...
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| 7 year old wets pants | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My 7 year old son still wets his pants frequently during the day. We have tried various forms of ...
A: Lynn, I doubt it, but please have him seen by your pediatrician to be sure that the exam, and ...
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| neck pain | 10/14/2009 |
Q: My daughter who is 6 has a fever, headache, and sore throat. She is complaining of pain in her neck ...
A: Tiffany, Any kid this age with these symptoms needs to see her doctor. It probably is not ...
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| crying 8 month old | 10/14/2009 |
Q: I read your response to a question about a crying 8 month old infant whenever baby was not held. We ...
A: Dana, Here is a handout I have found that gives excellent advise. Also I will enclose a handout ...
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| swollen baby breast | 10/13/2009 |
Q: my wk old granddaughter which is breast feed.....left breast is swollen
A: rachelle, This is normal. Often newborns, breast fed or not, have some temporary breast swelling, ...
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| nail/skin eating | 10/13/2009 |
Q: my 5 yr old daughter eats her nails and toe nails and the skin around them.she bites them until they ...
A: carrie, She is a nail biter. Often nail biters will eat the nails and skin. It is not considered ...
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| infant weight loss | 10/12/2009 |
Q: I took my baby for her 5 month check up and she had lost 3 oz. since her 4 month check up. That ...
A: Ralyssa, She probably has not gained due to getting insufficient calories. Please continue the ...
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| 2 month old grandson | 10/12/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, I am concerned about our 2 month old grandson. He has been very congested for over 6 ...
A: Kelli, A couple of thoughts. Most of us, as pediatricians, do very little with congested kids who ...
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| Diarrhea in 5 month old | 10/12/2009 |
Q: First of all, thank you for taking the time to answer my question. I really appreciate it. I have ...
A: Angelique (what a fascinating name!), Probably due to the antibiotics, not yours, but his. If he ...
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| Low-grade fever for 11 days now high/common fever | 10/11/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My 9 year-old son had a low-grade fever (hovered around 99.5-99.9) for 11 days and a I ...
A: Nancy, 99.5 to 99.9 is not considered officially a fever. I would call this normal. Putting one ...
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| Is my fifteen month old eating a good diet? | 10/11/2009 |
Q: I have a fifteen month old son.Feeding him has always been a tiresome task.He never seems to like ...
A: sri, Generally when parents have such concern about diet and send me such a detailed description ...
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| 2 Year Old Behavior | 10/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 27 months old and ever since he started playing with cars (around 18 months old) he has ...
A: David, These behaviors are possibly signs of early obsessive compulsive behavior. This can be no ...
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| eyelid color change | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My son is four and half months old. His eyelid skin color turns pale color (he is wheatish brown). ...
A: Sangeetha, Liquid paraffin sounds like a bit odd to me. If the eyelid has an expanding lesion, ...
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| occult blood in infant's stool | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My baby is 2 months old, her stool examination finding shows the presence of occult blood. I want to ...
A: Chetna, Generally occult blood in this age group is due to a milk/soy sensitivity. If she is ...
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| 1 year old naptime crying | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My daughter will be 1 year old in 1 week. Up until now she has always taken her naps in her bouncy ...
A: Apryl, She needs to learn how to fall asleep on her own. If she wants to sleep sitting up, that ...
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| 19 month old Bedtime | 10/10/2009 |
Q: My son is very active he is 19 months old and he can stay up until midnight. I have spent 3 hours ...
A: Shakera, A good bedtime is one that is good for you. If nine works, start your bedtime rituals at ...
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| Disciplining my 4 year old child. | 10/9/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old son almost always does the opposite of what he is told to do and never stops when he ...
A: Dr. Tariq, He is using manipulative behavior to gain control over the home situation. This ...
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| Lump on the head | 10/8/2009 |
Q: Olson, I have question about my son who has the lump on his head and it is growing a little. The ...
A: Susan, Often lumps like this can be lymph nodes in the occipital area. If your pediatrician ...
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| Recurring High Fever in Kids | 10/8/2009 |
Q: David, Hope you are doing great. My brother stays in Delhi and is his younger son (age 3 yrs) is ...
A: Virenda, The differential diagnosis of recurrent fevers in children may include: Differential ...
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| Flu Mist Reaction on 4.5 yr old | 10/8/2009 |
Q: My grandson had the flu-mist on Monday, and has ran a temp ever since, and this is Thursday. It ...
A: Karen, This is unlikely to be a reaction to the vaccine. It is much more likely to be a viral ...
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| sick child advice | 10/7/2009 |
Q: My 8 month old daughter has never been sick before. Sunday she came down with a fever, Monday ...
A: felicia, We generally don't test for flu, for the testing really doesn't tell us much, in most ...
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| Protein Sensitivity? | 10/7/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 1/2 year old son who has occasionally woken up in the middle of the night with vomiting ...
A: Amber, I suspect you are right that this is an intolerance to this food. The best you can do is ...
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| 4 year toddler smelly urine | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 yr boy who is always swollen in the under eyes area. He was treated as having ...
A: alice, Sometimes kids on penicillin antibiotics like amoxicillin can have urine that smells funny. ...
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| my son will not sit in the potty | 10/6/2009 |
Q: My son just turned 2. I started potty training my son when he was 18 months old.But he refused to ...
A: Diana, He is actively resisting this process and the harder you work, the more he will resist. ...
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| 5-year-old with unexplained vaginal itching | 10/6/2009 |
Q: I am trying to find out what kind of doctor I should see, or if you have any suggestions as to what ...
A: Lynn, It sounds like your doctor has tried everything I would think of. Remember that the ...
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| 3yr with recurrent fever | 10/5/2009 |
Q: My 3yr old daughter Annika has had fever 4 times for about 2 - 5 days on a average in last four ...
A: Anjali, I am not an expert at all on malarial diseases and TB, for these are seen rarely, if at ...
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| loss of councsiusness | 10/5/2009 |
Q: If my 2 year old toddler cries so hard that he loses his breath leading loss of counsciusness for ...
A: Please discuss these breath-holding spells with your pediatrician. If you go to the ER, they will ...
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| infant constipation | 10/5/2009 |
Q: Our pediatrician and nurses are not very helpful when it comes to our nine month old's constipation. ...
A: Jess, Adding bran, any type, will help, but I would use Miralax, a very safe, effective product ...
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| concerned about kid`s small head size | 10/4/2009 |
Q: Olson, I am a parent concerned about my son`s small head (cranium) circumference or size. My son is ...
A: bruce, The average adult male head circ. is 56cm, the average females is 55cm. Both of yours are ...
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| antibiotics & breastfeeding | 10/4/2009 |
Q: I was prescribed cephalexin (apo-cephalex) 500 mg 4x daily for 10 days for mastitis. I am also ...
A: Elisa, Yes. No. This is an antibiotic we commonly would give for skin infections, for example, in ...
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| pneumonia in my almost 5 year old | 10/4/2009 |
Q: My daughter was diagnosed this past Thursday with pneumonia. She started with fever last Sunday, ...
A: Jackie, Most pneumonias are caused by viruses and antibiotics don't work. That being said, we ...
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| Ear infection and runny nose | 10/3/2009 |
Q: My two year old daughter has an ear infection that the doctor gave antibiotics for. She has a runny ...
A: Michelle, A "spray" medicine for asthma sounds like she has asthma. Generally when kids with ...
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| 10 wk old | 10/3/2009 |
Q: my grandson has a blister on his foreskin, it is swollen and red, what is this indicative of?
A: Shirl, Hard to say with only this vague description. If it is swollen and red, I would worry ...
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| concerned about kid`s small head size | 10/3/2009 |
Q: Olson, I am a parent concerned about my son`s small head (cranium) circumference or size. My son is ...
A: bruce, Most healthy kids with small heads have this because they have parents with small heads. ...
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| ITCHING! | 10/3/2009 |
Q: .. I have a 5 month old baby. We live in Dubai where the weather is very hot right now! But we are ...
A: Sayyeda, I live in northern Michigan, where the weather right now is cold and rainy. Send some of ...
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| poor eating pattern and a little too active | 10/2/2009 |
Q: i have a nine month old son. his birth weight is 2.5 kg and he currently weighs just a little over 8 ...
A: naz, There are no tonics that will increase appetite, although I know some doctors prescribe them. ...
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| Fissures stopping my 4 yr old from going to the toilet | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I have just read the reply you wrote to the mother with 2 year old holding bowel movements and ...
A: jodi, I can't imagine why BowelBiotics couldn't be used for a long time as a stool softener. I ...
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| smoking and effects on babies | 10/2/2009 |
Q: I have a friend who has a family member that is about 3-4 months pregnant. She smokes cigarettes ...
A: Beth, Cigarette smoking is linked to SIDS. Pot smoking may be, but I can't cite studies on that ...
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| 6 yr old with knots in head | 10/2/2009 |
Q: Heloo i was wandering what it could be?? my 6 year old has been complaining with a headache and then ...
A: dawn, These are almost certainly posterior auricular lymph nodes. They are probably a result of ...
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| regarding my 4 year old | 10/1/2009 |
Q: sir my kid is 41/2 years old she has a very poor apetite she weighs just 12 kgs she does not drink ...
A: Mathew, She clearly has a feeding aversion, a behavioral problem that here in the USA, I would ...
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| toddler's diet requirements | 10/1/2009 |
Q: David Olson, I am a mother of 21 months old girl. who is quite active and smart and generally ...
A: Shivali, I never advise parents on amounts of food. People really don't feed their kids that way, ...
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| two unrelated questions | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old daughter had a fever at the beginning of last week. Said it hurt to swallow. SHe ...
A: Kellie, A positive strep test is exceedingly accurate. Not 100%, but pretty close. Several ...
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| Amino Acid test | 9/29/2009 |
Q: My son had a orgaic acid urin screen and an amino acid plasma screen. Urine test flagged for ...
A: Kim, Please ask the physician who ordered these tests what they mean. I haven't the slightest ...
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| Stool withholding | 9/29/2009 |
Q: Our 3 year and 2 month old daughter is withholding her stool. She is afraid to go in her pull-up or ...
A: John, Sounds like your pediatrician is on the right track. Make sure that the initial dose of ...
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| 25 month old with severe bad breath & drooling | 9/22/2009 |
Q: My son woke up five days ago with a snuffle nose and was talking like he had a marble in his mouth. ...
A: Sarah, With this history, to me, he needs to be seen ASAP. Drooling with the above symptoms ...
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| Facial/head injuries | 9/21/2009 |
Q: My 10 month old is starting to stand on his own and walks holding onto furniture. He fell tonight ...
A: Ann, These injuries are common and usually swell up quite impressively. If the eye itself is OK, ...
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| 2year old girl | 9/20/2009 |
Q: My question concerns my daughter. She was recently vaccinated for chicken pox two weeks ago, but ...
A: Ashlie, This is a bit complicated, in that I can't see the spots, for one, and secondly that the ...
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| sleeping problems with 17-18month old | 9/20/2009 |
Q: My 17-1/2 month old recently started getting her molars in, this is when the problems began. She ...
A: Hope, Generally the "cry it out and exhaust" method does work, if you are persistant enough. The ...
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| peds | 9/20/2009 |
Q: my nephew is 6 yrs old, he has stool on himself, we have taken him to different doctors, they did ...
A: mehio, He has encopresis. This is a common pediatric problem that I have seen and treated many ...
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| Diarrhea | 9/20/2009 |
Q: My 19 mos old daughter has had diarrhea since 9/7/09 (we live in MO and did travel to Indiana and ...
A: Jill, Babies this age often have a condition called "toddler's diarrhea" where they have a virus ...
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| Chicken Pox | 9/19/2009 |
Q: My five month old daughter has accumulated a blister on her upper thigh in the front. And on her ...
A: Melinda, She is a bit young for chicken pox, but it is possible. I would have her seen, to be ...
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| 2 yr old rocking pelvis while sitting | 9/19/2009 |
Q: I have a almost 2 yesar old who has been doing this behavior since she learned to sit up. I have ...
A: Elaine, This is masturbation, a common behavior in kids this age and for that matter, people of ...
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| cold and cough | 9/18/2009 |
Q: this is with reference to my earlier mail to Ms. Mary Pat. i one year old son is quite an active ...
A: neema, Skin peeling can be seen after viral illnesses and a few bacterial illnesses. It also can ...
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| ongoing tummy pain | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My son Vatson 4 has been experience tummy pain on his centre part of his abdomen(close to the belly ...
A: wathsala, It would be unusual for him to have stomach pain due to gallbladder disease at his age. ...
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| 16 mo. old baby girl Won't Sleep and screams all night and naptime will not let us sooth her and cannot self sooth | 9/18/2009 |
Q: My baby girl is a very happy 16 mo. old and plays and giggles while awake. But from birth she never ...
A: Sandra, See a pediatrician. Most of us are very skilled at sleep advice and hopefully will give ...
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| future diet for my daughter | 9/16/2009 |
Q: I was looking through some of the questions on here and i was horrified to read about the 5 month ...
A: Mark, Yes, it is safe and healthy, but you really need to be adept at this to do it with a 5 month ...
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| Blue | 9/15/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 2 months old. I noticed something very scary happening to her: 1- Heart murmur 2- ...
A: Mirna, The area around the lips is considered like the hands and feet in that it can get blue when ...
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| FluMist vaccine | 9/11/2009 |
Q: I took my sons ages 5 and 8 to get the flumist vaccine today. If side effects were to occur, how ...
A: Kellie, Generally if a kid wheezes with colds, they have asthma and probably shouldn't be given ...
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| 18 month old nap schedule | 9/11/2009 |
Q: My 18 month old has just stopped taking her nap. She used to sleep about 11 hours a night with ...
A: D, It is very common for kids this age not to nap. Our daughter stopped napping at 9 months, but ...
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| 6 month old with a little pubic hair | 9/10/2009 |
Q: My 6 month old daughter went for a checkup today, and the nurse was concerned with the small amount ...
A: Hope, Very often normal kids, especially kids who have dark hair/dark complexions, will have a ...
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| baby having bowel motions during the night | 9/10/2009 |
Q: my baby is 10 1/2 months old and for the past two weeks is having bowel motions a few hours after ...
A: Aoife, Some kids just poop at night. They need to be quickly changed, without emotion, and stuck ...
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| 3 month old behavior/sleep patterns | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I am a first time mom of a 3 month old girl. Since birth she has been "high maintenance" - in fact ...
A: Dana, I can feel your pain. Our first was a very high need baby for the first three to four ...
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| Smelly vaginal odour in 5 year old | 9/9/2009 |
Q: For the past 5 months, I have noticed strong vaginal odour from my 5 year old. It sometimes helps if ...
A: Iris, More often than you might think, kids this age can stick stuff in their vaginas, or may have ...
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| aeroplane journy with 13 monthes old baby | 9/9/2009 |
Q: i will be travelling in a plane for 5 hours with my 13 months old baby girl,nearly 1 year and 1 ...
A: lilly, A dose of Motrin, 10mg/kg weight, will help with pain. Give an hour before the flight. ...
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| Antibiotics | 9/9/2009 |
Q: My 10 year old was very sick over Labor Day weekend and, fearing H1N1 and knowing I had a short ...
A: Katy, This is a good dose of Amoxicillin, although I prefer to treat everyone with strep on a ...
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| 4mo old not sleeping well | 9/8/2009 |
Q: 2009). He is great! except at night time when its time to sleep! A little over a month ago, he ...
A: How do they do it? They at this point can have a stomach full of breast milk and sleep easily 8-12 ...
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| 4mo old not sleeping well | 9/7/2009 |
Q: 2009). He is great! except at night time when its time to sleep! A little over a month ago, he ...
A: Rebecca, He should be sleeping 8-12 hours at a stretch without waking up. He doesn't know how to ...
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| flu mist | 9/7/2009 |
Q: My daughters, ages 5 and 7 want the flu mist instead of flu shots this year. The older they get, ...
A: Michelle, The concern is that the vaccination hasn't been tested in kids with asthma and perhaps ...
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| Eczema possibly a manifestation of candida? | 9/7/2009 |
Q: My 7-month-old son has really bad eczema. He's still 100% breastfed. I've restricted my diet quite a ...
A: Lisa, With your husband working for CPS, you should be pretty safe! I'm not sure what the "test ...
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| poop training | 9/7/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old son is constipated, when he goes poop he goes in his gitch even though he knows that ...
A: Christine, Thanks! Learn new stuff every day. Constipation with stool leaking is quite common. ...
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| 3 month old son...who is 3 months premature | 9/6/2009 |
Q: my son was born may 30,2009 and was due aug. 28th...the past couple days he has lost appetite,become ...
A: britany, If he was that premature and is sick now, have him see his doctor. He probably has a ...
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| errection | 9/6/2009 |
Q: My son will turn 5 in Nov. We have noticed that when he likes watching girls in bikinis in the ...
A: Yulia, It is common and not unusual or weird or perverted for kids this age, to have erections due ...
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| grandson's walking habits | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I'm just curious, my grandson, who is almost 13, still walks on his tiptoes. He will walk ...
A: Michel, Toe-walking in most normal kids is a habit and has nothing to do with increased muscle ...
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| flu mist | 9/5/2009 |
Q: My daughters, ages 5 and 7 want the flu mist instead of flu shots this year. The older they get, ...
A: Michelle, Flumist is not supposed to be used in kids with asthma. She needs the injectable ...
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| fever and sore throat | 9/5/2009 |
Q: My daughter has been suffering for the last 15 days. She has fever at least thrice a day with ...
A: Subhojit, Thanks for the additional information. I would wonder if she had/has mononucleosis, a ...
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| potty training regression | 9/5/2009 |
Q: My two year old daughter has recently digressed severely from her potty training progress. she ...
A: James, Kids are pretty fickle when it comes to toilet-training. They really don't "lose ...
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| sleep | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 month old infant that will not fall asleep for the life of us. He had severe colic up to ...
A: Dena, She has never learned to fall asleep on her own. The treatment is to be sure her last ...
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| My 4 year has witheld her poop for 15 days | 9/4/2009 |
Q: For the last 15 days my 4 year has clenched every time she needs a poop. She refuses to poop. When ...
A: Suzy, She needs to be cleaned out, all the future stools softened so she never has a big hard ...
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| fever and sore throat | 9/4/2009 |
Q: My daughter has been suffering for the last 15 days. She has fever at least thrice a day with ...
A: Subhojit, I have no idea how old your daughter is, and the differential diagnosis depends greatly ...
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| neighbor's negative behavior hurting my children | 9/4/2009 |
Q: My husband and I have recently decided to stop allowing our children to have play dates with a ...
A: Kelli, I don't think you need to contact the school, but please don't do the play date things ...
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| Vaginal Discharge and continuous urination | 9/3/2009 |
Q: Olson, I have a 4-month old baby girl, and just the other day my baby started urinating in small ...
A: Carlyn, The most important thing here is for someone to look at the urine, if this continues. I ...
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| Tics | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I just read a question about Beths son's she described my son to a T and my Dr to a T. My question ...
A: susan, Minor motor tics are stereotypical movements that don't have a component of vocalization. ...
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| peds headache | 9/3/2009 |
Q: My son suddenly started complaining of a headache and started crying. What can be the cause? ...
A: Lorena, This all depends on his age, if he is real sick, if he has a fever, if he bumped his head, ...
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| Rash on labia, 3 month old | 9/2/2009 |
Q: I just recently noticed that my 3 month old has a red rash with small pimples on the inside folds of ...
A: Rachel, This probably is a yeast infection. It would be reasonable for you to pick up some 1% ...
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| 7 year old daughter with a hard lump under her nipple | 9/2/2009 |
Q: A couple of weeks ago my 7 year old daughter was complaining of pain in her breast. When I checked ...
A: Tracy, This is almost certainly a breast bud, a normal phenomena in a child this age, as long as ...
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| high BUN level in child | 9/1/2009 |
Q: Olson, My son who is 3 years and 8 months old has had a high Blood urea nitrogen(BUN) level and ...
A: Git, Why were these labs done in the first place? Does he have some kidney problem? Give me some ...
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| Infant Popping Joints | 9/1/2009 |
Q: My 5 month old daughter is constantly popping with movement. It occurs mostly in her hips but it ...
A: Renee, This is a very normal finding and surprising to me, a question that is often asked here and ...
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| 18 month old boy with diarrhea for 5 days | 9/1/2009 |
Q: my son started having diarrhea 5 days ago with no fever. I have been trying to feed him crackers, ...
A: Kelly, Generally with 5 days of diarrhea, we feed regular food and recommend a regular diet after ...
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| My 10 months baby doesn't want to sleep unless...... | 9/1/2009 |
Q: My 10 months girls Renad doesn't want to sleep unless she's breastfeeding....I started 3 days ago to ...
A: dalia, She doesn't know how to fall asleep on her own. Her last waking memory if of you nursing, ...
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| 6 yr. old claiming his heart hurts | 8/31/2009 |
Q: Today my son came home from school vomiting over and over. Three days ago he had a fever w/ no ...
A: Victoria, Chest pain in healthy kids is virtually never due to heart issues. The pain, if it is ...
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| Gave aspirin to 10 mo old that had a viral infection | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I gave my daughter of 10 months of age several doses of infant Tylenol after I had come down with a ...
A: Kendie, Tylenol is the brand name for acetominophen. It is not aspirin. It is not, at all, ...
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| My son's change in behaviors | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 year old little boy. He has pulmonary stynosis, asthma, and severe allergies. Recently he ...
A: Cassy, Asberger's syndrome is something that should not strike one suddenly. Singulair, although ...
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| knee pain | 8/31/2009 |
Q: My son just turned four. Lately he has been complaining of pain in one knee. He says it hurts on ...
A: Tiffany, If it is not red, swollen, or hot and it doesn't interfere with his daily play, I would ...
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| Bowel movements of a 20 month old | 8/30/2009 |
Q: My son has been having trouble with his bowel movements for a few months now. Our pediatrician is ...
A: Laura, He needs to be on a consistent program of clean out and daily stool softeners. Your doctor ...
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| Big waist | 8/30/2009 |
Q: My son is 7 yrs old and his waist is 31 inches.He has had a big belly even when he was a baby and ...
A: Jody, He is 99% for height and 98% for weight, giving him a BMI that is greater than 93 % of seven ...
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| Bruising | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I am a first time mom to a healthy 7 month old baby girl. I'm writing b/c over the past few weeks ...
A: Alyssa, Most kids this age don't experience a lot of bruising. If these seem more than expected ...
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| baby's weight | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 3 month old daughter. She was born 2 weeks early and weighed 8lbs 3oz. She is on ...
A: Hollie, That is a pretty large amount of formula. 7 oz even 6 times a day is over 40 oz/day. I ...
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| My son's change in behaviors | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 year old little boy. He has pulmonary stynosis, asthma, and severe allergies. Recently he ...
A: Cassy, This sounds like a response to something, some experience or stress. Have things changed ...
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| swine flu | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I am not one to panic but I am growing concerned over the latest news on swine flu. They now are ...
A: Melanie, Swine flu is swine flu, at least for now. I know of no new strain of it. The H1N1 flu ...
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| not sure what is wrong | 8/28/2009 |
Q: i have a 5 years old son he was sitting down eating lunch and all at one he fell over ...
A: brittany, I would wonder, of course, about a seizure. In the ER, they should have done a good ...
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| Bad daiper rash | 8/28/2009 |
Q: My little girl has had bad diaper rashes in the last +/- 7 months. She never had diaper rashes until ...
A: Yolande, Acid levels in the blood don't make any sense to me. Unless one checks the blood and ...
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| HA Formula Milk | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My daughter is now 3 months plus, she is only taking 3 -4 oz each feeding. She taking formula milk ...
A: Celaine, Stool color, as long as it isn't pure white, black, or pure red, usually doesn't mean ...
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| Red Threads in Stool | 8/27/2009 |
Q: My baby boy is 4 and a half month old, solely breastfed and he is healthy and gaining weight ...
A: Amber, The threads are probably pieces of food fiber. If they are red, they may mean some blood ...
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| Concerns about 11-month-old's development | 8/27/2009 |
Q: Olson: I have a few concerns about my daughter's development. She was born 9/13/08. She was born at ...
A: Anne, Lots of kids at 7 months don't like to use the spoon and require you to use it for them. ...
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| Fever for 7 days (2 1/2 yr old | 8/26/2009 |
Q: My grandaughter is 2 1/2 yr old has been running fever for 7 days now. She has been to the doctor ...
A: Carol, If the fever is really due to the "slightly inflamed ear" and the antibiotic isn't helping ...
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| Flu vaccines (both) | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I'd like to get a second opinion on the flu vaccines. I typically am against any type of flu ...
A: Jane, Most pediatricians don't have the influenza vaccine until the end of September. It can be ...
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| iron | 8/26/2009 |
Q: i know that if a toddler is anemic the body utilizes lead in place of the iron. at what point does ...
A: jade, Yes, lead absorption is increased in kids with anemia, providing sort of a "double whammy" ...
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| 4 year old with lower back pain | 8/25/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old son has been complaining that his lower back hurts. He can barely walk. I took him ...
A: Chelsea, This is an unusual symptom for a kid this age. See your pediatrician and see if ...
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| Low TSH 7mth old Infant | 8/25/2009 |
Q: At 5wks she developed severe neutropenia and has severe anemia the neutropenia has since resolved ...
A: Penny, Low TSH implies hyperthyroidism, high thyroid rather than low. This would be unusual in a ...
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| 5 year old fear of potty | 8/24/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old son has been potty trained for a year now. About 6 months or so the toilet started to ...
A: Anon, These may be fears, but often the resistance to toileting in this age group is manipulative ...
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| infant has painful bowel movements | 8/24/2009 |
Q: My daughter just turned 1. She has had painful bowel movements, even when she was on strictly ...
A: Chris, If the stools are soft and her rectum is normal, without any fissures or sore areas, having ...
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| Penile erction at toddlers | 8/23/2009 |
Q: Is this normal I know that it is normal for little boys to have penile erections but the other day ...
A: Lamm, "Well to be short", why are you worrying at all? This is not your son and this whole ...
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| 12 week old feeding problem | 8/23/2009 |
Q: My 12 week old has been having eating problem since she was 5 weeks old. She was refusing breast ...
A: janaki, I would wonder, if she has acid reflux, and is at a maximum dose of zantac, whether the ...
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| Should I take my daughter to the ER | 8/23/2009 |
Q: I have a 15 month old little girl with a Fever of 99.8 being the lowest right now to 103.6 being the ...
A: Veronica, Whether she needs to be seen today or tomorrow in her doctor's office depends on how she ...
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| bite | 8/22/2009 |
Q: About a week ago I noticed a small bite on my leg but the center of the bite had turned black. I put ...
A: Cindy, Often a spider bite can be like this, with a central dark area. Another thing that can ...
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| hurt leg | 8/22/2009 |
Q: My 20 month old daughter hurt her leg going down a slide with her uncle. Her leg got stuck under ...
A: laura, A couple of weeks ago I saw a girl, this age, with about the exact injury, slide and ...
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| toddlers who eat their own feces | 8/22/2009 |
Q: Is it normal for a toddler to eat their own feces? As a mother of a 18 and 17 year old, I have ...
A: charlotte, This is normal behavior, disgusting as it may seem. Copraphagia is quite common in ...
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| Potty Training Problems | 8/21/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My son just turned 3 this month and our baby girl is almost 6 months old. My son was ...
A: Kelly, If he is a typical, smart, normal kid, he is ready and this is toilet training resistance. ...
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| behavioral spec. for 1 yr old | 8/21/2009 |
Q: i took her to another doctor because it got worse and she is almost bald on the top of her head and ...
A: sherry, Trichotilliomania, or obsessive hair pulling, and trichophagia (hair eating) is a ...
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| 2 year old son | 8/21/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 year old son, who since aug 1 has had many different problems one after another, it ...
A: Amanda, These certainly sound like allergic symptoms, allergies being due to many causes, ...
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| Shingles Vaccine | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I am interested in getting the shingles vaccine. I am 62 years old and in good health. I had ...
A: Joanie, The answer is that this is safe to give you if you have a grandson. I'm 56 and have a new ...
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| bowel movement | 8/20/2009 |
Q: My son will be 4 months tomorrow and for the last week his stool seems to be harder than it used to ...
A: alise, Stools in infants can change consistency and frequency for really no discernible reason. ...
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| breast lump/5 year old | 8/20/2009 |
Q: While getting my 5 yr old daughter ready for bed, I noticed her left nipple, though still inverted ...
A: Robin, This is probably premature thelarche, a condition seen in a lot of girls and some boys, ...
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| Skin rashes as a reaction to oral Saccharomyces boulardii Lypho...? | 8/19/2009 |
Q: My Son is 5 years old and has been suffering from stomach (intestinal?) infection for the past ...
A: Raghesh, What bacteria was this? I ask this because some bacteria are more likely to cause skin ...
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| Ferritin levels and hair loss | 8/19/2009 |
Q: My 5 (soon to be 6) year old daughter has been experiencing hair loss for 3 months now. She was ...
A: Carey, I'm not sure what a VCUG and telogen effluvium have to do with each other, other than ...
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| Whats a good time? | 8/19/2009 |
Q: I have had the same bed time ritual for my one year old daughter she takes a bath then lays down at ...
A: Teona, You are doing a great job! I think that the time babies go to sleep depends on the baby ...
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| Skin rashes as a reaction to oral Saccharomyces boulardii Lypho...? | 8/18/2009 |
Q: My Son is 5 years old and has been suffering from stomach (intestinal?) infection for the past ...
A: Raghesh, I'm not too familiar with the treatment of this problem in a foreign country. Zentel is ...
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| Sensitivity to noise | 8/18/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old daughter has always seemed very sensitive to loud noises. In addition, she also does ...
A: Kathleen, Some kids are just born with acute senses and can have increased sensitivity and ...
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| I think i have an eating problem. | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Alright, i have been like this for the past 7 years... first off, i am 20 years old, 5'2 and my ...
A: melissa, Please see your doctor. It is possible, that over years of having pain with eating, you ...
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| paint | 8/17/2009 |
Q: kindly clarify to me wether it is safe to paint a house am leaving in with a 2.5 months baby. thank ...
A: mumbi, It is safe as long as the rooms are aired out before the baby sleeps in them. I assume ...
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| 8 year boys problems | 8/17/2009 |
Q: please can you help with are grandson with his temper! he just got so bad with his mum she cant cope ...
A: maureen, She needs to discuss this with her pediatrician. Clearly there is something not going ...
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| my 18 month old daughter won't sleep | 8/17/2009 |
Q: My 18 month old daughter won't sleep at all. She takes a 1 to 1 1/2 nap during the day then at night ...
A: Donna, Most sleep problems can be solved with a few tough days of letting her cry it out. Be sure ...
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| problems witm my daughter | 8/16/2009 |
Q: I have a 7 years old daughter, she has not problems with health , but she put a pencil in her ...
A: iulia, Kids stick stuff in areas because they are curious or because it may feel good. This is ...
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| child screaming | 8/16/2009 |
Q: she is teething also so not sure if its that. also scratches her ear why??? infection???? screaming ...
A: leena, I have no real idea why she is screaming. There could be countless reasons. What do you ...
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| purple feet/legs | 8/16/2009 |
Q: my 2 week old son has a heart mummer but nothing serious and his legs and feet turn purple all the ...
A: Melissa, When someone tells me that there child has a heart murmur and especially at age 2 weeks, ...
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| 7 yr old son with fever for 2 +weeks | 8/15/2009 |
Q: 2 weeks ago my son woke up and was crying that his back hurt him and he pointed to his left flank. ...
A: Darlene, If the urine culture was negative, then is is pretty certain he did not have a bacterial ...
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| Frothy stool | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I have a question about a 18 day old baby that is exclusively breastfeeding and as from yesterday ...
A: maria, It sounds like you have a good pediatrician who has an understanding of the lactation ...
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| Out of control daughter | 8/14/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old is out of control and I don't know what to do, she's driving me nuts. She's very ...
A: Maria, Please see your pediatrician, have her evaluated carefully and get some help. She is out ...
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| 2 year old eating problems | 8/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 yr old grandson. He isn't talking yet, just babbling, maybe a distorted word. I had my ...
A: Mary, Is he really developing normally or is he having a global delay in development? Is he ...
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| loose stools in 5-year old boy | 8/13/2009 |
Q: My son has had loose stools since 3.5 years old. He will be 5 in September. I have discussed this ...
A: Brenda, If he has one or two loose stools a day and is otherwise healthy, I wouldn't worry about ...
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| Fever with no other symptoms | 8/13/2009 |
Q: 19 My son,who will be 12 in a few days, has been running a fever for 5 days but has had no other ...
A: clgoody, This likely is a virus illness, typical of what we see in the summer: fever, malaise and ...
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| Strep Throat One year Old | 8/13/2009 |
Q: I have a one year old daughter who has been diagnosed twice in the last month with strep throat. She ...
A: Erin, I'm surprised that the screen was positive. One thing to realize is that there are no ...
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| hemifacial tic | 8/12/2009 |
Q: This is regarding hemifacial tic. This isn't a Tourette's syndrome. S/S started after 40 yo, which ...
A: Alec, I am a pediatrician. I don't see 40 year olds. It would be better to address this question ...
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| Weight Gain | 8/12/2009 |
Q: I have an 8 yr old daughter who seems to constantly be gaining weight. She went to the Dr in June ...
A: Kim, In general, weight gain is due to an imbalance of calories in and calories out. Some ...
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| ongoing fever | 8/12/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 7.5 years old and in overall good health. This is day 16 of a fever. The first 1.5 ...
A: Amy, I would agree that the initial presentation, with the fever and the mouth sores in the ...
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| night time potty breaks | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old son has always urinated very frequently and still wakes 4-6 times throughout the night ...
A: Sarah, I would wonder if he has a sleep problem, like a parasomia, a condition where he may sleep ...
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| Head injury - fall from 3 feet | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My son fell from about 3 feet about a week ago on the carpet. He has a very small bruise on his ...
A: Sierra, I would love to see this article, for it is not true and is unsafe and risks exposing kids ...
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| Pneumonia | 8/11/2009 |
Q: My eight year old son was diagnosed with pneumonia a week ago. He was put on Omnicef (2 tsp once a ...
A: Becky, Although most pneumonia is virus caused and really just gets better on its own, we treat ...
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| inflamed inguinal lymph node | 8/5/2009 |
Q: My 6 yo son has a large inflamed, reddened area on his left groin area. There is a 3 inch long ...
A: Cathy, He should be seen today. If this is a bacterial infection of the node, he needs to be ...
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| vaccine | 8/5/2009 |
Q: How do you feel about the swine flu vaccine coming out this fall? I have two daughters ages 7 and ...
A: Kellie, I will reserve judgement on this until the studies come out, hopefully soon, that will ...
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| Baby constipation | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I am a mother of 18 month baby girl 10.2 kilos.We have a problem with constipation and now with anal ...
A: Ghada, The tear will heal quickly on its own as long as the stools remain soft and loose. ...
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| concerned | 8/4/2009 |
Q: My son spent the night with his grandma the other night and I forgot to send his toothpaste, so he ...
A: Marie, This sounds like a lot of speculation about something that is probably totally innocuous. ...
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| re: time and children | 8/4/2009 |
Q: Re: the question about parental absences and how children may view these absences, Do you have and ...
A: wendy, I'm sure this question somehow involves a custody issue and amount of time spent with one ...
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| sence of time for ages 5 thru 9 | 8/4/2009 |
Q: for children, in general, ages 5 and 8 what is there concept of time. I.e. If one parent is ...
A: wendy, I don't know if there is any data on this question. I understand what you mean, but I have ...
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| my 6 year old and problems with bowel movements | 7/29/2009 |
Q: my daughter has had strange bowels for almost 2 weeks now first it was diarrhea now i don't know how ...
A: cydney, We generally don't use too many anti-diarrheal meds in kids. I suspect with the leaking ...
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| rash | 7/28/2009 |
Q: My 14 month old grandson woke up one morning with a 104 fever. The emergency room told them to ...
A: trudy, This is probably a summer-time viral illness. Often we see high fevers and subsequent ...
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| 4 year old nose bleeds | 7/28/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old has been getting bad nose bleeds recently. He's never had any before. We were living ...
A: Carrie Ann, Tylenol will not cause bleeding problems, unless in a massive overdose situation. ...
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| stool color | 7/28/2009 |
Q: My 31/2 year old daughter has light tan stool. My husband noticed this for the first time today. She ...
A: Audrey, Stools in normal kids vary in size, shape, color, consistency and smell. This variation ...
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| Blue legs, Sweaty Feet | 7/27/2009 |
Q: When my 4 1/2 month old daughter is held upright for any length of time her legs turn blue from the ...
A: Jody, If the cardiologist looked at her and says nothing is wrong with the heart, I would have to ...
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| Baby refuses bottles - mom's going away | 7/27/2009 |
Q: My 10 and a half month old baby has been breastfed with an intake of baby foods as well. She started ...
A: Catherine, Try a cup, preferably a regular, not a sippy cup. Whole milk should be fine, as long ...
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| 10 year old male with fever | 7/27/2009 |
Q: My 10 year old grandson has come down with fever every couple of weeks since May 11. He feels bad ...
A: Virginia, It is possible for kids to develop fevers with a bit of dehydration. The low sodium may ...
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| Question regarding baby output | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I am a mother of a newborn baby. She is just under 1 week old. I delivered on the 22nd and was ...
A: monique, No, it is not normal. Either she is peeing enough and you are missing it in the diapers ...
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| behaviour | 7/26/2009 |
Q: I have an 11 yr old son who has a trigger temper. He just snaps when something doesnt go to plan or ...
A: Debbie, Please have him examined by your pediatrician, with a good history and a complete family ...
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| sleeping and napping | 7/25/2009 |
Q: My 1 yr old granddaughter will not go to sleep when placed in her crib. My daughter has always held ...
A: diana, Time for some tough love by all involved. Her last waking memory needs to be of her crib, ...
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| head circum | 7/25/2009 |
Q: My baby girl, Valentina (5 months old), was born on February 17th, with 2,5 Kgs weight, 44cm length, ...
A: Victoria, My, she is a cute one! Waiting 15 days doesn't make sense to me, for really what change ...
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| Mentally Delay | 7/25/2009 |
Q: i hope you will be fine. i need to consult with you about problem of my 3 year old child, who is ...
A: Zulfiqar, I don't know what "blue ribbon was 24" means. I don't know what an "observatory ...
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| 1 yr old w/ low neutrophils count | 7/25/2009 |
Q: My son is 13months. Recently he has been getting a blood draw every 2 wks. His pediatrician isn't ...
A: Theresa, If your pediatrician can't communicate with you better than this, you need to have a real ...
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| weight problem | 7/24/2009 |
Q: i am a pharmacist,i have an 11 months old little baby girl,and i went to the doctor for revision,her ...
A: lilly, She is small. Whether this is important to her health is not clear to me, for I don't have ...
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| hands in pants | 7/24/2009 |
Q: My son just turned 3 and since he was about 1 1/2 he sucks the 2 middle fingers on his left hand and ...
A: Jennifer, Kids this age often will develop comforting habits such as this. It is acceptable, to ...
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| enlarged scotum | 7/24/2009 |
Q: Concerned parents My son is 3 years old + I have noticed today that one tesstie is approve 10 times ...
A: Amanda, He could have a hernia or what we call a hydrocele. I suspect this is not at all an ...
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| 4 yr girl with peeling finger tips and yellow in toe nails | 7/24/2009 |
Q: My 4yr old daughter has a yellow tint in her toenails that I can not get to go away. She is a good ...
A: angee, Discuss with your pediatrician whether this might be an indolent fungus infection of the ...
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| 5 month old reflux and batting at her ears | 7/23/2009 |
Q: My 5 month old daughter has been batting at her ears (especially the left) at night for about 6 ...
A: Kristen, Most of the kids who come to a pediatric office with the complaint of batting at the ears ...
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| falling from the bed | 7/22/2009 |
Q: Doctor, My daughter is 3 yrs and 4mths old. Yesterday,I was in the bathroom brushing, my older ...
A: Anne, If she seems fine, has no bruise, didn't lose consciousness, and is doing well now, she ...
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| Teething? Something more serious? | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My daughter is almost 6 months old (was 5 weeks premature) and we suspect she has been teething for ...
A: Ngaire, I would feel more comfortable having you see your pediatrician than just attributing this ...
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| 4 year old with stomach pains | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old is complaining of stomach pains, quite a lot. He gets full very quickly from eating ...
A: Stephanie, Constipation is by far the most common cause of stomach pain in kids this age. Really, ...
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| Weird bites on my legs and feet | 7/22/2009 |
Q: My name is Jordan and I have a question for you about bug bites. A couple days ago i noticed very ...
A: Jordan, Unfortunately, I have no idea. This is because when one is bitten by an insect, the ...
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| Baby is refusing milk | 7/21/2009 |
Q: I have a healthy 8.5 month old who has been breastfed since birth. She has always refused the bottle ...
A: Gina, What about a cup? This is an excellent way to transition from the breast and our three ...
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| Food Habit of my 11months old son | 7/21/2009 |
Q: This is regarding my 11 months old son. The problem is he hates to eat anything. He is normal in ...
A: Harsha, Please do not force him to eat. He easily could develop a feeding aversion, a behavioral ...
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| urine odor | 7/21/2009 |
Q: My son is eleven years old. His wrists (inner) has a strong urine odor.Is this normal?
A: becca, I have never heard of this before. I really am unsure what you are describing. I have not ...
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| toenails | 7/21/2009 |
Q: my son is 4 years old and i recently noticed that both his big toenails have sunken in.i took him to ...
A: suzanne, Often normal nails can be scooped out, with a "dished" appearance. I think if this ...
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| 7 week old with no appetite | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My 7 week old seems to have no appetite. About a week back she was 10.5 pounds and now I am not sure ...
A: janaki, Is she losing weight? If so, then this is a significant problem that needs further ...
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| 5 yr old son's nosebleeds and headaches | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old son has been having constant headaches almost on a daily basis as well as constant ...
A: Desiree, Nosebleeds with constant headaches in a 5 year old need further evaluation. See your ...
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| My daughter is sick. | 7/20/2009 |
Q: My five-year-old daughter started complaining about a stomach ache on 7-15-09. I attributed it to ...
A: Melissa, This is probably a viral illness, with the initial stomach perhaps being related to the ...
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| my sons elevated white blood cell count | 7/20/2009 |
Q: my 2yr old son started complaining of belly pain 3weeks ago and his appetite decreased about the ...
A: martha, Why was he given a shot of antibiotics? What infection was being treated? I am not OK ...
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| Withholding Poop | 7/19/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, PLEASE HELP!! I have been constantly referring to your answer to Emily's question back in ...
A: Karen, Miralax will almost certainly help, as long as it is used for at least two days in a ...
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| 6 month old in pain ? | 7/19/2009 |
Q: My 6 month old girl will tense up, hold her breath, and turn red in the face for a second or two. ...
A: Bill, If she is acting OK before and after these "events", then please don't take her to the ER ...
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| 4yr old boy trouble peeing | 7/19/2009 |
Q: My 4 yr. old son has complained three times this week that his pee pee hurt when he was trying to ...
A: tami, He needs to be seen by his doctor tomorrow to check a urine, have a good exam, and see where ...
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| Parotid swelling | 7/18/2009 |
Q: I am hoping you can help me out a little with my 3 yr old son. He is already under the care of a ...
A: Rossie, The sleeping problems are probably behavioral and I can't really link them to the current ...
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| Sleep problems with 6mnth old | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I am at my wits end! My 6 and half month old wakes up all night! All this started after he came down ...
A: Carolyn, Infant sleep is tenuous and easily upset by things like a viral sore throat. Go back to ...
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| Stool in 4 week old infant | 7/17/2009 |
Q: My breastfed 4 week old went from the frequent mustard seedy type stools to one big blowout stool ...
A: Anne, Yes, this is normal. I don't have a good explanation why this happens, but many breastfed ...
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| Feet and Hands Turn Black/Blue or Red | 7/16/2009 |
Q: My son is 7 months old. My son's feet and hands often turn black/blue when they are slightly cold ...
A: Andrea, This is probably normal acrocyanosis, or color change of the feet and hands with ...
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| Small Hole in skin | 7/16/2009 |
Q: I noticed today that my 4 year old daughter has a small hole in the skin area between the corner of ...
A: Natalie, This may be a perauricular pit that is farther in front of the ear than usual but may be ...
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| foul odor in toddler | 7/16/2009 |
Q: old little girl and i have noticed a foul fishy odor in her vaginal. She has no other symptoms. Im ...
A: melinda, Make sure she hasn't stuck something in that area. Foul odors are unusual in kid this ...
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| Knee pain in 3 Year Old | 7/15/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old daughter has been complaining of pain in her right knee for about 2 weeks. It does ...
A: Patricia, Knee pain can be caused by hip problems and ankle problems as well. Your doctor ...
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| 2 year old nightmares | 7/15/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 year old healthy boy. He sleeps well at night and usually takes a solid 2 hour nap. ...
A: Lia, First of all, if he wakes up sweaty, try to make sure that he has the absolute minimum of ...
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| BM Movements | 7/15/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old daughter has always had a hard time having a BM. Since birth, I had to give her Karo ...
A: Lisa, She needs to be on a consistent regimen of stool softeners, preferably Miralax, to get ...
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| fluid intake | 7/14/2009 |
Q: My 17 month old daughter is being weined from the bottle and refuses to drink milk from any other ...
A: Shannon, Water and juice are not really important. I would suggest, to get her to be back to a ...
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| How much should my 12 week old baby sleep? | 7/14/2009 |
Q: This might sound a little odd as I'm sure many parents would probably welcome this problem. How ...
A: Aaron, How about as long as possible! Consider yourself blessed. As long as she is healthy and ...
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| constipation & fussy eater | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 61/2 mo baby boy who has had constipation for the last 4 weeks and we were advised to put ...
A: Chau, Lactulose is a good and safe product to use in this situation. It is typical for babies to ...
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| Eyes shake/vibrate- 4 month old | 7/13/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson- my 4 month old daughter's eyes shake and tend to vibrate. She is able to follow people ...
A: Keith, This probably is nystagmus, that can be caused by a number of things, some totally benign ...
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| izaiah | 7/13/2009 |
Q: my son has been throwing up for 2 months. when i ask izaiah where his stomach hurts he tell me the ...
A: kelley, Focalin can cause stomach ache. Ask your doctor is this is a possibility. Antibiotics ...
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| 6 month old | 7/13/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 6 1/2 months old and she recentlt started doing something very strange. She will put ...
A: Kait, I doubt, if everything else is normal, that this is anything to be concerned about. Often ...
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| stretching of the back passage | 7/12/2009 |
Q:
A: Rachel, I assume the "back passage" is the rectum. You English have quite the way with words! ...
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| my baby | 7/12/2009 |
Q: i was just wondering if you could help me. i have just read about a mothers worries about her baby ...
A: megan, Of course I can help you! I think the cleft palate is probably contributing greatly to the ...
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| Intermittent Fever | 7/12/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old get intermittent fevers (about 101) that last about 24 hrs at a time. I am able ...
A: Mackenzie, If the other triplets aren't getting the fevers, then it would make me even be more ...
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| 9 month old baby does not crawl yet | 7/12/2009 |
Q: i have a 9 month old baby (he will be 10 month old towards the end of this month). i am beginning to ...
A: gay, Lots of healthy totally normal kids don't crawl at all. They simply stand up and walk. ...
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| My 5 year old great-nephew | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I am a nurse and noticed hugh hard knots on the side and back of my 5 year old nephews neck, he does ...
A: Shannon, Any large hard knots on the neck should be looked at by the doctor. That being said, the ...
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| Blisters on my child's tongue | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I just read and answer you gave to a parent whose child had blisters on their tongue, but no other ...
A: Mama B, This is almost certainly a viral illness, with the oral blisters on the tongue and the low ...
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| Baby not drinking his formula | 7/10/2009 |
Q: For the past 9 days he has not been drinking his formula. I'm lucky if he even gets 12 oz a day but ...
A: anh, Thanks for the additional info. Age is so important in answering pediatric questions. He is ...
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| Intermittent Fever | 7/10/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old get intermittent fevers (about 101) that last about 24 hrs at a time. I am able ...
A: Mackenzie, Many kids get intermittent viral illnesses that have fever and little else in the way ...
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| loose motion in 4 month | 7/10/2009 |
Q: my daughter born on 16 march 2009 is suffering from loose motion since more than a week , her stool ...
A: Tikam Singh, It is unlikely that mothers food selections are causing the loose stools. Lots of ...
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| hand swelling | 7/9/2009 |
Q: my son is 30 months and as many pounds. he got what appeared to be a spider bite today at day care ...
A: james, Certain spider bites, like the black widow, can cause considerable tissue swelling and even ...
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| 5 year old with bluish rash around lips? | 7/9/2009 |
Q: For the past few days, my 5 year old son has had a blue, rash-like circle around his lips, and his ...
A: Rjthkids, It is normal for many kids to have a blue color around the lips in certain situations, ...
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| baby health | 7/8/2009 |
Q: "dear dr i asked this question from DrKondekar but did not get any responce .i will be very ...
A: qudsia, Gaviscon is not helpful for "severe vomiting" that is "reflux". Meds like the antiacids ...
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| Hovite RD drops | 7/8/2009 |
Q: My son is 15 days old. He was 3.3kg when born. He is active but sleeps only 7-9hrs a day is it OK??? ...
A: Sumesh, These are vitamin drops and are safe. If you are breastfeeding or if he is small (he ...
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| Baby making vomit sound but nothing come out | 7/8/2009 |
Q: I'm a new mother and recently a sequence of changes in my 4 mth old baby boy has been worrying me ...
A: Christine, Giving an antibiotic to a 4 month old with a red throat doesn't make any sense to me. ...
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| baby fighting sleep | 7/7/2009 |
Q: my husband and I have a huge problem on our hands. Our month old will not sleep! We have tried ...
A: Amanda, This is a complicated issue that I can't really do justice to unless I see a baby and ...
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| my son has two lumps on his penis | 7/7/2009 |
Q: my son has two lumps on his penis. they don't hurt when he goes to the bathroom but it hurts when ...
A: junior, Without seeing him and examining him, I really have no idea what these lesions are. If ...
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| vomiting, sed rate, fatigue | 6/30/2009 |
Q: my 5 year old daughter has been sick now for almost 3 weeks. at first she had very bad headaches ...
A: amber, Hard for me, a humble pediatrician in Northern Michigan, to find out what is going on when ...
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| labial adhesion/UTI | 6/30/2009 |
Q: My question is this: If you saw a 2 and half year old female with her first UTI, would you ...
A: Amber, The older a child becomes with the first infection, the less likely the testing will find ...
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| 9 mo old sudden sleep issue | 6/29/2009 |
Q: My 9 mo old, also a 11-12 hr sleeper has suddenly in past 2 weeks gone from happy sleeper/napper ...
A: michelle, Make sure that her last waking memory (LWM) is of her crib and not of you. Even if ...
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| Ear infections and tonsilitis | 6/28/2009 |
Q: My son is almost 11 months old. He has had over 7 ear infections and 2 cases of tonsillitis. I was ...
A: Elessa, There is no a good relationship between removing tonsils and helping ear infections. ...
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| Acne (and now a skin tag) in a 6-year-old | 6/28/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 6, and has had bumps on her arms since she was 2. I have shown the doctor over and ...
A: Mandy, These bumps are called keratosis pilaris, a generally inherited skin disorder. This is not ...
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| 5 Yr. Old Complaining of Severe Headache | 6/27/2009 |
Q: .. I have a 5 year old son that complains frequently about severe headaches and points at the very ...
A: Kimberly, He probably has migraines, by far the most common cause of severe recurrent headaches ...
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| my 3 month old has a cough | 6/27/2009 |
Q: my 3 month old has a stuff nosy and has a cold. what can she take because when she sleeps are eat ...
A: jeanette, We have no medicines for a cough and cold that are safe and effective for a three month ...
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| 18 month old | 6/27/2009 |
Q: My 18 month old recently had echovirus or coxsackie virus (doctor didn't do test to confirm but ...
A: KT, If she is well, she is not sick. That may sound silly, but if all she is doing is scratching ...
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| ear piercing | 6/26/2009 |
Q: Is it safe for my 7 year old daughter to go swimming the same day as having her ears pierced? She ...
A: Michelle, Pools, city or otherwise, are generally chlorinated heavily. Infection from this source ...
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| green stuff from belly button | 6/26/2009 |
Q: My 3 week old daughter lost her umbilical chord when shew as 2 weeks old and ever since she has had ...
A: Sarah, She probably has an umbilical cord granuloma, an overly aggressive scar that weeps fluid. ...
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| 4 Year old sudden behaviour change | 6/25/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old daughter is normally a very happy, healty, nice and well behaved child. She was until ...
A: Kylie, Yes, I have seen in my own practice, at least two kids with behavior changes and normal ...
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| Speaking of child | 6/25/2009 |
Q: My son is of three and half yr old, but he still does not wish to talk to anybody. He listen and ...
A: Neeraj, Please have him checked carefully by a skilled pediatrician for the possibility of autism ...
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| sleep issues | 6/25/2009 |
Q: Olson, Our two and a half year old daughter, who was adopted by us from China in Feb. 2009 has been ...
A: Leda, She doesn't know how to fall asleep on her own. You need to do the bed routine, leave the ...
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| White spots on skin | 6/24/2009 |
Q: My grandson is 3 years old and he is very fair. We use sunscreen on him whenever he is in the son. ...
A: Donna, More likely these are some hypopigmented spots that have been there and are now more ...
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| Sleeping | 6/24/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 5 months old and sufferred from colic early on which I think has contributed to her ...
A: Kitty, You are a smart person and know exactly what is going on. Put her to bed awake. Don't ...
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| vitamin k deficiency | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My brother's six week old baby manifested red and navy blue marks on her back and limbs. She was ...
A: Jan, I have never given babies vitamin K for bruising. Are these bruises? Are they due to a ...
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| diarrhea | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My 19 month old son has had diarrhea must of his little life. I can only remember few occasions ...
A: Kayla, Some kids and adults always have diarrhea and are happy and healthy. If he is gaining ...
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| breast | 6/23/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 8 yrs old, she started to get breast buds in one breast about 5 months ago. The past ...
A: candace, Without other signs of puberty, this is probably normal. Usually in this premature ...
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| Blood in stool and rash on face/neck/chest | 6/22/2009 |
Q: I have a 6 week old who is breast fed and has been very gassy and had small amounts of blood in her ...
A: jennifer, My thoughts are to do as you intended. It is highly unusual for a newborn to have a ...
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| labial adhesion | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Olson: My daughter is 8 months old; when she was three her doctor noticed that her labia had fused ...
A: Sylvia, I consider labial adhesions to be normal and never treat them, unless a child is having ...
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| Reflux toddler | 6/22/2009 |
Q: My 15 month old was diagnosed with silent reflux at 6 months old, and has been on Prilosec (10mg ...
A: Jordana, It is possible for Prilosec to cause loose stools. We just don't see this very much. ...
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| chest pain/spasm in 11 boy | 6/22/2009 |
Q: my question is this my 11 year old nephew, has had 3 what seem to be spasms around the heart, he ...
A: Karen, Pain in the chest in previously healthy kids is virtually never due to heart problems. He ...
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| nosebleeds | 6/21/2009 |
Q: My four year old son began having nose bleeds a year ago while asleep. AT first he would simply ...
A: Julie, Nosebleeds for a year this frequently are not normal. Please see your doctor to rule out a ...
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| constipation and holding bowl movements | 6/21/2009 |
Q: my daughter has had trouble constipation and holding her bowel movements for 3-4 days. I have had ...
A: Kesha, See your pediatrician. I have never seen a case of constipation that doesn't respond to ...
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| Lactose | 6/21/2009 |
Q: I'm not sure if I sent this question your way last time, but what can one do if they are lactose ...
A: James, Lactate is not a medicine, as far as I know. Lactaid is an enzyme that people with lactose ...
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| Symptoms of common illnesses | 6/21/2009 |
Q: My dad is has been having a horrible headache for the past couple of days. He also recently ...
A: Collen, I'm a pediatrician, so take this as you will. If he has a rash, horrible headache, and ...
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| sleeping probleem | 6/20/2009 |
Q: I got a 18 month girl, she is clever, but dropping her off to sleep is a nightmeer.She is sleeping ...
A: shan, It is usually the clever ones who have sleeping problems, for they can manipulate their ...
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| Noisy breathing in 8 month old baby | 6/20/2009 |
Q: My 8 month old baby is suffering from some breathing difficulties, mainly noisy breathing.while ...
A: sincy, These are upper airway noises, normal if one has a stuffy nose at this age. they are ...
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| Abnormal CBC lab values in 12 month old | 6/19/2009 |
Q: I got a copy of our 12 month old's labwork and his ped. called asking us to repeat the labwork in ...
A: Kate, These labs are strongly suggestive of an acute viral illness. Repeating is OK, although I ...
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| Overweight 3 year old | 6/18/2009 |
Q: I am a concern parent of a three year old who since birth has been in overweight. During the ...
A: Yanni, She is heavy because she comes from a heavy family. She might need a thyroid test to rule ...
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| 17 month old not sleeping! | 6/18/2009 |
Q: My 17 month old will NOT sleep all night. We have tried EVERYTHING imaginable! I've kept her up ...
A: Ashley, It sounds like he getting up is interfering with everyone else, and not really a problem ...
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| my child one year old | 6/18/2009 |
Q: she has an ulcer on the tip of her tongue and drooling a lot. She is running a low grade temp. of ...
A: Debbie, This time of year we often see summer-time viruses and a lot of them cause oral ulcers, ...
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| 10month old with chronic sinusitis | 6/17/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, I have a 10 month old little girl who has been on Augmentin 3 times and amoxicillin 2 ...
A: Rachel, It is highly unusual to see a child this age with well documented sinusitis, and if this ...
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| sound when breathing | 6/17/2009 |
Q: My 4 months old baby girl produces a sound when breathing,its like she is snoring. It started when ...
A: Lucy, Generally these sounds will go away by 6-9 months, when the nasal breathing changes to a ...
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| burns | 6/17/2009 |
Q: how to treat circumfrential burns at home(2nd degree)on a child's hand(2yearsold)and how long it ...
A: redempta, This depends totally on the extent of the burn, the depth, the exact location and other ...
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| Newborns legs turning blue | 6/16/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 3 weeks old. I have noticed that when she is in certain positions (such as when I am ...
A: Kat, This is normal for a newborn baby. This is a phenomena called "acrocyanosis" or blueness of ...
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| potty training a 5 year old | 6/16/2009 |
Q: i have a friend, and she has a five year old that is going into kindergarden this year.i have over ...
A: melinda, She has encopresis, the involuntary leaking of stools that is due largely to ...
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| blood in stool | 6/15/2009 |
Q: My 3 week old baby boy as been having blood in his stool for about a week now with every poop diaper ...
A: Alyssa, Please, see your doctor. Infants should not have blood in the stool. It can be, rarely, ...
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| Toilet Training | 6/15/2009 |
Q: My 5YO niece has been using the toilet for a couple of years. However she still wets herself ...
A: Alison, First of all, have her seen by her doctor and have a good exam and have a urine checked to ...
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| primary complex treatment | 6/15/2009 |
Q: David Olson. I am residing in India. My daughter is now 5 yrs old. She was diagonised having ...
A: GURU, I see very little TB. My understanding is that a subsequent TB test will be positive in one ...
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| Speech delay and aggressive behavior | 6/14/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 2.5 yrs old and is currently working with a speech therapist 1 day a week for her ...
A: mary, This is a very tough question to answer in this format. You need to enlist the help of your ...
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| 4 year old stomach pains | 6/14/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 1/2 year old boy, Sebastian. For about a week now he has been waking up in the middle of ...
A: Allison, Pain that is brief and responds to Motrin is virtually never a reason to seek ER care. ...
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| Testicles Dropping | 6/14/2009 |
Q: My penis is 2.2 inches soft and 3.1 inches hard and my hole bit is 1.3 inches lower than my ...
A: Jacotia, You need to see your doctor. An exam will find out what is going on. If masturbation ...
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| giving benedryl | 6/14/2009 |
Q: My son is 5 1/2 yrs old and weighs about 41 lb. how much liquid benedryl can i give him?
A: Amy, The dosing is variable but I like to use it at a slightly higher dose. Recommended is 1/2 ...
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| help please | 6/13/2009 |
Q: Ok i have a step son called taylor who has some rather worrying traits,to start with i was told it ...
A: antony, Yes, all mental illnesses, like the ones you describe, are strongly heritable. They can ...
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| scared of flying, elevators and such | 6/13/2009 |
Q: I have a nine months old. When she was around two months old I noticed she was scared of the stairs. ...
A: jenya, I agree that it is perfectly normal for a normal baby to be afraid of the normal things you ...
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| 17 month old infant/toddler with fever | 6/13/2009 |
Q: I have a 17 month old boy who has a rectal temperature of 102.9. I gave him 5 ml of Tylenol which ...
A: Jennifer, Take him to the ER if he is acting sick, not just because he has a fever. I would be ...
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| vaccine injections | 6/12/2009 |
Q: My 6 month old got her Pediarix and Prevnar injections today. The thigh that the pediarix was ...
A: Julia, It is possible to hit a small vein when giving a shot, even using the best of techniques. ...
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| Lethargic 14 month old | 6/11/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter is 14 months old. She stayed the night with me 4 nights ago and woke up in the ...
A: Marilene, This is probably a viral illness. That being said, it is often difficult to tell the ...
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| how mandatory is iron drops? | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I have a months old baby girl. She is weighing 8.48 kgs. Doctor has advised to give her 5ml of ...
A: Sandhya, You didn't tell me how old your "months old" girl is. Iron drops are not routinely given ...
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| Parents uncontrollable shouting at the child | 6/11/2009 |
Q: I am concerned as a grandparent and wonder if you can give me some insights. My son first shows ...
A: Nina, I'm not sure this is a question or just me affirming that your son and daughter-in-law have ...
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| 10month old cannot sit | 6/10/2009 |
Q: i work in childcare and have recently had a child start care with me who has just turned 10 months, ...
A: deborah, We see lots of normal infants that fail to read the developmental book and don't do ...
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| toddler joints popping | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I just received an answer from an expert regarding the following question I asked: "My 13 month old ...
A: Catherine, Sounds from joints are normal and don't need to be treated at all. This is a common ...
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| Night wakings | 6/9/2009 |
Q: My son is now 19 months old. He has been sleeping through from 5 months old in his own room. The ...
A: Justine, Sleep is tenuous and even small changes in schedules, household dynamics, trips or ...
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| Crust behind the ear | 6/9/2009 |
Q: My 5yr old has crusty stuff behind his ear, which is a little red and he says painful if it's ...
A: Shelly, This can either by eczema, yeast or bacterial. I would tend to use some 1% hydrocortisone ...
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| stool appearance | 6/8/2009 |
Q: My son is nine days old and, since his "tarry" stools dissappeared, his stools have been runny and ...
A: Courtni, Breast fed stools are yellow/orange diarrhea, compared to stools in older kids. They are ...
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| incontinence question | 6/8/2009 |
Q: My 7 year old daughter has been potty trained since she was 2 years old. She has a "super girl" ...
A: Chantelle, This isn't normal for most 7 year olds. She may be having symptoms of a hyperactive ...
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| red rash on face | 6/8/2009 |
Q: I have a 6 week old little girl who has a rash that consumes her cheeks, some on her scalp, ears & a ...
A: CHRISTY, This sounds like a typical newborn rash. They tend to be increased by heat and seem to ...
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| Never had a formed stool at 3.5 years | 6/7/2009 |
Q: My son is 3.5 yrs old. He has never had a formed stool. Rather, they are mushy and unformed. He used ...
A: Stephanie, Please put him on a lactose free diet for a couple of weeks. Lactose intolerance is ...
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| sleep for a 5 year old | 6/7/2009 |
Q: My son, age 5, had a adenotonsillectomy in late April. Since that time, he has not been able to ...
A: Joanne, Make sure that your calming routine doesn't involve having him fall asleep when you are in ...
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| fever | 6/7/2009 |
Q: my 9 month old baby had a fever of 100.1 last night i took her a bath ang gave her tylenol the fever ...
A: Mary, The temperatures are barely a fever, by definition in pediatrics 100.4 or above. If she is ...
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| sick child | 6/7/2009 |
Q: My twin daughters were diagnosed with infantile ALL when the were 7 weeks old. Both have followed ...
A: cathy, I'm sorry to hear about this and can't imagine worse luck, karma, or whatever you want to ...
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| Sporadic high temp | 6/6/2009 |
Q: My son runs a high temperature (102 to 104)that seems to be related to allergies. This happens only ...
A: Misty, It would be unusual for allergies to cause a fever. Recurrent fevers in otherwise healthy ...
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| Nosebleed | 6/6/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, During her evening shower, my four year old daughter's nose started bleeding out of ...
A: Liz, Most nosebleeds are stopped rather easily by bending the head forward, pinching the fleshy ...
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| raised blood vessel or vein above heart | 6/6/2009 |
Q: We just gave our 2.5yr old daughter a bath and noticed that she had something on her chest around ...
A: alexandra, Hard for me to tell what this is without looking at it. It may be a bruise, may be a ...
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| polyvisol | 6/5/2009 |
Q: Hi it is true polyvisol for newborn is recommended thank you
A: carmen, Polyvisol is safe and depending on the situation, is recommended. Usually formula fed ...
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| difficult long term memory | 6/5/2009 |
Q: A boy aged 7. For the past 2 years he has had great difficulty learning. He says when he tries to ...
A: nicole, He needs a full and comprehensive evaluation by a pediatric oriented neuro-psychologist to ...
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| 4 month old frequent night wakening | 6/4/2009 |
Q: Our 4 month old daughter had been a great sleeper when she was 2 and 3 month old ( she slept from ...
A: Lily, The day time pattern is definitely related to the night time. She is a "trained night ...
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| child wakes up during the night screaming | 6/4/2009 |
Q: My son 16 months wakes up almost every night screaming. I hate to let him "cry it out", but it seems ...
A: KATHLEEN, Let him cry it out for a couple of days. This seems cruel, but it won't hurt him in the ...
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| thirsty 3 yr old | 6/4/2009 |
Q: I have a healthy 3 yr old son, but he can never get enough to drink,we try to cut liquids off after ...
A: Heather, The one thing you need to do is to take him and a urine specimen to the doctors office ...
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| 19month old changing sleeping schedule ! | 6/3/2009 |
Q: Olson, Thank you very much for taking the time to answer my question. I am facing a serious ...
A: elsa, If you are fearful that he will fall out of his crib, it is time to have him on a mattress ...
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| My eyes | 6/3/2009 |
Q: They hurt I can't blink because it feels like I have 20 thousand eyelashes in my eyes turns out I ...
A: Candyce, I would wonder if instead of infection, you have an allergic conjunctivitis. You might ...
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| hives in 4 year old | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My son has a week long history of hives, and I haven't a clue what could be causing them or how to ...
A: Dee, Sometimes kids react with hives to infections, bacterial or viral. This might be the ...
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| frequent tummy ache | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My daughter just turned 5. For the last month, she complains of her tummy hurting many times a day. ...
A: Michelle, With the symptoms so tightly related to eating, I would wonder about acid reflux. This ...
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| eating prob | 6/2/2009 |
Q: my son is 1 and half year old and he eats banana, muffins,two three spoons of rice and if in mood a ...
A: Mrs. Muhammad, If he is healthy, developing fine and growing well, be content that he is eating ...
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| Peanut Allergy | 6/2/2009 |
Q: My 9-year old daughter is allergic to peanuts (e.g., anaphylaxis). We will be traveling on an ...
A: Carrie, I suspect, in some extreme situations, this type of exposure can happen. It would be ...
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| 3 year old with diarhea | 6/1/2009 |
Q: My daughter has watery foul smelling stools. So far it has only been two days. She is complaining ...
A: Lisa, With this history, from where I sit (not knowing her or you), it would be reasonable to ...
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| frequent motion | 5/31/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 6 and 1/2 months old.She took on the advice of a pediatric doc 30 ml of novamox ( ...
A: vasudevan, I don't know what entergermina syrup is. We don't use it in the USA. The frequent ...
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| ill daughter | 5/31/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 15 months old. She had a sever case of rsv when she was 3 weeks which has pnuemonia ...
A: Elysa, She needs a complete evaluation of her immune system. The heart thing is probably not an ...
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| failure to thrive | 5/30/2009 |
Q: I'm trying to understand more about a soon-to-be patient's health condition. He's a 4 month old, ...
A: Corey, This is a young infant with big time problems. What is causing all this is probably ...
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| head sweating | 5/30/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old has been sweating on his head only, while asleep. The room is not hot, but yet he ...
A: juanita, Some normal kids just sweat a lot. The sweating is due to the fact that, even with light ...
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| My 2 year old son's vomiting problem | 5/30/2009 |
Q: Our 2 year old son was born 15 weeks early. Stayed in NICU for 3 months and came home on oxygen and ...
A: maria, 25 weeks is pretty tiny and he is having the sequelae of a child where the prematurity ...
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| 10 month old not sitting up | 5/29/2009 |
Q: Should we be concerned about a 10-month old baby who cannot sit up and who cannot support herself on ...
A: Catherine, Some kids are normally at the outer ranges of development, especially for the gross ...
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| questionable abuse of 2yo boy | 5/29/2009 |
Q: I have custody of my 2yo grandson (since 1/09). His parents have every other weekend unsupervised ...
A: Pattie, It is hard to generalize from behaviors one sees in children normally to behaviors that ...
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| ASD & VSD clarification | 5/29/2009 |
Q: My baby girl is 1 (one) month old and diagnosed for ASD (small 2nm) and VSD (medium sized 4nm). her ...
A: Ayesha, These lesions may or may not close. Time will tell. Sea level would be fine, but ...
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| bug bites | 5/28/2009 |
Q: My three and a half year old is a bug magnet. These past few weeks she has been covered by mosquito ...
A: Sarah, I'm not sure what kind of bug is biting her at night. How do you know that they aren't ...
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| Mucous in Stool | 5/27/2009 |
Q: I have an 11 week old baby boy. He is thriving. Above 75 percentile in weight and height. I ...
A: Lillian, I'm Dr. Olson, not Smith, but I'll give this a shot. You have lots of concerns and I ...
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| symptoms come and go | 5/27/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old daughter has had symptoms some and go for about 3 weeks now. It started out with a ...
A: Betty, A child coughing for three weeks and not getting better should be seen by the doctor. I ...
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| Poor sleeping 2 1/2 yr old | 5/27/2009 |
Q: My wife and I have had enough. Our otherwise very happy girl will not sleep through the night. We ...
A: Chris, Please read this handout I have found helpful regarding bedtime resistance. This is ...
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| Sleeping | 5/27/2009 |
Q: My 12 week old baby wont sleep longer than 45 mins in the day and 1 1/2 hour through the night, Its ...
A: Gin, Be sure you follow these guidelines: 1. Put him to bed awake. Don't let him fall asleep in ...
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| bowel movement of soy milk fed 1 year old | 5/26/2009 |
Q: we are switching our baby(he is 13 months old) from similac sensitive to soy milk (kirkland vanilla ...
A: cindy, Hi, Antibiotics almost always change the stool color and formula changes can as well. I ...
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| Skin, eczema + new rash = ? | 5/25/2009 |
Q: and thank you for your time and help with this matter. This is regarding my 2.5 year old daughter. ...
A: Erika, Generally deep bruise like rashes are indeed allergy based. It might be reasonable for the ...
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| reddness | 5/25/2009 |
Q: I noticed today that my 17 month old circumcised son's shaft and part of his scrotum is red. What ...
A: merna, Generally if this question was posed to my nurses, we would recommend a visit to see what ...
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| Low viatamin D level | 5/24/2009 |
Q: My 7 yr/9 mos daughter had labs done recently as the first step of a growth evaluation. She was ...
A: Nancy, I have only heard of calcium being low in Williams syndrome. I am not sure the Vit D level ...
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| knee pain in 2yr old toddler | 5/24/2009 |
Q: My daughter has recently been complaining about her knee every morning immediately following her ...
A: Michael, It is very uncommon for a child this age to complain of knee pain. I would have your ...
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| 6 month old drinks only 600ml per day | 5/23/2009 |
Q: He is now 6 months and never struggled to drink. He is 7.4kg, was 1.42kg at birth. The last few ...
A: Elria, 600cc/day for a baby this size is fine. I am not familiar with the brands of formula you ...
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| Lump on base of skull | 5/23/2009 |
Q: I have just found a lump on the base of my 5 year old's skull. It doesnt seem to hurt him but it is ...
A: Bobbie, A ping pong ball is really pretty big, 40mm and if this bump is really that large, then a ...
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| 4 year old daughter with constant headaches | 5/23/2009 |
Q: For the last 2 months my daughter has had headaches almost every other day. I took her to her Dr and ...
A: SueEllen, These are probably migraines, especially with the light sensitivity and the stomach ...
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| 8-month-old movement disorder | 5/22/2009 |
Q: My 8-month-old daughter has been having involuntary movements for the past month and a half. It's ...
A: I suspect that the neurologists feel this is some sort of habit or stereotypical movement. I doubt ...
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| fever | 5/22/2009 |
Q: my 9 month old daughter woke up yesterday morning with a slight fever, i have her some tylenol and ...
A: nicky, Most kids with this history have a viral illness and most coughs are due to viruses, so I ...
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| Toddler hurting herself during tantrums | 5/22/2009 |
Q: I am the mother of a 6 year-old son and a 2 year-old daughter. My concerns are about my 2 year-old ...
A: Holly, Temper tantrums are obviously common and the best strategy is to ignore them. I tell ...
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| 8-month-old movement disorder | 5/22/2009 |
Q: My 8-month-old daughter has been having involuntary movements for the past month and a half. It's ...
A: Sylvia, It is awfully tough for me to give you a diagnosis when two neurologists can't. I would ...
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| lump on cheek | 5/21/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old daughter fell on the edge of a table, injuring her cheek about 4 weeks ago. The ...
A: laura, It is common after a bruise to the face, to have a small area of blood that heals and ...
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| Sleeping through the night at 6 1/2 months. | 5/21/2009 |
Q: Any advice for a breast feeding mother who chooses to co-sleep with her child? (My husband is on ...
A: Melissa, This is what happens when you co-sleep. To me, the advantage of co-sleeping is to have ...
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| undigested fool in stool 13-15hours after meal | 5/20/2009 |
Q: Is it normal to have undigested food ie. hamburger meat, broccoli, asparagus, tomatoes, bell ...
A: Holly, It is common, after a viral illness, to have a change in stools for a couple of weeks. If ...
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| Severe Headaches | 5/20/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 11 yrs old and fell at her friends while jumping rope on concrete driveway on April ...
A: Mary, It is possible and perhaps likely that some of these symptoms are related in a psychological ...
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| 2 1/2 year old screaming tantrums | 5/19/2009 |
Q: "I have a 2 1/2 year old son. I also have a 7 year old daughter and i work full time. We took my ...
A: Jodi, No one ever has been hurt in a permanent way by crying for a long time. Go for it and get ...
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| lactose intolerance | 5/19/2009 |
Q: My baby is 38days i discover that he suffer these lactose intolerance he have cramps flatulence, ...
A: dr.rasha, I'm not sure what really is going on here. Lactose intolerance can go with soy protein ...
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| 2 1/2 year old screaming tantrums | 5/19/2009 |
Q: "I have a 2 1/2 year old son. I also have a 7 year old daughter and i work full time. We took my ...
A: Jodi, This is not fear. This is the clever manipulation of a bright 2 1/2 year old. Keeping a ...
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| 2 1/2 year old screaming tantrums | 5/19/2009 |
Q: "I have a 2 1/2 year old son. I also have a 7 year old daughter and i work full time. We took my ...
A: Jodi, Lock the door and be glad he is only carrying on for 15-30 minutes. This may be ...
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| question about pediatrics | 5/18/2009 |
Q: Olson, If, in a hypothetical situation, a male child aged 10 was known to be exactly 3cm (or about ...
A: Marc, I don't know. I would think if the height difference was only due to malnutrition, then at ...
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| Amoxicillan | 5/18/2009 |
Q: My 11 month old had a mucus drainage to his right ear. Then he started to teeth and the drainage ...
A: June, It sounds like, from your description, that he is quite sick. Losing pounds in an 11 month ...
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| semisolid sticky stools | 5/18/2009 |
Q: i have a 2yr old daughter who is having semisolid sticky stools approx. every two months since ...
A: Pritee, I would say that it is pretty common to have intermittant loose stools in a child this ...
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| bleeding ear 4yr old | 5/18/2009 |
Q: I was cleaning my daughters ear with a q tip at the opening, (she hates her ears cleaned but has ...
A: Melanie, No Q tips! They only cause wax to be packed in. Use a wash cloth on the wax you can ...
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| Eating Problem | 5/17/2009 |
Q: My daughter would eat properly till she turned a year old. Gradually from that time she has reduced ...
A: Saher, She is being controlling and manipulating and you are falling into this trap. Give her ...
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| UTI | 5/17/2009 |
Q: i have a 20 month old daughter, since she was 3 monht old she was diagnosed with uti level 4. the ...
A: nancy, It is possible for a steroid, used for a longer period of time, to cause hypopigmentation ...
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| Bowel Movements | 5/17/2009 |
Q: my 8 1/2 year old son has been have bowel movement accidents. This has been going on for about 2 ...
A: Jan, He has encopresis, a condition that is the end result of a long term constipation. See a ...
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| recurring petechiae | 5/16/2009 |
Q: My 15 month old son presented petechiae 3-4 weeks ago. His pediatrician ordered a CBC which came ...
A: Michelle, I'm not sure why he was admitted in the first place, if he wasn't running a fever and ...
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| UTI | 5/16/2009 |
Q: i have a 20 month old daughter, since she was 3 monht old she was diagnosed with uti level 4. the ...
A: nancy, I think the antibiotic she is on is called nitrofurantoin, a very safe and useful medicine ...
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| 5mth old girl waking up at night | 5/15/2009 |
Q: My daughter has just turned 5 months and we are having sleep issues for the past 6 weeks or so. ...
A: Katrina, Put her to bed consistently at about the same time. Waking up, even twice at this age, is ...
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| Please Help | 5/15/2009 |
Q: My son is 2 years old he weighs 18 lbs and is 29 inches in lenght. When he was born he couldn't ...
A: Angela, I am really out of my familiar territory here. I have never heard of stem cells being ...
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| wetting pants | 5/15/2009 |
Q: My 10 yr old son is periodically wetting his pants and says he has no idea he has to go. He is on ...
A: Gina, You should be concerned enough to have him evaluated by his doctor, with a urine test, a ...
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| 5 month old preemie | 5/14/2009 |
Q: my son is a 10 week old preemie and recently he has these sags under his eye, he's sleeping alot ...
A: brooke, Down syndrome should be readily diagnosed by a skilled doctor just by looking. If no one ...
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| mono pain | 5/14/2009 |
Q: My 17 year old granddaughter was recently diagnosed with a mild case of mono. The lymph node on the ...
A: Evelyne, I'm not really sure why she is on antibiotics. Generally these are not at all helpful ...
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| 19 month old sleeping issues | 5/14/2009 |
Q: currently we have a 19 month old girl that's having sleep issues. We fell into the bad habit of ...
A: Chris, Try a smaller dinner for a few nights until this gets settled out. I would clean her up, ...
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| mmr vaccine reactions | 5/14/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My 5 year old daughter received the mmr vaccine along with the chicken pox vaccine last ...
A: Amy, I would be sure, by an exam with your doctor, that this is due to the vaccination. It may ...
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| 19 month old sleeping issues | 5/13/2009 |
Q: currently we have a 19 month old girl that's having sleep issues. We fell into the bad habit of ...
A: Chris, If she vomits, clean her up in an unemotional way and get her back to bed. Don't cuddle ...
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| swollen | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have a son who is 3,yrs 4 mths old. I saw him scratched and touched his eyes frequently today. It ...
A: Jody, Lots of possibilities here. These could be allergic symptoms, in which case cool compresses ...
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| blood on diaper | 5/13/2009 |
Q: I have an 19 m old niece. Her mother saw a small amount of red material on the front part of her ...
A: maraia, I would very strongly suspect this is as the pediatrician said, some irritation in that ...
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| Autisum and Eating habits | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Hopefully you can give us some suggestions. I have a mildly autistic 7 year old grandson, that will ...
A: Judy, His diet sounds a lot better than that of a lot of kids his age. Kids with ASD can have ...
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| Lab Results 6 yo male- low energy | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Can you help me interpret the results of this lab? Nurse said all results were fine/normal but in ...
A: Perry, The slightly low blood sugar is probably normal for age and shouldn't contribute to his ...
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| polycythemia during pregnancy | 5/12/2009 |
Q: Dr. My daughter, born in 1984,had polythycemia with partial exchange for treatment. She recently ...
A: Shelley, Sorry for your loss. Polycythemia in the newborn period should not cause any problems ...
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| daughters height at 8 and a half, really small | 5/11/2009 |
Q: My 8 and a half year old is 116cms tall, on the o.4th percentile, shes never seen anyone since she ...
A: cheryl, I recommend, for a variety of reasons, yearly general exams for kids. You guys are pretty ...
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| daughters height | 5/10/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 14 and only 4'9 1/2". She has has her menses for almost 2 years now. I had her to ...
A: becky, No test is 100% accurate, but usually the hand films will indicate closure of the growth ...
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| 8 weeks old baby | 5/10/2009 |
Q: Olsen I have a 8 weeks old baby with constipation problems he will have his days he will go one day ...
A: ashlee, If his stools are hard when they eventually come out, then he should be on some stool ...
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| Knot behind right ear. | 5/10/2009 |
Q: My son has a hard knot behind his right ear, it has been there for over a week. He had a tick bite ...
A: Joyce, Most hard knots in this location are posterior auricular lymph nodes and are a result of an ...
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| amoxicillin dosage | 5/10/2009 |
Q: My 2.5 year old daughter was just in the ER for a fever of 104.3 and it turned out to be bronchitis. ...
A: Kristie, This is exactly the 80-90mg/kg/day dose we recommend. I say this assuming that the 400 ...
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| sweating | 5/9/2009 |
Q: My son is almost 10 months old and I have found that ever since he started crawling he is sweating ...
A: Elizabeth, Assuming he has no heart or lung problems and this should be evident by now, this ...
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| Behavior Concerns | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My now 20 month old son will scream and have a temper tantrum anytime someone comes ...
A: Kathy, I suspect it is a weird phase, but understand that most kids don't have such a violent ...
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| update...now what? | 5/9/2009 |
Q: Hey Dr. Olson, I emailed last week about my 2 year old son with the possibility of a tethered cord. ...
A: Christy, Good to know he doesn't have a tethered cord. I'm not sure what is going on. The ...
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| Strep | 5/9/2009 |
Q: I have 3 kids who, since February, have had strep about every 20 days. They do a 10 day course of ...
A: Terri, I assume that all of these have been well documented with strep tests/cultures. If not, ...
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| my 3 month old's stool | 5/8/2009 |
Q: My 3 month old daughter was 4 weeks premature. She had jaundice when she was born and was ...
A: Ashley, I would generally agree that nothing serious is going on if she is gaining weight and ...
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| Persistent reoccuring cough and wheeze | 5/8/2009 |
Q: My 14 month old son has had trouble with cough and wheeze since 8 months old. This has almost ...
A: Jennifer, He has asthma. That is why the doctor prescribed the ventolin. Please discuss this in ...
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| 14 month old baby eats poop | 5/8/2009 |
Q: One of the girls at my son's sitter's house has poop problems. She has always had diarrhea (I do ...
A: Amanda, I don't know of an article for humans regarding coprophagia. This is generally a problem ...
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| teen pregnancy | 5/7/2009 |
Q: can a girl get pregnant before she even starts to have her period?
A: virginia, Virtually anything is possible in the pregnancy world. The female body is set up to ...
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| Recurrent Strep | 5/7/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old son has gotten strep 8 times now in the past 5 months. We have been on (I think) ...
A: Jennifer, Anyone who has well documented strep this many times in less than 1/2 year, should ...
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| Night cough | 5/7/2009 |
Q: My 12 month old has had a night cough, on and off, since about September...he's done the congestion, ...
A: Marty, Milk allergy to protein can manifest like this. Why don't you you stop the milk, use a soy ...
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| 14 Month old who gags and throws up after eating | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Olson, I have a 14 month old son who has been gagging and throwing up after eating, or before he has ...
A: STEPHANIE, I would wonder about a couple of things. First, infants often have gastroesophageal ...
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| Baby refusing milk | 5/6/2009 |
Q: My 7 months old baby is suddenly refusing milk. Before this, he would take 5oz of milk about 5-6 ...
A: Jessica, Babies refuse to take a bottle for some reason. This may be illness, such as having a ...
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| Infant not eating | 5/6/2009 |
Q: Samantha is 3 months old today and only drunk 5 1/2 oz at daycare all day. She has always drunk 18 ...
A: Stephanie, I suspect this is a viral illness, but I'm not sure what is going on over the past few ...
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| pediatrician | 5/5/2009 |
Q: I'm doing an 8th grade paper for school on becoming an pediatrician and I wanted to know if I could ...
A: Destiny, I would recommend, due to the fact that I have a very busy life with patients and this ...
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| izzies ear | 5/5/2009 |
Q: i have a 19 month old dtr. i just happen to be putting her hair in a ponytail when i felt a soft ...
A: jessica, It is common to have a lymph node tucked behind the ear. If it is soft, movable and ...
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| toddler tantrums and hitting | 5/4/2009 |
Q: My daughter had her second child in March. Her 3 and a half year old son is having a hard time ...
A: karen, Swift, firm, consistent action is needed. He is at an age where privileges can be taken ...
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| white stools & HEP immunizations | 5/4/2009 |
Q: My 15 month old granddaughter received a HEP vaccine last week. She began refusing food on Friday, ...
A: Tammy, This is probably a viral illness that is unrelated to the hepatitis (probably Hep A at this ...
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| Constipated and Bleeding | 5/3/2009 |
Q: My son just turned 4 months old. He is bottle fed 6 oz at every feeding. We were putting cereal in ...
A: Brandy, Give the prune juice once a day. This will keep the stools soft. Once a week will not ...
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| Swine Flu? | 5/3/2009 |
Q: The internet says that the swine flu symptons are: Fever Cough Sore throat Body aches ...
A: Corrina, The symptoms of any influenza overlap those of a cold or other virus illnesses. The ...
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| change in my son's bowel movement | 5/2/2009 |
Q: it is the fourth day that the poop of my 2 months& 4 weeks son (formula-Fed & 6.2 kg)has changed.he ...
A: sara, Why have you changed the formula? It sounds like he was doing fine until the stools ...
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| ongoing digestive issue | 5/2/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old granddaughter has had issues since around 10 months old. She started by waking up in ...
A: Shirley, Pale stools in a healthy child, growing well and developing normally, are probably ...
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| 2 month old baby bowel movement problem | 5/2/2009 |
Q: My niece is two months old and does not have a bowel movement unless stimulated with a q-tip and ...
A: Judi, Generally formula changes, although we all recommend them, don't work if the stools are ...
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| 10 year old wiggly | 5/2/2009 |
Q: My 10 year old son has a hard time sitting still during meal times. He moves his legs around and ...
A: Linda, Meal times can be stressful at the best for families, but this makes it even worse. Sit ...
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| stunted growth | 5/1/2009 |
Q: My daughter is in the less than 5 percentile for her height. She was tested for growth hormone & the ...
A: Mary, Wow! I've never heard of this explanation for being short. This clearly is not true. What ...
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| lump under nipple 6 yr old | 5/1/2009 |
Q: My 6 yr old came to me tonight and said her nipple hurt. I felt it and was shocked to feel a hard ...
A: Mackenzie, It is common to find a breast bud in boys and girls of all ages. It is not a ...
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| hot red face/white nose mouth | 5/1/2009 |
Q: I noticed the other day that after my 5 year old was running that he had the normal red face/cheeks ...
A: Susan, It is common to see this central face area get white or even blue in some circumstances. ...
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| my daughter still has a lump on her head | 5/1/2009 |
Q: my daughter has a very hard lump on the top left side of her head she is two months old and a few ...
A: nicole If your doctor thought that this was a seizure and that the lump if related to this, an ...
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| Birth Marks | 4/30/2009 |
Q: My six year old son was born with a birth mark on his foot, near his heel. It is about 2 inches by 1 ...
A: Ari, I think the doctors are saying that it may be cancerous in the future and probably could be ...
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| flu | 4/30/2009 |
Q: My daughter (almost 5 years old) woke up in the middle of the night two nights ago saying her throat ...
A: Joanne, I don't know what they are doing in Texas now in this situation. It may be flu but it ...
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| 6 year old with breast lump | 4/30/2009 |
Q: My daughter noticed a hard lump behind her right nipple today. I honestly don't know how long it's ...
A: Beth, This is almost certainly an example of what we call premature thelarche, or early and ...
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| low grade fever | 4/29/2009 |
Q: My 18 month old daughter has had a temp of 99.2-99.9 most days for almost 6 months, and recurring ...
A: Tim, With lots of exposure, in a child care setting for example, a kid this age can have constant ...
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| Baby tilts head | 4/29/2009 |
Q: Olson, My son is 10 and half months old now. Recently he likes to tilt his head (mostly to the ...
A: Michelle, With head tilt, we often think of the eyes not being properly lined up and the tilt ...
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| 6 Yr. old with Loose - Yellowish colored Stool | 4/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 6 yr old daughter who has had loose stool for approx 2 to 3 days. About 1 week ago, she ...
A: Terri, The management of the typical stomach flu is pretty simple...get enough fluids in and start ...
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| lymph nodes | 4/28/2009 |
Q: my son is two years n 5 months old.he had serve throat infection which resulted the enlarged lymph ...
A: maha, Kids this age with virtually any illness can have large lymph nodes. They may stay large ...
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| Fever/Leg Stiffness in 5 yr old | 4/28/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old son has had a mild fever off and on (it went away even w/out Motrin/Tylenol)for 4 ...
A: Andrea, A lot of kids with viral illnesses will have muscle symptoms as a prominent part of their ...
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| stomach infection | 4/27/2009 |
Q: I have a 16months old Baby boy.Offlate he has been having loose motions and Vomitting.My ...
A: Shweta, In the USA, we usually don't give an antibiotic for vomiting and diarrhea. I'm not sure ...
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| Painful Nodule | 4/27/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old was complaining of pain in his neck when touched. I found a very painful and pretty ...
A: Heather, Kids with viral illnesses or ear infections often have tender nodes in the neck. If this ...
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| weight loss while breasfeeding | 4/27/2009 |
Q: i really want to lose some weights and i was thinking about chinese tea but the thing am still ...
A: shameem, I'm not sure about the wisdom of using chinese tea to lose weight and am really not sure ...
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| water in the brain | 4/27/2009 |
Q: my sister is pregnant due at the beginning of July. she had a sonogram and they said the baby ...
A: crystal, Are you sure that the sonogram shows too little water and not too much? It would be a ...
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| Should a 9yr old girl gain weight in a month? | 4/26/2009 |
Q: Olson, I noticed about a month ago that my 9 yr old daughter was not eating much and I had her weigh ...
A: Donna, We much prefer to look at weight gain over a 6-12 month period. Kids this age can easily ...
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| 7 month old daughter | 4/26/2009 |
Q: My 7 month old daughter has been healthy since she has been born. No problems at all. She got her 6 ...
A: Angel, It is common for a "cold abscess", an non-infected lump of tissue irritation to form after ...
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| my 19 mth old has had diarrhea for over 2 weeks | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I am really concerned about my 19 mth old son, he has had really watery stools for over 2 weeks. i ...
A: alisha, Watery stools for a couple of weeks are usually viral in origin. That being said, if the ...
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| Pediatrics | 4/25/2009 |
Q: I am debating whether to become a doctor or another profession and was just wondering a few things: ...
A: Marissa, I'm 56 years old and enjoy this profession more and more every day. School is like any ...
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| wondering whats going on | 4/25/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 9 months-old. she been having a runny nose and cough ever since her 6 month check ...
A: Gaila, Runny nose and cough for three months is probably due to allergies. I would suggest, and ...
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| Tensing Up | 4/24/2009 |
Q: My 2yr old daughter has recently began sitting on the couch or lying on the floor tighting/tensing ...
A: Anitra, This sounds like stool with-holding, a condition kids can do if they have had big stools ...
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| 15 month olds and not walking yet | 4/24/2009 |
Q: My 15 month old neice is still not able to walk unless you walk holding her hand. She sits right ...
A: jo, I'm not sure if anyone this age is consciously "lazy" but I do think some kids are content to ...
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| large amounts of mucus in eyes | 4/24/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old daughter's eyes have recently started producing large amounts of green gooey mucus. ...
A: Krystal, This is probably a bacterial conjunctivitis and she needs to see the doctor, for ...
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| Infant fighting sleep | 4/23/2009 |
Q: I read your complete answer to a prior question regarding sleep habits. I read where you say "Give ...
A: Jennifer, Why wake him up at 11;30? If he is hungry, he will wake up. If not, you may be blessed ...
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| Low neutrophil, High lymphocyte | 4/23/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter was born in Sept of 08. Born at 37 weeks of gestation she was premature weighing ...
A: Bechy, It is impossible for me to evaluate these numbers. What is important is how high the total ...
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| Persistent cough in infant | 4/23/2009 |
Q: My 10-month old has what I would call a mild but persistent cough (this is my third child, so I know ...
A: Alexandra, If he is otherwise fine, I would wait until the one year visit to discuss this, but it ...
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| Metatarsus Adductus | 4/22/2009 |
Q: In your earlier reply to me, you mentioned that it is not the practice in USA to put a newborn's ...
A: Daniel, This depends, again, on the extent of the problem. Generally if it is insignificant, we ...
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| 5 yr old with high cholesterol | 4/22/2009 |
Q: My daughter who is 5 has a cholesterol level above 200 and I don't know why. She is not overweight ...
A: Christina, Genetics plays a strong role in high cholesterols, especially in thin kids. Discuss ...
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| severe stomach pain | 4/21/2009 |
Q: My five year old son is having severe stomach pain but no diarrhea or fever. We have been to the ER ...
A: Jamie, Please have your son see your doctor. The ER is often not the best place to see kids, ...
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| Metatarsus Adductus | 4/21/2009 |
Q: My newborn was diagnosed with metatarsus adductus (MTA). The doctor put the baby's feet in cast for ...
A: Daniel, There are various levels of concern for degrees of MTA. Most get better with no ...
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| constipation-hard stools in 9 month ol;d | 4/20/2009 |
Q: My grandson has a really hard time having a bowel movement. He grunts and cries but nothing happens. ...
A: suzanne, Enemas are sort of barbaric as a long term treatment of constipation. See your doctor ...
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| sweating in a 2 yr old | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I am wondering at what age does a child's sweat glands begin to produce sweat under their arms. My ...
A: Shawna, The exocrine glands like the sweat glands are there from birth and newborns, if they are ...
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| medicine dosage for infant | 4/19/2009 |
Q: I took my 10 month old (23lbs) in to the emergency clinic today and she was diagnosed with an ear ...
A: Kelly, This is a perfect dose. This is what I would give. Tylenol every four hours will be good ...
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| 4 yr old that is wiping blood | 4/19/2009 |
Q: i hope you can help and thank you for your time almost two weeks ago my daughter coomplained of ...
A: angel, Please see your doctor. I don't know what medicine she was on, but the "flu" generally ...
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| my son soiling his pants and he is 5 | 4/18/2009 |
Q: i have tried and i feel like im failing. he will start school in 4 months and is pooping in his ...
A: Janet, This is either completely willful behavior that he can control or is a form of constipation ...
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| labia adhesion | 4/18/2009 |
Q: i have a 4 month old baby girl,during her check up the Dr found that her labia had fused together. ...
A: christina, The only reason I would even treat labial agglutination is if one had recurrent ...
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| Helmet Therapy | 4/18/2009 |
Q: Olson, My 6 month old daughter has some positional flattening to the back of her head. It's ...
A: Amanda, I seldom have found helmets helpful unless the flattening is significant, and this is a ...
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| stool withholding | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Would be grateful for some advice.My little girl became constipated whilst on holiday just before ...
A: claire, I would discuss this with your doctor and get her on a consistent daily stool softener, to ...
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| strep in 20 month old | 4/17/2009 |
Q: My 20 month old baby(18 months corrected age) had a very foul smell coming from his nose and mouth. ...
A: jennifer, You mention that this is strep and based on the age and lack of response to the ...
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| moro reflex | 4/16/2009 |
Q: my daughter is almost 7 months (5 1/2 adjusted as she was born 6 weeks early). She still has this ...
A: jenya, The primitive reflexes like the Moro response generally go away or greatly diminish by this ...
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| Sleeping | 4/15/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olsen, My son is 10 months old. He has never slept well. I recently saw you answer the ...
A: Is his last waking memory of the crib, and not of you? This is crucially important. If you are ...
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| behavioural issues | 4/15/2009 |
Q: I'm the mother of 2 children. A girl of 4yrs and a boy of 1yr. After the birth of my 2nd child, my ...
A: ghomathy, Kids mirror the situations they are in. If they are in a shouting chaotic house, they ...
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| my child does "strange" things | 4/15/2009 |
Q: my son is 19 mo old. He has started putting things in perfectly straight lines, toys, cans, ...
A: Tammy, This is certainly different behavior for a kid his age. I would hesitate to call this OCD ...
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| Rule out other illness | 4/14/2009 |
Q: I hope you can help me. My three year old child has recently been diagnosed with moderate to severe ...
A: C, Waiting 2-3 years for the diagnosis to become more apparent is not wise. I would continue with ...
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| Seizures or something else? | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My granddaughter turned one year old February 1st. She was approximately 3 weeks premature, but was ...
A: Lisa, The diagnosis was breath-holding spell, pallid (pale) variety. This is less likely if she ...
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| diahreha/flu | 4/14/2009 |
Q: My 41/2 year old son has been sick on and off for 4 weeks. He started off as diarrhea ( Water) then ...
A: charla, I think that one virus will not cause symptoms of 3-4 weeks. Several coming back to back ...
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| one year old waking up choking on food | 4/14/2009 |
Q: For the first time my one year old woke up choking and having trouble breathing. He woke up ...
A: Adonnica (what a beautiful name!), I suspect he had a little viral illness that impaired his ...
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| 4 year old behavior | 4/13/2009 |
Q: My 4 1/2 year old son has been acting out and defiant for months now. I finally got him potty ...
A: Stephanie, This may sound harsh, but some parents to prevent their kids from getting hurt at ...
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| tiny white dots on the tip of the tongue | 4/13/2009 |
Q: my baby is 14 mos. old, shes allergic t cows milk and a lactose intolerant, her pedia asked us to ...
A: heart, I doubt this is related to the soy milk. If she is fine and having no problems, I would ...
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| almost 6 month old with facial tics | 4/13/2009 |
Q: I have an almost 6 month old who recently started solids (about a month ago). We have not tried ...
A: Alison, Kids this age usually don't have tics. I am not sure what is going on. Have him come in ...
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| vomiting 17 mth old | 4/13/2009 |
Q: my baby has been gettign sick for the past 2 hrs about every 20 minutes and i cant get her to keep ...
A: krystal, This is probably a viral stomach flu. Give her plenty of liquids and if she seems ...
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| night terrors | 4/12/2009 |
Q: Olson, I am writing about my son Sam who will be 3 next month. He had his second episode of a night ...
A: kerri, Night terrors generally happen shortly after the onset of sleep. I suspect that some ...
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| head sweating | 4/12/2009 |
Q: I have an 9mth old whose head gets hot and then he'll burst out into a pouring sweat only in his ...
A: Katrina, If he has no heart problems, something that should be obvious by his normal exams, then ...
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| small nail/19 mo old | 4/12/2009 |
Q: It is possible that my 19 mo old may have eaten a small nail this afternoon. She is asymptomatic. ...
A: Marci, Most nails, believe it or not, go through without any problem. If you wish, your doctor ...
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| Potty Training a 4 year old for Bowel Movements | 4/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 4.5 years old. He is potty trained in pee and sleeps in underwear throughout the night. ...
A: Hayley, He is refusing to be trained. This is a power struggle that he is winning. Check out ...
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| constant water eyes, itchy nose, sneezing | 4/11/2009 |
Q: Olson, My almost 18-month-old has a history of being very "sneezy" pretty much since birth. While ...
A: Melodie, These are clearly allergy symptoms. Kids indeed can have respiratory allergies before ...
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| irrigular bowel movement | 4/11/2009 |
Q: i have a 5 years old son, he has an irregular bowel movement, coz, while he is on play he cant help ...
A: cris, This is called encopresis. It is the involuntary release of stool, usually caused by prior ...
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| McCleods Syndrome | 4/11/2009 |
Q: my 7 yr old son is completing ongoing tests to find out why he has a constant cough and is ...
A: Michelle, The answer is that he will need to be careful about exposing himself to cigarette smoke ...
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| introduction to milk and vomiting | 4/10/2009 |
Q: I have a 13 month old boy who had been breastfed since birth. I planned on weaning him and using ...
A: Leslie, I am not sure why you are using the Singulair. It won't do anything to help with ...
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| 7 year old with purple legs | 4/10/2009 |
Q: My daughter came home from school, and when it was time to go to get in the bath i noticed that from ...
A: Curtis, Sometimes an allergic reaction can do this, but this is unusual enough that if it occurs ...
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| Hives following Fifth disease | 4/10/2009 |
Q: My son is 6 and has recently had Fifth disease. He had an intense case compared to my 3 yr ...
A: Kathleen, Human parvovirus B19 is like any other virus in that kids can have an allergic reaction ...
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| Dizziness/nose bleed | 4/9/2009 |
Q: Both my 2year old daughter and my 8 year old daughter were in their room yesterday, when my 2 year ...
A: Andrea, It is virtually impossible for two siblings to have feel dizzy at the same time, assuming ...
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| Chickenpox vaccine rash | 4/9/2009 |
Q: My daughter had her chickenpox vaccine about 2 weeks ago, she had a fever of about 103 for three ...
A: Kimberly, I suspect strongly this rash over all the body is not due to the vaccine. It would be ...
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| severe headbanging | 4/8/2009 |
Q: I have 16 month old twins and for about 5 months now my son has been banging his head on everything. ...
A: Christine, I have seen some bleeding and bruising with head banging, which incidentally occurs in ...
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| missing day sleeps | 4/8/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old daughter was sleeping every day for up to two hours each day and then sleeping around ...
A: kate, Often kids this age will stop naps. Be happy she is such a good night sleeper. Other than ...
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| EYE CROSSING | 4/8/2009 |
Q: my 11 month old woke up ast week from his nap and he could not open his right eye and he had a ...
A: SERPIL, This is an eye problem that needs to been seen and can affect vision, if not corrected. ...
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| Headaches/Fever | 4/7/2009 |
Q: This morning my 12 year old son was in good spirits and full of energy. He made himself two pancakes ...
A: LISA, Probably a viral illness. He has had fever, headache, chills suddenly and this is ...
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| baby not sleeping since learned to roll over | 4/7/2009 |
Q: My baby use to only wake up twice a night, which I was fine with, however this past week we moved ...
A: Anne, When babies reach the point when they are rolling over, they don't need to be in any back ...
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| cord blood | 4/6/2009 |
Q: I've heard that it's good to store cord blood after a baby is born, but what exactly can it do in ...
A: Danielle, This a long and complicated issue and I would suggest googling "cord blood banking" to ...
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| 7wk old baby with nasal problem. | 4/6/2009 |
Q: my 7wk old baby sounds like he,s full of cold,but nothings coming down his nose.Took him to doctor ...
A: heather, This is probably a cold and the salt water drops are being used to keep the nose clear. ...
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| traveling with a new born | 4/6/2009 |
Q: What is the youngest age it is safe for a newborn to travel. Aside from catching bugs are there any ...
A: Lana, Healthy babies, once they are stabilized and proven to be well, can travel at any time. I ...
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| Pale yellow stool | 4/5/2009 |
Q: I have a one year old daughter who has been sick for a couple weeks, i took her into the doctors ...
A: Melanie, It is not uncommon to have stools change color with illness. White stools can be a sign ...
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| Sleeping through feedings | 4/4/2009 |
Q: my baby is three weeks (and 2 days old) and is breast fed except for one time my husband feeds her ...
A: Paige, Congratulations on your new baby! I would watch her carefully and if she continues to have ...
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| my 4 month old has chest congestion, nasal congestion, and matted eyes | 4/4/2009 |
Q: My 4 month old started daycare about 3 weeks ago. She got a cold then she had fever I took her to ...
A: Robin, I doubt the vaporizer is causing problems. If she is unusually sleepy, has cold symptoms ...
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| McCleods Syndrome | 4/3/2009 |
Q: my 7 yr old son is completing ongoing tests to find out why he has a constant cough and is ...
A: Michelle, A search of this term, on Google, reveals nothing with that spelling. I therefore have ...
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| Diet and Growth | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My baby is 10 month old.My son was 3.3kg at the time of birth and now he is only 7kg.He has down ...
A: Aliva, Give him some prunes or prune juice each day and this should solve the constipation issue. ...
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| Childs skin problem | 4/3/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old daughter had strep throat about 3 weeks ago. Her hands are very dry and wrinkled on ...
A: Sharon, Strep can cause a peeling skin of the hands and feet after the illness. It sounds like ...
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| 3 year old with behaviour issues | 4/3/2009 |
Q: Olson, I believe we have spoke before on the infantreluxdiease website, where I am a member. I am ...
A: kerri, These are manipulative behaviors. He is controlling everybody. He is using the food issue ...
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| Diet and Growth | 4/2/2009 |
Q: My baby is 10 month old.My son was 3.3kg at the time of birth and now he is only 7kg.He has down ...
A: Aliva, I have no idea what "anti biotech medicine" is. The constipation is common in kids with ...
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| Oral Thrush in 4 year old | 4/2/2009 |
Q: This is regarding my 4 year old child (weighing 19.5-20kg). Around 22FEB09, she suddenly developed ...
A: Jaya, It is unusual for a 4 year old to have thrush. We would wonder about diabetes (be sure this ...
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| my 4 yr old cyst on her knee | 4/2/2009 |
Q: A year ago I took my daughter to our family doctor after a picnic because she kept falling down ...
A: nicole, Yes, the cyst, if it in the bone, could be cancerous. There are many cysts, including one ...
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| green stool - mucuos present | 4/1/2009 |
Q: My 5 month old baby girl exclusive on breastfeed only is passing green stool 4-6 time in a day . we ...
A: specky, I can't think of any reason to stop breastfeeding, unless you are on some medication that ...
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| withholding BM | 4/1/2009 |
Q: Olson, Finally I get to ask you my question. My son is going to be 2yrs in May, he has been having ...
A: sandy, I would try a fairly well tolerated program of stool removal, softening and use it ...
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| Potty Training Resistance | 3/31/2009 |
Q: very strong-willed child for the past 8 months. I know that he physically can do it, but he shows ...
A: Lisa, If you feel that taking away a special privilege might help, give it a try. He clearly ...
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| Autism Question | 3/31/2009 |
Q: I have two questions. First, why would a child on the spectrum have worsening symptoms when ill ...
A: Kim, I'm not sure what you mean by "on the spectrum". If you mean that he has autism spectrum ...
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| Green Stool | 3/11/2009 |
Q: Olson, Our 4 month old daughter just started having green stool with a lot of mucous in it. It ...
A: Kara, 1. Yes 2. No 3. No Seriously, I think your little one has caught a bit of an intestinal flu ...
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| Bad breath right before stomach bug | 3/11/2009 |
Q: OH MY GOSH, THIS IS SO ODD! My 2 1/2 year old daughter had bad breath the night before she threw ...
A: Allison, It makes sense to me that the stomach gets a bit foul before the actual episode of ...
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| otits, 33 d old | 3/10/2009 |
Q: Olson, it seems I am the intermediate for some friends who have a 33 old baby girl. She has been ...
A: maraia, I have seldom and perhaps never, seen an ear infection in a kid this age. It is uncommon. ...
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| enfamilgentleease and bm | 3/10/2009 |
Q: my grandaughter is 5 weeks old and was switched from enfamil lipil to enamil gentlease i week ago ...
A: arlene, Loose, green stools in healthy kids are usually not a big problem. If she is gaining ...
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| 8 year old having trouble "focusing" | 3/10/2009 |
Q: He seems to be daydreaming on many occasions. This has been an issue for him since he was 3 or 4. ...
A: Heather, He most likely has attention deficit disorder, without hyperactivity, but with perhaps ...
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| uncontrolable eyeball movement | 3/9/2009 |
Q: MY SON IS ALMOST NINE. IN GOOD HEALTH. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO HIS EYES STARTED TO MOVE LEFT AND RIGHT. ...
A: Randy, I suspect this is a tic, but at this distance, I have no way of knowing. Good to see that ...
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| joint popping in 4 year old | 3/8/2009 |
Q: My son pops his hip and shoulder blade almost every night several times. Tonight he woke up from ...
A: sara, Popping joints are a common observation of parents and I have yet to see a kid where this is ...
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| Baby fell off the bed | 3/8/2009 |
Q: Olson, My son fell off the bed 8 hours ago. The bed is about 23 inches from the floor and the ...
A: Michelle, A fall like this is common and is very unlikely to cause any problem. If he is normal ...
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| crup and my son | 3/8/2009 |
Q: my son has croup will breathing treatments help with croup? he says it hurts to breath and his ...
A: crystal, Breathing treatments with racemic epinephrine will temporarily help, but the treatment of ...
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| pneumococcal | 3/7/2009 |
Q: I am from India and want to ask first question on Pneumococcal vaccine, our one doctor is saying ...
A: Pbhatnagar, No vaccination is required. All are highly, highly recommended. The pneumoccal vaccine ...
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| swelling on the neck | 3/7/2009 |
Q: when my daughter was 9 month the right side of her neck was swollen that looks like a boil and it ...
A: bukky, This is a branchial cleft cyst, a developmental abnormality that will keep getting infected ...
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| failure to thrive | 3/7/2009 |
Q: recently my son started to lose weight he is 6 1/2 months old his weight was 14.15 and is now 13 ...
A: Melissa, Has he had an evaluation of his heart? Blueness of the hands and feet don't directly ...
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| My 10 year old | 3/6/2009 |
Q: Today I walked in on my 10 year old son sucking feces off his finger. I was very irate over this. I ...
A: christine, His own feces, as disgusting as this may seem, won't make him sick. I suspect he just ...
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| Chicken Pox | 3/5/2009 |
Q: Good Evening, and thank you so much for your time. My son is recovering from what our family doctor ...
A: Christine, I'm not sure of the notion of skin "stretching". I do know that with time, these marks ...
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| eczema | 3/5/2009 |
Q: My 2 year old daughter suffers with pretty bad eczema. As soon as it starts to clear up it breaks ...
A: Wendy, Treating eczema is basically moisturizing the heck out of the skin with frequent bathes ...
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| Baby allergy/ bowels and feeding | 3/5/2009 |
Q: My 8 month old has always had bowel problems. The first 4 months of her life they were very runny ...
A: Christine, I see breastfed babies with lots of loose runny stools every day. If they are gaining ...
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| Feeding Infant Cereal | 3/4/2009 |
Q: My son is 6 weeks old. He cries after every feeding for hours. He acts like he is hungry but when I ...
A: Samantha, My answer is still the same. A few kids have "silent reflux", a condition where acidic ...
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| 3month baby sweating | 3/4/2009 |
Q: I have a son who is 3 and half month.whenever i breast feed or bottle feed him sweats alot.
A: Feza, This is probably normal, but be sure that he is looked at carefully at the 4 month physical ...
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| Feeding Infant Cereal | 3/4/2009 |
Q: My son is 6 weeks old. He cries after every feeding for hours. He acts like he is hungry but when I ...
A: Samantha, Cereal in a bottle may cause less reflux, the movement of stomach contents into the ...
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| Abnormal labs | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 26 months old. She has a history of nosebleeds and seizures both beginning at 13 ...
A: Yahsha, Without knowing any of the lab numbers, I can't tell you anything. Some kids will have ...
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| 10 mo with cold | 3/3/2009 |
Q: My 10 mo old has a very runny nose(clear), a fever and cough. She is very cranky. I have been giving ...
A: Bobbie, Tylenol or Motrin will help with the aches and pains of a cold. If she is getting more ...
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| feet and hands turning blue | 3/3/2009 |
Q: The question I have is about my 8 month old daughter. Her feet and hands turn blue even when she is ...
A: Hannah, Lots of normal kids have this phenomena called acrocyanosis. This blueness of the ...
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| primary complex | 3/2/2009 |
Q: my daughter aged 11 yrs is diagnosed to be suffering from primary complex problem. she weighs just ...
A: I'm not sure what you mean by primary complex. Are you referring to tuberculosis? If so, I ...
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| Head Injury from spinning? | 3/2/2009 |
Q: Recently i found out that my 6yr old son has been spinning my newborn son(1 year old) from the baby ...
A: Kendall, Kids are damaged by forceful, intentional acts, not by being spun around by their ...
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| Head Injury | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I have an 8 month old baby and yesterday he rolled over on his changing station and fell onto the ...
A: Laura, Sounds like you saw a bright doctor who realizes that CT scans are not benign tests and ...
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| MMR | 3/2/2009 |
Q: I am concern about the link between MMR and autism. My son is 15 months old and his doctor reminds ...
A: jennifer, This is simple. THERE IS NO RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN MMR AND AUTISM. None. The only ...
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| swimming | 3/1/2009 |
Q: what do you recommend for a 6 year old who will swim everyday as far as keeping the ears trouble ...
A: lori, Plugs may make matters worse by abrading the lining of the ear canal. Take a 1:1 mix of ...
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| Reporting a pediatric office and/or Doctor | 3/1/2009 |
Q: We have recently had a problem with our pediatrician. Our kids have been sick off and on this ...
A: Tricia, Doctors need to have some sort of well thought out strategy for weekend and off hours ...
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| EBV, Fevers, low lymphocyte count in 6 yr old boy | 3/1/2009 |
Q: My 6 yr old son has had fevers and lethargy for 2 months now. Lab results show positive for Epstein ...
A: Sherry, Without the normal values for these tests, based on the lab that does them, I can't ...
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| mucus in bowel and mouth blisters | 3/1/2009 |
Q: My 12 month old baby boy has suffered on and off with mucus in his bowel since about 3month old. A ...
A: Lynne, Generally most pediatricians would do an evaluation in this clinical scenerio for things ...
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| Infant diarrhea and now constipation | 2/28/2009 |
Q: Olson, I need some advice on how to feed my 7 month old daughter. She was exclusively breastfed ...
A: Kelly, I have several differences in my practice compared to yours. My advise is that of the ...
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| antibiotics while breastfeeding | 2/28/2009 |
Q: I'm just very reluctant to take my prescribed amox/clav for an upper respirtory infection I have ...
A: april, This medicine is safe for a breast-feeding mother. I would wonder why this is being given. ...
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| ADHA/ADD | 2/28/2009 |
Q: My step son is 8 years old weight is around 76 pounds. His mother has him on Concerta 36mg once ...
A: Cherry, Obviously if he is losing weight and is an emotional wreck, something else needs to be ...
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| sleep | 2/27/2009 |
Q: my 3 year old son Logan has been a sweaty mess sleeping for two years. Within 5 minutes of sleep he ...
A: josh, Generally when kids sweat at night, they are overheated and need to have lighter pajamas or ...
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| my son eatsALOT!! | 2/27/2009 |
Q: my son eats alot!! i cant seem to stop him he is 2 years old. he will eat 2nds or 3rds at every meal ...
A: felicia, He is 50% for both height and weight and therefore is not fat. You might want to have ...
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| painful reddened labia on 2 year old | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My 2-1/2 year old daughter has had problems on and off with a diaper rash-like reddening inside her ...
A: Vicki, At this age, this is most likely non-specific vaginitis, caused by the normal moisture and ...
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| Grandson | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My 22 mo.old grandson rolls his blanket up under his private area and rocks back and forth on it to ...
A: joyce, This is called masturbation and is common in kids and adults of all ages. It is not ...
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| infant weight loss | 2/26/2009 |
Q: My son is very thin. He was born at 7.8 lbs.; at 4 months weighed 12.14 lbs. the weighed 12.3 at ...
A: APRIL, Please see a good pediatrician. This is very abnormal growth (or I guess lack of growth). ...
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| nose bleed | 2/25/2009 |
Q: MY 3 YEAR OLD HAS HAD A FEW NOSEBLEEDS AND HE HAS WOKEN UP 1 WITH A BLOODY NOSE , IS THIS SOMETHING ...
A: Nancy, Kids get nosebleeds a lot and this is usually not reason for concern. If the nose is ...
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| Movable lump | 2/25/2009 |
Q: My 12 year old son, soon to be 13 recently found a movable lump in his right breast behind the ...
A: Kelley, This is a breast bud, a common condition of puberty in boys. It is an example of the ...
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| Effects of Children's Benadryl | 2/25/2009 |
Q: I am a father of a 9 month old son. I a going through a custody battle with the mother. She has a ...
A: Derek, We give Benadryl all the time to kids under the age of two. It is safe and effective for a ...
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| ingested foreign object | 2/24/2009 |
Q: my 10 month old swallowed a piece of pastic, he was playing with a bottle and it was covered with a ...
A: serpil, It can take up to 3-4 days for an object to pass. If it was plastic, it probably won't be ...
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| Toddler Bowel Movements | 2/24/2009 |
Q: My daughter just turned 3 years old and she is potty trained but refuses to have a bowel movement on ...
A: Tammy, She knows what to do and how to do it. This is toilet training resistance, a power stuggle ...
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| congenital torticollis | 2/24/2009 |
Q: good evening Dr. Olson- our daughter is now 18mos. old and at the age of 7mos., she was diagnosed ...
A: ken, I would seriously think twice about this. Mild torticollis will tend to resolve on its own ...
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| frequent feeling of having to urinate | 2/23/2009 |
Q: My 6 yr. old feels like he has to urinate alot. In the last half hour he has tried to pee 8 times ...
A: Amy, This is probably the syndrome of extraordinary daytime frequency, called pollikiuria. Please ...
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| 7 MONTH OLD GIRL SWEATS A LOT | 2/23/2009 |
Q: WHY DOES OUR 7 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL SWEAT EXCESSIVE! IT GETS WORSE AT NIGHT WHEN SHES A SLEEP !
A: Penny, Excessive sweating in a healthy infant is rarely a problem. She is probably slightly ...
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| 3 1/2 month old and constipation | 2/22/2009 |
Q: I have a 31/2 month old who just came off breast feeding completely 2 weeks ago. We started ...
A: Nicole, Why not just stick with one formula and give an oz or two of regular adult prune juice ...
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| frequent high fevers, cough | 2/22/2009 |
Q: my son is 7 and a half months old. He has very frequent high fevers usually ranging from 102 to 104. ...
A: Kelly, There is little need to rush an infant to the hospital with a 102-103 degree fever. Fevers ...
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| migraine | 2/21/2009 |
Q: Olson: I'm a recently graduated pediatrician ( yayyyy!!!).During training, regarding the subject of ...
A: michelle, My preference, based on my take of the literature and having two daughters with ...
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| My three year old is a picky eater | 2/21/2009 |
Q: My three year old dauther only wants to eat cereal, chicken nuggets, and fruit. She won't even try ...
A: Kimberly, Yes, this is pretty normal. This behavior, like lots of others in kids, is basically a ...
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| toddler with recurring pimples | 2/20/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olsen, Thanks for the service you provide on allexperts. Two months ago my 16-month old ...
A: Jodie, I culture everything that looks like MRSA, because it is always a guess if you don't. Staph ...
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| Constipation in toddler | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Good day, I have a 20mnth old daughter. About a month ago she started getting constipated. She's ...
A: Carina, She is constipated. Xrays are of little value and please don't have anyone repeatedly do ...
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| withholding | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Our daughter is 3 1/2 and has been peeing like a champ in the potty for the past few months, but ...
A: Valerie, This is classic toilet training resistance, a common problem with bright and stubborn ...
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| Potty Training Resistance 3 1/2 yr old daughter | 2/19/2009 |
Q: I have had a lot of resistance in potty training my 3 yr old daughter and saw your handout on rules ...
A: Stefanie, The cleaning up should not be an issue. Making it one will be counterproductive. ...
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| 18mth old with 'diarrhea' | 2/18/2009 |
Q: My son is 18mths old and has had diarrhea now for over 2 weeks. He is not going more often though, ...
A: Karri, It is common for kids, usually after a bout of a "stomach flu" to have loose, infrequent ...
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| eating | 2/18/2009 |
Q: My son is 3 months old and is only happy when he eats. He will eat and eat until he makes himself ...
A: steven, First of all, see your doctor. It sounds like he may have gastroesophageal reflux disease, ...
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| pain on breathing, constant nasal congestion | 2/18/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old daughter is experiencing two, possibly unrelated, symptoms which I would appreciate ...
A: Shelley, Generally chest wall pain is sudden, sharp and goes away quickly. These are usually the ...
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| hyperalbuminemia + elevated BUN:Cre | 2/17/2009 |
Q: my 3 1/2 year old son had an exam over the summer and the pediatrician thought his liver seemed ...
A: CJ, This is a big liver but normal LFTs. The Albumin is probably normal. The BUN is normal and ...
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| abdominal pain in children | 2/17/2009 |
Q: My 9 year old daughter has been complaining of moderate to severe pain in the lower left side of her ...
A: Kristin, Generally the most common cause of this type of pain is constipation. Other thoughts ...
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| My sons high fevers | 2/17/2009 |
Q: For the past two years my 5 year old son has been suffering from recurrent fevers. For some reason ...
A: Joshua, Periodic fevers syndromes are well known in kids. Cyclic neutropenia and PFAPA are two ...
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| blood and proetion in urine | 2/13/2009 |
Q: Hey i was just wondering i have a nine and a half month old daughter she got a urine test and it ...
A: Kayleigh, Blood and protein in the urine can be signs of minor problems (like an infection) or ...
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| ribs cage distortion | 2/12/2009 |
Q: Iam a 28 years old student.There is a distortion in my ribs cage in this way that the left half ...
A: If this is not a long term problem, it probably isn't Poland syndrome. Please have a good doctor ...
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| Wetting in Bed | 2/12/2009 |
Q: David Olson, My 6 year son is still wetting bed during slip at night also in an afternoon too. He ...
A: Devendra, Daytime and nighttime wetting are common and generally we like to tackle the daytime ...
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| cold | 2/11/2009 |
Q: i have an 8 week old baby girl. she seems to have a cold. nasal congestion,runny nose and sneezing. ...
A: christina, Babies with cold symptoms generally due fine and yours is lucky to be able to be taking ...
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| my 3 month old isn't eating | 2/11/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 3 months old and isn't eating. she is normally an excellent eater and has always ...
A: tara, Generally the sudden onset of lack of eating is due to a brewing viral illness. I suspect ...
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| early puberty | 2/11/2009 |
Q: I have a 9 year old son who seems to have had a rapid growth spurt over the last couple of months. ...
A: Thompson, I suspect this is puberty. It can happen normally in boys even as early as 8 years old. ...
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| constipation | 2/10/2009 |
Q: I just posted a question to you about eczema for my daughter. I also want to know the underlying ...
A: swetha, Are the stools hard and painful? If so, then this needs to be treated. If the stools are ...
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| Nasal Congestion - 10 month old | 2/10/2009 |
Q: my son is 10 months old. He has been congested for 3 weeks with no other symptoms. His nose is ...
A: natalie, Again, I always stress that if the child is doing fine and has a runny nose, you really ...
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| eczema | 2/10/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 15months old and I noticed few weeks back some kinda small rough white dots like ...
A: swetha, It is often tough or impossible to find the underlying cause of eczema. Allergies may ...
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| Nasal Congestion - 10 month old | 2/10/2009 |
Q: my son is 10 months old. He has been congested for 3 weeks with no other symptoms. His nose is ...
A: natalie, It seems a bit odd that the antibiotics need to be given to have this stop. Chronic ...
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| thermometer | 2/9/2009 |
Q: On Thurs. night I took my daughter's temperature rectally. I was very tired and after I did ...
A: Sue, The constipation, rather than the rectal thermometer, probably caused the blood. If there is ...
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| 4 yr old - repeated Strep infections - something more serious? | 2/9/2009 |
Q: My healthy 4 1/2 yr old daughter who never had a Strep throat infection in her life has had three ...
A: Nancy, I will assume that all three of these infections have been verified by a positive strep ...
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| Failure to thrive | 2/8/2009 |
Q: My soon to be 5 year old (in April) only weighs 27 lbs and in the past has been diagnosed with ...
A: Anne-Marie, "Failure to thrive" is sort of a wastebasket diagnosis, requiring an evaluation to ...
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| dental care for toddler | 2/8/2009 |
Q: my son is 19 month old,i used to brush his teeth with finger brush or with clean finger,what is the ...
A: rajeshrisoni, A very thin smear of tooth paste could be used. The main thing is to be sure the ...
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| Growing pains | 2/8/2009 |
Q: Olson, I was wondering about growing pains. I know that whenever my leg hurt, my mom told me that it ...
A: Marisol, There is no scientific name and there even is some doubt about how valid this diagnosis ...
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| Do this affect my baby? | 2/8/2009 |
Q: , Today my baby kept crying and screaming for a long while. No matter what my husband and I did to ...
A: Michelle, Yelling once or twice at a baby this young won't hurt a thing. Consistent behavior like ...
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| ribs cage distortion | 2/7/2009 |
Q: Iam a 28 years old student.There is a distortion in my ribs cage in this way that the left half ...
A: Mukesh, I would see a doctor, have a good exam, and find out if this is a rib problem or an ...
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| potty resistance | 2/7/2009 |
Q: Our daughter, who is both slow to warm up temperamentally and fairly strong willed, was initially ...
A: Holly, This won't hurt her in any permanent sense physiologically. It is the act of a strong ...
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| constipation on 1 year old since he was 5 months of age | 2/7/2009 |
Q: ! and before i start i will like to thank you! for reviewing my question. i have a i year old ...
A: jessica, Generally constipated kids respond well to a product called miralax, that is not ...
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| 4yr old will not eat? | 2/6/2009 |
Q: My 4yr old daughter has been sick for about 4 weeks. It started with cold like symptoms, low fever ...
A: pam, There is a condition called globus pharyngitis, that describes what you are observing. If ...
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| Toddler bad breath | 2/6/2009 |
Q: My 14 month old has really bad breath. She does not have any white spots on her tongue to suggest ...
A: Karena, We as pediatricians would disagree with your dentist. No kid with teeth is too little to ...
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| toddler holding in bowl movements | 2/5/2009 |
Q: My daughter just turned 3 in dec and is not potty trained yet, but we are trying. The past month or ...
A: renea, She is resisting having bowel movements. She also may be constipated. Discuss with your ...
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| Amoxil | 2/5/2009 |
Q: Olson I need to know what dose to give my 4year old son and how often (Amoxil 250mg/5ml). Thank you ...
A: Kimberly, For an ear infection we would give generally 80mg/kg/day in two divided doses. So...his ...
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| behaviour of my 17 month old | 2/4/2009 |
Q: my daughter is 17 month old she is very naughty.we live on 1st floor and she throws down everything ...
A: ritu, She is not being disciplined properly and is "running the show". She will not respond to ...
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| 3y old son bowel issues. | 2/4/2009 |
Q: ..you have helped me before with issues with my children so I thought I would ask you again! Thanks ...
A: Heather, This is not fear. This is manipulation. You are spending altogether too much time on ...
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| vomiting and no fever | 2/4/2009 |
Q: A week and a 1/2 ago my daughter thew up 4 times in one Saturday, she didn't have any fever and no ...
A: Jenny, These are probably two distinct episodes of "stomach flu". This happens a lot this time of ...
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| Tonsils | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I was told the other day by my daughters peda. She is 7yr. old weighs 34 lbs. He informed us she had ...
A: Tina, Tonsillectomy is generally a very safe procedure, in in the morning and out in the ...
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| Behavior question | 2/3/2009 |
Q: My son will be 3 in 3 months. There are 2 thing I am concerned about with him. First, I have been ...
A: Chrissy, These behaviors are both typical of a strong-willed, stubborn child. This is not all ...
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| rash with sore throat | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I have been looking on-line to find out if it is necessary to take my child to the MD for his sore ...
A: Carrian, Rashes can be due to viruses or in the case of a strep throat, bacteria. I would be very ...
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| my 2 year old fever and congestion | 2/2/2009 |
Q: took my 2 year old to the ped due to high fever of 104.3 , he perscribed augmentin , he had a ear ...
A: silvana, Antibiotics won't help with a virus illness. He is on the antibiotic for the ear ...
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| appetite stimulant | 2/2/2009 |
Q: my 2 year old son will not give up his bottle. I've tried taking it away from him but for two days ...
A: daisy, Hunger is the best appetite stimulant and, incidentally, there are no safe effective meds ...
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| Bronchiolitis | 2/2/2009 |
Q: my 9 month old was diagnosed with bronchiolitis, it started with a cough 2 weeks ago and it ...
A: serpil, Bronchiolitis is caused by a virus. It is possible that he still has an ear infection ...
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| problems making bowel movement | 2/2/2009 |
Q: My 4week old daughter has been having problems making a bowel movent since before we came home from ...
A: Tangelia, If the stools are hard, then the karo syrup may help. If they are soft, then it might ...
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| hypothyroidism | 2/1/2009 |
Q: im a 47 yo single mom and i have hypothyroidism and diabetes type2.i suffer dearly with it but my ...
A: frances, Depending on how old your son is, he might have some ability to read about these ...
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| toys | 2/1/2009 |
Q: i am a little concerned about lead in toys, my child puts everything in her mouth and though i try ...
A: jade, The vast majority of toys that contain lead have been taken off the market. It would be ...
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| Holding poop while potty training | 1/30/2009 |
Q: My son, who is 29 mo. old has now started potty training. He does very well staying dry during the ...
A: Carrie, If the stools are consistently soft, and hopefully they are with the Miralax, then he ...
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| 2 year old with bags under the eyes | 1/30/2009 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old son has, for the past week, had reddish-purplish 'bags' under his eyes and also, ...
A: Kristen, It is common for kids with colds to have nasal congestion that caused a "back up" of ...
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| Please help | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I have a 20mth old and a 10 mth old who have been suffering from the same symptons for the past ...
A: Charmiskie, It sounds like they have had two discrete unrelated viral illnesses. It is hard to ...
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| Bloody Diarrhea | 1/29/2009 |
Q: My four year old has been suffering with loose, mucus (slimy) stool for five days. His appetite is ...
A: Melissa, It would be unlikely that a sudden onset of bloody diarrhea with slimey stools would be ...
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| re: mononucleosis-related pain?? | 1/29/2009 |
Q: I was recently diagnosed with mononucleosis in December when I was on winter break from college this ...
A: Merlyn, After mono, it is possible to have a syndrome of fatigue and aches and pains. I suspect ...
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| 6 year old is not making it to the bathroom in time | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old daughter has a history of bladder infections. She will go constantly and it is ...
A: Sara, A lot of kids, especially girls have dysfunctional voiding or what commonly is called ...
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| Puss in urine - UTI? | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My sister's baby born in 27 weeks on August 16 2008 was weighing 990 grams underwent treatment for ...
A: Rajesh, I have little actual idea what reason the pus is there. It could be virtually anything. ...
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| help with mystery virus | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 13 months old. On 1/1/09 she developed a fever of 102.2 we gave her Tylenol every 4 ...
A: Veronica, Kids with sores in their mouths do not have strep. Mouth sores are almost always due to ...
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| 1 year old sleep concerns | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My 12 month old son is a terrible sleeper. He sleeps (very restless) at night for about 10 hours - ...
A: angie, The secret to good sleep is the "last waking memory". Kids remember the conditions they ...
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| 11week old with constant tickly cough | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My eleven week old baby girl has a constant dry tickly cough which can be followed by vomiting what ...
A: Mary, Most of these coughs are due to upper airway stimulation and usually go away. That being ...
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| Pimple-like bump on stomach | 1/24/2009 |
Q: My 20 month old daughter has had a pimple like bump on her belly (about 2in down diagonally from her ...
A: Amanda, This sounds like it is an infected bump, either a hair follicle or some other superficial ...
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| painful urininating | 1/23/2009 |
Q: my 12 yr old daughter has had all the signs of a UTI since dec 22, but all tests have been negative. ...
A: kim, Has anyone done a good vaginal exam? I find in this age group that this area is sort of ...
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| enlarged scrotum | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Olson, my son is 6 yrs old,and I have realized for quite some time that he has an enlarged scrotum. ...
A: Vicki-Ann, It is probably either a hydrocele or a hernia. If it remains the same and he is having ...
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| Mystery Rash | 1/22/2009 |
Q: My 8 year old son woke up yesterday with a red rash (raised bump, but not pustule) spread from his ...
A: Tammy, You should see your doctor sooner. This may be a herpes zoster rash with the headache or a ...
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| Toddlers Chronic Coughing | 1/22/2009 |
Q: I have a soon to be 3 yr old girl. She had a case a pneumonia this past August 08 and chronic ear ...
A: Crystal, If your pediatrician hasn't suggested that this may be a variant of asthma called ...
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| Pale yellow diahrea | 1/21/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old son and 19 month old daughter has both had the stomach bug this past week but seem to ...
A: Rob, After a stomach flu, the lining of the intestines becomes damaged briefly and pieces of it ...
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| 3 Year Old Constant Hand Washing | 1/21/2009 |
Q: My 3 year old daughter goes through phases of constant hand washing & fear of bacteria/germs. This ...
A: Pat, Kids even at age 3, especially those who have a genetic predisposition to OCD/anxiety ...
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| Couple problems with 3 yr old. | 1/21/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson, First, thank you for taking the time to review my question. My daughter was 3 yrs old in ...
A: Nicole, With a tough stubborn three year old, make sure that you don't tell her three times to do ...
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| sore neck | 1/21/2009 |
Q: today is january 16, 2009 and i started noticing a severe neck pain/stiffness on December 22, 2008. ...
A: Craig, This really doesn't sound too much like strep to me, so I think if the only symptom left is ...
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| Health | 1/20/2009 |
Q: Our 12 wk old daughter has a significant amount of congestion and the pediatrician on call stated ...
A: Darrell, "Chest congestion" is a pretty nebulous term in a 12 week old. I find few babies with ...
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| glycerine on infants | 1/20/2009 |
Q: I have a year old baby who has dry skin. I am currently using a cream containing parrafin and ...
A: Neha, Basically any product you use for your skin can be used for an infants. I can't think of ...
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| Health | 1/20/2009 |
Q: Our 12 wk old daughter has a significant amount of congestion and the pediatrician on call stated ...
A: Darrel, The sinuses are poorly formed in a 12 week old and the nasal congestion is not the same as ...
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| hello | 1/19/2009 |
Q: when would be a good age to start potty training? she is 15 months old and she likes to take off her ...
A: erica, This is generally a bit early. I would wait until she is better able to pull up and off a ...
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| sore neck | 1/19/2009 |
Q: today is january 16, 2009 and i started noticing a severe neck pain/stiffness on December 22, 2008. ...
A: Craig, This sounds clearly like a viral illness, with the blisters, the sore throat, and the neck ...
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| my infant daugther | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I have a 4 months old daughter who was born prematurely at 34 weeks. She was born healthy. About a ...
A: jenya, This is probably normal behavior, although at this age we sometime see a special type of ...
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| son 6 year old is getting very sick | 1/18/2009 |
Q: Thur. a.m. son sent hom from school complaining of sore throat and stiff neck and headache but no ...
A: tracy, I would return to the doctor to make sure he doesn't have, with this apparent viral ...
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| measles | 1/18/2009 |
Q: My son got his MMR shot on 1/6. On 1/13 he started running a fever between 102-104 even with Tylenol ...
A: Michelle, The concern I have is that this may be a case of a post-vaccine encephalitis that is ...
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| Adhered foreskin | 1/17/2009 |
Q: My 9 year-old son told me a few days ago that his foreskin hurt. When I looked at it, it was red and ...
A: Timothy, It is normal for a foreskin not to completely be retractable until at least 10-13 years ...
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| Infant with RSV | 1/17/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 11 weeks old. I took her to her own pediatrician on thursday and it was confirmed ...
A: Holly, RSV is a frustrating illness, especially in an 11 week old. If she is peeing a couple ...
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| 5 year old not eating any solid foods | 1/17/2009 |
Q: Sarah has not eaten any solid foods for ten days.Only soft foods like ice cream,pudding,yogurt and ...
A: Paul, If she doesn't have strep and this is ten days down the road, please have her rechecked. ...
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| bad pain prior to pooping?? | 1/16/2009 |
Q: a little concern about my first baby - an 8 week old boy he is well, and putting on decent weight, ...
A: isolde, Simethicone will break up bubbles in the stomach, not in the intestines. Bubbles in the ...
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| Baby rash/green stool | 1/16/2009 |
Q: why does my baby sometime have green stool and rash around the front/back of her bottom?
A: lya, Stools often change color in normal healthy babies. Diaper rashes are common and should be ...
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| Different Shaped Ears | 1/16/2009 |
Q: One can only imagine my shock when I discovered that my son's ears are different from one another. ...
A: Susie, Most of us are not symmetrical when it comes to ears and this is not a problem. This is ...
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| toddler withholding poop | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I am about to have a breakdown with this issue. My daughter is 4 1/2 years old and does not poop on ...
A: Lori, Stool with-holding or toilet training resistance is an increasingly common problem and is ...
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| Leaving 18 month old | 1/15/2009 |
Q: I have a healthy 18 month old boy that I will be leaving at my parents house to go on a week long ...
A: Lia, Go on your trip, while you can, and have fun! Your toddler is fully capable of staying with ...
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| Four year old son has chronic headaches | 1/14/2009 |
Q: My four-year old son has been complaining of a headache for about three weeks. When I ask him where ...
A: Patrick, The most common causes of recurrent headaches in kids falls into 2 categories: headaches ...
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| Withholding Poop | 1/14/2009 |
Q: My daughter has been stubbornly not pooping for almost 2 years. At the very beginning it was ...
A: Ericka, You are right that this is a battle of wills and she will win unless you get sneaky and ...
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| sleep problems | 1/14/2009 |
Q: my 14month old son won't sleep through the night, I'm so tired and don't know what to do? Please ...
A: Annecke, Kids don't sleep through the night at this age due to habit. This is not a medical ...
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| what should i do? | 1/14/2009 |
Q: i have a 4 yr old daughter and she started vomiting at 8pm. shes since thrown up 3 times tonight so ...
A: claudia, Kids vomit all the time, usually with a fever and diarrhea that signifies a virus acute ...
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| Potty Training A Resistant Child | 1/13/2009 |
Q: My 5 yr old Granddaughter refuses to have bowel movements on the toilet. We have tried every ...
A: Susan, As you well know, this is a complete power struggle. Unless the stools are hard and ...
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| temper tantrum | 1/13/2009 |
Q: ..my son is 2 and i understand that at this age they throw temper tantrums...however i am at a loss ...
A: Rose Ann, I say to a parent at least once a week that if the temper tantrum doesn't involve ...
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| Enlarged Lymph Nodes | 1/13/2009 |
Q: My just turned 3 year old son has had enlarged lymph nodes on his neck and groin for over a year. ...
A: Cindy, If he has had some basic blood work, like a blood count and sedimentation rate, that are ...
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| 16 month old's nutrition | 1/13/2009 |
Q: I am enquring on behalf of my brother and sister-in-law re. their 16 month old son. He eats a very ...
A: Tina, He probably has a feeding aversion, a behavioral condition that we see increasingly in kids ...
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| 7 Mo Old getting up 2-5 times a night | 1/12/2009 |
Q: My baby is now bottle fed. Gets cereal at 530 PM , bottle at 7:00 PM and gets up between 10:00 and ...
A: Jennifer, The key to successful sleep is the concept I call "the last waking memory", what the ...
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| toe-walking and more | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I was hoping you could help me answer some questions. I have a daycare and I've noticed some ...
A: Misty, Lots of normal kids toe-walk and unless there are other problems suggestive of a global ...
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| No growth of head circumference in 4 months | 1/12/2009 |
Q: I had my premature baby at 24 weeks gestation. She is now almost four months corrected age however ...
A: Jen, I can't tell you what to do, but I appreciate the lack of head growth implies a pretty bleak ...
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| Junky cough Low-grade fever | 1/11/2009 |
Q: My 6 year old has been having one cold right after another along with the coughs that go with them. ...
A: stacie, A cough with a cold may last a couple of weeks. The temperature you describe is ...
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| 2-year-old holding bowel movements | 1/11/2009 |
Q: My 2-year-old started holding her bowel movements about 3 weeks ago when she got a really bad, ...
A: Maureen, I would start a stool softening regimen, so that every stool is soft and she is not going ...
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| 22 month old sleep problem | 1/11/2009 |
Q: My son is 22 months old and has slept through the night since he was just 4 months old. Now ...
A: Debbi, Has anything changed in the family...schedules, stress, new jobs, etc.? This is the usual ...
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| Elevated WBC and Sed rate low fever and swollen glands | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I had my 41/2 year old daughter in for blood work after battling lowgrade fevers, fatigue and ...
A: Jenni, This could very well be mono. Has this sort of testing been done? Mono is notorious for ...
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| 13 mth old will not sleep | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I have a baby girl who is just now 13 months old. She was 7 weeks premature and kept in the hospital ...
A: Kristen, She needs to learn to fall asleep on her own, not in your arms. Feed her before bed, let ...
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| Mouth sores with a fever | 1/10/2009 |
Q: I have a 2 yr. old son who has for the past 3 days had a fever of around 100.5 during the day but ...
A: Kelly, This is probably a primary herpetic gingivostomatitis, the first exposure one has to the ...
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| Strep incubation | 1/9/2009 |
Q: Good morning, Dr. My son (7 yrs. old) is scheduled for an adenoidectomy in 4 days. His twin ...
A: Maria, Hopefully the diagnosis of strep was made with a screen or culture, or else it really isn't ...
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| 5 year old | 1/9/2009 |
Q: My 5 year old son has always been bright and has an excellent memory. When he was very young his ...
A: kenneth, He needs to have his IQ tested. If he indeed is real bright, then the KG work perhaps is ...
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| afraid something wrong with my 34 month old | 1/8/2009 |
Q: My 34 month old son weighs only 24lbs and has 3 to 4 loose foul smelling bowel movements a day. He ...
A: Lindsey, I would wonder about some type of immune deficiency. Has he had gamma globulin levels ...
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| Strange Symptoms | 1/8/2009 |
Q: I have an 18 month old son who has had a lot of issues in the last several months. His initial ...
A: Kori, First of all, one has to wonder if he has some underlying problem, from birth and either the ...
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| amoxicillin dose | 1/8/2009 |
Q: My son was just diagnosed with bronchitis yesterday. His doctor prescribed amoxicillin 250mg, ...
A: Jennifer, First of all, most bronchitis is treated with nothing or with asthma meds, since ...
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| Red around my 8yr old's eyes | 1/7/2009 |
Q: My daughter has gotten red circles around her eyes every time she is tired since she was very ...
A: Lori, Circle under eyes (red or black) can run in families, be due to lack or sleep or can be seen ...
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| sinus issues with my peanut boy | 1/7/2009 |
Q: my son is now reaching three months old and i have been struggling since the day he has been home ...
A: s, Why was he given antibiotics? Was it felt he had some sort of bacterial disease? This would ...
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| My daughter hasn't eaten in 5 days... please help. | 1/7/2009 |
Q: My 4 year old daughter hasn't eaten since last Thursday. She has a bad cough, no fever, no other ...
A: DEBORAH, This is a common occurance. I agree with you that she probably is coughing and this is ...
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| coxsackie virus | 1/7/2009 |
Q: My 19 month old got the coxsackie virus about a month a n a half ago. He had sores all over his ...
A: keith, I doubt he is sick. Sores can be normal in some kids, with a phenomena we call "geographic ...
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| immune system problems, nervous system | 1/6/2009 |
Q: My daughter has multiple allergies since infancy, some are severe. She used to get very ...
A: Jana, Tests done two years ago in a kid this age are not definitive. Lots can happen over time. ...
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| Toddler head injury. Ridge-like bump lasting 4 months now | 1/6/2009 |
Q: About 4 months ago my 2 year old son hit his head pretty significantly 3 times in one day (his ...
A: Mary, Please don't be pushing your doctor for CT scans, especially repeat ones. There is mounting ...
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| baby moves arms | 1/6/2009 |
Q: Olson. My son is 3 months old and is very active. He is always moving his arms and legs and tries ...
A: Courtney, This is probably a quality we call temperment, basically how our internal "motors" are ...
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| Goose Egg on the Head is Hanging On! | 1/5/2009 |
Q: My 19 month old son fell forward during a temper tantrum and slammed the center of his forehead into ...
A: Sri, The center of the forehead is a perfect place for a "goose egg" to occur...hard surface, rich ...
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| a BM withholder | 1/5/2009 |
Q: My four and a half year old son seems to have given up pooping on the potty although he'd been doing ...
A: Lisa, This is usually more a behavioral problem than a medical one. It tends to be a control ...
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| Rash question | 1/5/2009 |
Q: My 14 1/2 month old started feeling bad late New Years Eve. He has diarrhea bm's late that evening ...
A: Alice, This sounds like a classic viral syndrome with exanthem, a virus that has caused a rash, ...
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| Labs | 1/4/2009 |
Q: The last two months my 12 month old has had sustained wbc counts around 27,000 with no s/s ...
A: Penny, Elevated white counts are suggestive of but not proof of a bacterial infection. Some viral ...
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| Sleep issues and Special Needs | 1/4/2009 |
Q: My daughter is 19 months old and she wakes up 5 times a night. She goes through phases. Sometimes ...
A: Aminah, She does not need milk at night. This is a habit. It is not due to a growth spurt. This ...
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| Body Rash | 1/4/2009 |
Q: My son has a rash that started on his thighs and arms. It itched just a little bit. Then the rash ...
A: Jessica, It is probably a rash due to a low grade viral illness or an allergic reaction to ...
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| left kidney hydronephrosis | 1/4/2009 |
Q: My baby is two months old. He is suffering from hydronephrosis in the left kidney.Blood test and ...
A: rahul, Both kidneys, each one, should be functioning at 100%. They are now functioning at 50% of ...
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| Aspiration | 1/3/2009 |
Q: Dr. Olson. I am concerned about my 10 month old. She was eating some rice mixed with a little bit of ...
A: Lisa, If she is having no symptoms and is fine now and was fine after, she will be OK. We all ...
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| 15 month old son has....... | 1/2/2009 |
Q: my 15 month old son has a temp of 101.3 a stuffy and runny nose a cough and is breathing really ...
A: simone, If he continues to breath hard and is getting worse, going to the ER to be evaluated for ...
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| light yellowish pale colored stool | 1/2/2009 |
Q: My one year old daughter has had really soft diarrea type light yellowish colored stools for about ...
A: Reina, This is almost certainly a stomach flu, a viral illness that will run its course. The ...
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| infant behavior | 1/2/2009 |
Q: my son is 10 months old and he refuses to sit in a car seat. it is winter time here in Toronto, so ...
A: mobina, This is a safety issue that is of the utmost importance. He needs to be in a car seat. ...
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| 2 month old with drainage | 1/1/2009 |
Q: OLSON. I AM A MOM OF A TWO MONTH OLD WHO HAS BEEN THROWING UP DRAINAGE FOR FOUR DAYS. I TOOK HER TO ...
A: Johna, It sounds like she has a virus illness. I'm not sure what the idea of the blood culture ...
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| perioral dermatitis | 1/1/2009 |
Q: Can Bactroban (mupirocin) be used for perioral dermatitis? My 4 year old was diagnosed with this. ...
A: Michelle, It is debatable what is the best treatment for perioral dermatitis. Bacitracin is an ...
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| skull x ray report question | 12/31/2008 |
Q: my son had a skull x ray at 5 months for an abnormal shaped head. doc told us the x ray was unclear ...
A: cindy, Craniosynostosis is there, essentially, from birth. The skull shape develops over time and ...
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| ear infections | 12/31/2008 |
Q: i have a 10 month old son with conductive hearing loss in his left ear. less than a month ago he ...
A: mobina, Antibiotics can safely be given frequently, if they are needed. It is true that most ...
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| Jaundice in my 2 month old? | 12/30/2008 |
Q: My son is 2 months old. I am breastfeeding exclusively. When he was 3 days old he had the brick dust ...
A: Mary, We see a few healthy breast fed babies who have a bit of jaundice at 6-8 weeks. It is not ...
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| toddler tonsillitis | 12/30/2008 |
Q: my son is 2 1/2 years old and this year he has had 8 bouts of tonsillitis. It starts with a high ...
A: lilian, Most kids this age with "tonsillitis" have viral illnesses that are not responsive to ...
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| Newborn not feeding | 12/30/2008 |
Q: My babyboy was born on 18th December thru C-Section, When the nurses tried to feed him he turned ...
A: Madhu, If he has severe laryngotracheomalacia, his airway may be collapsing with the negative ...
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| my grandson | 12/29/2008 |
Q: he is not walking nor standing up on his own (age 15 months) does not give direct eye contact. Not ...
A: These are clearly warning signs for autism spectrum disorder. I would suggest a discussion of this ...
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| Sleep Issue | 12/28/2008 |
Q: My son is soon to be 10 in Feb 2009. He started having an issue with not being able to relax enough ...
A: Kristin, I would try melatonin 3-5 mg about an hour before bed. This is safe and often effective. ...
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| 2 yr old Daughter...stool concern | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I notice about a week ago that in my daughter's dirty diaper her stool had a some traces of a clear ...
A: If the blood continues, she needs to be seen to make sure there is no bacterial infection or other ...
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| 19 month old not eating | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I am worried about my son - he is 19 months old and had a double ear infection about 3 wks ago but ...
A: Michelle, It sounds like he has a virus illness. The ear infection probably has nothing to do ...
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| pectus excavatum | 12/27/2008 |
Q: My grandson is 4 years old and has had a surgical evaluation for the birth defect of pectus ...
A: dona, I know nothing about South Carolina's medical facilities (been in Michigan all my life). I ...
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| Baby fears | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I am not sure what she has been through but my husband and I want to show her that not all men are ...
A: Teresa, Be loving and caring to her. Have your husband interact with her as much as possible. ...
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| lack of knee jerk in 4 mon boy | 12/26/2008 |
Q: my son is 4 month old, he is quite healthy. his birth weight is lbs and 12 oz, and right now his ...
A: fozia, What does you doctor say? An exam by a good pediatrician will give a much better idea ...
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| infant behavior | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I was caring for my 7 week granddaughter and after falling asleep in my arms I went to lay her down ...
A: Debra, This sounds a lot like a myoclonic jerk or what people call a startle reflex. At the point ...
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| antibiotics. | 12/26/2008 |
Q: How to differentiate between the antibiotics and the mild or normal medicine? Because as far as i ...
A: sindhu, Thanks for the clarification. Antibiotics need to be given long enough to kill ...
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| bowel problems | 12/26/2008 |
Q: My toddler just turned 3 we have had an ongoing problem with going to the bathroom stays very ...
A: Ciende, I would stick with the miralax and try to expand his diet to include more fruits and fiber ...
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| bacterial pneumonia | 12/25/2008 |
Q: My son was hospitalized for 5 days with bacterial pneumonia and released from the hospital ...
A: amiee, Most pneumonias are actually viral caused. If kids have high fevers or elevated white ...
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| antibiotics. | 12/24/2008 |
Q: How to differentiate between the antibiotics and the mild or normal medicine? Because as far as i ...
A: sindhu, If you could clarify your question, that would help. I'm not sure what you mean by mild ...
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| Resistant toilet training in 5 1/2 yr old | 12/24/2008 |
Q: bs'd My daughter has had greater interest in toilet training and was basically trained at home, but ...
A: esther, This is what we call toilet training resistance. It is a behavioral problem, not a ...
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| Anal Rash on a child | 12/24/2008 |
Q: My 4 year old grandson has a rash in the rectum area. He says it itches. We have been putting diaper ...
A: Tami, Peri-rectal rashes can be due to fungus, bacteria like strep or irritation. What this is is ...
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| 18 month old that won't sleep | 12/23/2008 |
Q: I have an 18 month old son. 3 weeks ago he had successful bladder surgery. We stayed in the hospital ...
A: Jess, Hospitalization coupled with surgery are two very scary and stressful experiences for ...
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| toddler bowel movements | 12/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 13 month old who's bowl movements have gone from a mustard yellow to a very light yellow in ...
A: Pamela, Stool color varies in babies and it is often unclear what causes this variation. Black, ...
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| Coughing in 1-month old baby | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Olson, My daughter (5weeks) has cough since she was 9 days old (because her brother of 3 y.o. is ...
A: Veronica, It is common for newborns to sneeze, not cough. If she breathes hard and/or fast ...
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| child w/ fever and cold blueish hands and feet and runny nose | 12/22/2008 |
Q: My 4 1/2 yr old has had a fever. his hands and feet are cold and blue. lips are dark purpleish ...
A: nicole, It is common for lips, feet and hands to be blue with illness. As long as the rest of the ...
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| Potty training regression problems.Please Help! | 12/21/2008 |
Q: We started potty training our son 6 months ago ,just passed his second birthday as he was refusing ...
A: Stephanie, This is toilet training resistance, a common phenomena we see in bright, albeit perhaps ...
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| WEIGHT GAIN IN INFANT | 12/21/2008 |
Q: Sir, my son in almost 5 months old and weigh just 5kg. He was born IUGR with birth weight 2.2kg, he ...
A: AMANBHAT, Kids who have IUGR tend to be, all their lives, small. This is not always true, but a ...
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| strep throat | 12/21/2008 |
Q: My 5 yr old daughter is on amoxicillin for strep throat- started antibiotics 4 days ago. She had ...
A: Katie, All this depends on how accurately the diagnosis of strep was made. If this was a "visual" ...
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| Amoxicillin Dosage | 12/20/2008 |
Q: My 8 month old daughter was diagnosed with an ear infection, and my 4 year old son was diagnosed ...
A: sharon, This is within the broad normal range of dosing. Your baby is about 7kg. We give up to 90 ...
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| elimination on the potty | 12/20/2008 |
Q: I have recently started potty training my 3 year old son. My problem is that he does not completely ...
A: Martha, He knows what he is doing. He is just resisting toilet training. I would personally ...
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| My 4 year old daughter | 12/20/2008 |
Q: I recently took my daughter to see her peditritian. She has had swollen lymph glands for about 6 ...
A: Marsha, Is she on the antibiotic to treat an infected node? I will assume your doctor felt these ...
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| Baby Spit Up | 12/19/2008 |
Q: My 10 week old baby has been spitting up a clear liquid for the last week, sometimes it looks like ...
A: Jamie, It is common for a baby, as they eat more per feeding, to spit up. If he is healthy, ...
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| Elevated IGE but no food allergies? | 12/17/2008 |
Q: My son (14 mos.) has dark circles under his eyes, and more recently problems with facial eczema. The ...
A: Denise, He probably has allergies. The elevated IgE, the eczema, and the dark circles ("allergic ...
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| Toddler eating habits... | 12/17/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 3 yrs old, very assertive and insistent on what she wants and persistent most times. ...
A: Mike, I'm not sure these are bad eating habits. Kids naturally are grazers and really what we ...
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| Nose | 12/17/2008 |
Q: My 13 y/o injured her nose in cheerleading (she was punched on the left side by the cheek but it was ...
A: Coreen, I would wait for the swelling to subside and then determine if the nose appears ...
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| White/clay colored stool | 12/17/2008 |
Q: Olson, My two year old daughter vomited one time, one week ago. She has had diarrhea since. My ...
A: Alison, I think that the symptoms you are telling me about warrant a trip to the pediatrician for ...
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| fever, coughing, hernia | 12/16/2008 |
Q: My 10 year old daughter has been coughing sporadically but harshly for 9 days. After 4 days of ...
A: Marchel, It is never clear whether someone has asthma or not. We think of asthma as wheezing, but ...
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| fever, coughing, hernia | 12/16/2008 |
Q: My 10 year old daughter has been coughing sporadically but harshly for 9 days. After 4 days of ...
A: Marchel, With the fever being there intially, going away and then coming back, I would wonder ...
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| my 14 month old | 12/16/2008 |
Q: my 14 month old was so active today and she got a hold of my cigrets and ate a few before i realized ...
A: jessica, Kids can get quite sick from nicotine intoxication. She will probably get better on her ...
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| Infection | 12/15/2008 |
Q: My son is 14 months now. He often puts everything into his mouth due to which he gets infection and ...
A: Vijaya, Kids this age put everything in their mouths. It is up to us as parents to be sure this ...
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| staph infection? | 12/15/2008 |
Q: My 4 year old daughter had a sore below her lip that almost resembled a cold sore (even though we ...
A: Michelle, It could possibly by staph and the next time you see your doctor with this, have them do ...
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| Repete signs of viral infection | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I'm 15 years old, but for the past few years I've been getting sore throats and stuff. The doctors ...
A: Shelby, It is impossible to tell what you have. I guess based on what you are telling me it is a ...
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| 2yr old daughter's eye | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I noticed last night that my daughter's right eye was watery and had like greenish eye boogers...It ...
A: Heather, This is probably a bacterial conjunctivitis, a bacterial infection of the lining of the ...
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| babys eyelashes | 12/14/2008 |
Q: my son is 6 and a half months old. 16 weeks corrected. he was 6.8kg at his last weight-in. he has no ...
A: laura, This is probably epiblepharon, a condition that in kids usually resolves. A mild ...
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| flu shot | 12/14/2008 |
Q: Olson, My daughter is 13 mths old and she is vaccinated against influenza. All other vaccines that ...
A: Swetha, Flu shots are given here in the USA in the fall. I'm not sure when they are given in ...
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| Stool color in 17 month old | 12/14/2008 |
Q: I have a 17 month old. Her stool color is usually "normal" brownish color. Sometimes it is hard and ...
A: sarah, Stools change color based on food changes, low grade viral illnesses and a myriad of other ...
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| Persistent coughing | 12/13/2008 |
Q: My 5 year old daughter was on asthma treatment medicine (pulmicort, albuterol, singular,). ...
A: Alex, A persistent cough can be the only manifestation of asthma in some kids. I would be sure ...
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| 5 year old daughters height | 12/13/2008 |
Q: When my daughter was two her pediatrician was concerned of her height. We did lab to check for ...
A: Teresa, She is in the 1% for height, which means that 99 of 100 girls her age are taller than she ...
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| My 4 year old daughter | 12/13/2008 |
Q: I recently took my daughter to see her peditritian. She has had swollen lymph glands for about 6 ...
A: Marsha, Is she on the antibiotic to treat an infected node? If so, the nodes shouldn't be getting ...
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| flu shot | 12/13/2008 |
Q: Olson, My daughter is 13 mths old and she is vaccinated against influenza. All other vaccines that ...
A: swetha, If she had an influenza shot, she is vaccinated against influenza virus type A and B. The ...
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| 9 y/o turns blue around lips when cries/angry | 12/12/2008 |
Q: My daughter has episodes (while crying/angry) of the area around lips turning blue. No clubbing or ...
A: Lisa, It is normal to have acrocyanosis, which is blueness of the extremities. This includes the ...
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| amoxicillin and a 10 yr old | 12/12/2008 |
Q:
A: Shana, I don't know what medicine he is on. I assume it is amoxicillin. This dose is high for ...
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| 5 month old infant not gaining weight | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I have a son who is 5months old. He does not eat more than 15-19 oz of formula a day. Recently ...
A: Keirsten, He is not eating enough to gain good weight. I don't know why. I would suggest ...
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| Poor Motor Skills in ADHD Child | 12/12/2008 |
Q: 7 year old male, generally healthy, underweight and currently taking concerta.He has been diagnosed ...
A: Cynthia, These motor skills are not typical of those of a normal 7 year old. I would suggest an ...
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| belching | 12/11/2008 |
Q: my 13y.o daughter belches after everything she eats. not just one burp but frequent wet belching. ...
A: alicia, Teens love to burp, but I'll assume this is something that she has no control over. I ...
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| Cild going unresponcive for a few seconds | 12/11/2008 |
Q: today my daughter was running though the house and ran into a dresser draw that was open hitting her ...
A: kathleen, This is a classic breath-holding spell. It is scary but harmless. Lips can turn blue ...
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| birth control | 12/10/2008 |
Q: I am on birth control and four days before my period my boyfriend and I had sex and the condom ...
A: Danielle, If you have been taking birth control pills consistently and faithfully in the proper ...
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| Post Pinworm Effects or maybe Giardiasis? | 12/10/2008 |
Q: My child had pinworms 3 times in a 3 to 4 month period. We did the treatment each time. (One ...
A: Maria, I don't know of any direct relationship between having pinworms and the subsequent ...
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| 3-year-old sour belly | 12/9/2008 |
Q: My little girl has complained all afternoon about her belly hurting. She would complain and then ...
A: Christy, Kids have stomach aches all the time. Stomach rest will help. This is probably a viral ...
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| Amoxiciliin Rash and Strep | 12/9/2008 |
Q: My son who is 2.5 years old was diagnosed with an ear infection (his first one) and was prescribed ...
A: Ashli, This rash, at 8 days, is probably an idiosyncratic rash to amoxicillin, not an allergic ...
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| diaper rash- yeast infection? | 12/9/2008 |
Q: My 2 1/2 yr. old. came home from daycare today with a rash that is in the crack of his butt, ...
A: Vicky, It is possible this could be yeast, but with the real redness around the rectum an ...
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| 13 month son | 12/8/2008 |
Q: I have a 13 month and 35 month old son who have been sick with what I believe to be a virus. My ...
A: January (what a unique name!), I suspect you are right. No reason to see his pediatrician unless ...
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| 7 year old and not gaining weight | 12/8/2008 |
Q: My son lost 3 pounds in 2 months. two months ago he had bad stomach flu he was 45 pounds. today we ...
A: petra, Probably not. Kids can get several illnesses and lose weight and gain it back when they ...
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| The different branches of pediatrics | 12/8/2008 |
Q: Why are there different types/branches of pediatrics? (like pediatric cardiology and pediatric ...
A: Stacie, No one can know everything about all pediatric concerns. When I find a kid with a heart ...
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| soft spot on 3yr old | 12/7/2008 |
Q: It does not bother her and we have asked her doctor, who seems to have no concern. I need to know if ...
A: Crystal, If this is only a small remnant of the soft spot, called the anterior fontanelle, then it ...
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| child cannot sit still | 12/7/2008 |
Q: i have an 8 year old girl who cannot sit still she is always moving around even when i tell her to ...
A: denyse, These symptoms could be due to hanging around with the boy, but I would check her with ...
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| temper trantrum | 12/6/2008 |
Q: My son is 2yrs and 2months. And i have a baby girl 2months old. we moved our house just after i had ...
A: miuni, It sounds like he is used to ruling the home and the temper tantrums are his way of ...
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| 5 yr old son | 12/6/2008 |
Q: my 5 yr old son came home from school today complaining of a headache, my initial check of the head ...
A: Tammy, He probably has a virus illness. He should be examined carefully to make that ...
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| whole milk sensitivity - substitutes? | 12/6/2008 |
Q: Olson. At my pediatrician's advice I started introducing whole milk to my 12 month old son to get ...
A: Jackie, What about just trying whole milk with something added to his diet, like prune juice, to ...
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| breathing problems | 12/6/2008 |
Q: My doctor has done numerous blood tests I have had 3 halter monitors on , U/S done on my heart ...
A: Josh, I am a pediatrician and you are not a kid. However, here is what I think. With all the ...
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| Child cold or pneumonia | 12/5/2008 |
Q: Is there any way to distinguish the difference between pneumonia and a cold? My daughter has had a ...
A: Kathy, Kids with a pneumonia will be breathing hard and fast. Teething has no bearing on her ...
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| discipline | 12/5/2008 |
Q: I have a three year old daughter, and she is a good kid. However if she gets in trouble she is ...
A: Jessica, Time out will work if ruthlessly applied consistently. Here is a link to several ...
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| Gas/Gerd/Allergies | 12/5/2008 |
Q: Two month old boy, born 3 weeks premature, forceps delivery. Was on Good Start, started having a ...
A: Amy, This is a tough situation for you and a tough one for us as pediatricians. We have a baby ...
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| just fussy? | 12/5/2008 |
Q: We do daycare and one of the infants we watch is 6 months old. She is very attached to people and ...
A: Rhi, The screaming with a BM can be seen in some normal kids, but with what clearly seems to be ...
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| Aspergers | 12/4/2008 |
Q: My Daughter is 6 years old and her school asked me to have a 'Gifted assessment' done as she is well ...
A: Jane, First the easy stuff. Of course kids tire easily when their asthma flares up, because they ...
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| Strep on the rectum | 12/4/2008 |
Q: My 7 year old had a red rectum with sores that bleed. I took him into our pediatrician's and saw ...
A: Tona, If it was caused by group A beta hemolytic strep, then this should be treated. If it was ...
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| Whats wrong with my son strange symptoms | 12/4/2008 |
Q: My son is 11 yrs old. Appears to have had a seisure in early sept. taken to hosp. Followed up with ...
A: Jan, He may have a seizure disorder. Recurrent seizures in normal kids are called epilepsy. Some ...
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| high crp level in 18 month old | 12/3/2008 |
Q: Is a CRP test a common test to do on toddlers? I find all kinds of info on CRP tests on adults but ...
A: Rebecca, Why do a CRP in someone this age? It really doesn't make much sense to do a test unless ...
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| petite toddler, fussy eater | 12/3/2008 |
Q: My 15 month old is very petite (29in, 17.5lb), and has recently become an extremely picky eater. ...
A: Summer, Try giving her the food you guys eat, but processed in a baby food consistency. I would ...
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| peeling skin | 12/3/2008 |
Q: My 8 year old son has had swollen glands and sinus problems every couple of months and been on ...
A: chris, Generally peeling fingers, at least in pediatrics, are associated with the aftermath of ...
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| Rash on Belly | 12/2/2008 |
Q: My 13 month old son has had a sandpaper like rash on only his belly for about a month. It is not ...
A: Julie, A rash for a month is not due to any illness. It is probably a rash due to irritation; ...
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| my 22 month old wakes during the night | 12/2/2008 |
Q: I have twin girls and one of them wakes up 2-3 times a night. They go to bed between 7-8 PM. They ...
A: matt, If she is falling asleep without you being present in the room, then this advice applies. ...
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| soft spot | 12/2/2008 |
Q: My 19 month old brother has a soft spot on his head that we recently found after shaving his head. ...
A: Quynh, The CT scan at 3500$ is a rip off and I would complain to someone. Call someone and ...
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| Breathing Treatments & Heavy Breathing | 12/1/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 1/2 month old who has been on pulmicort 2x/day and albuterol 1xday since the end of ...
A: Jennifer, I would agree with your pediatrician that pulmicort daily or twice a day is appropriate. ...
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| naps | 12/1/2008 |
Q: My 3m old has a very hard time staying asleep for longer tha 30 min for his naps, but he's VERY ...
A: Tara, Make sure that every time he is put to sleep, he is awake and doesn't fall asleep at all in ...
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| 6 year old vegetarian | 12/1/2008 |
Q: Olsen, My grandson is a 6 year old vegetarian. He has never eaten meat. He's eaten fish, but ...
A: Viola, If he is getting milk and dairy products or eggs, he should be fine. This is assuming that ...
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| pass out tantrum | 12/1/2008 |
Q: My grandson started having pass out tantrums at the early age of 3 months. He is now 14 months and ...
A: Cheryl, We call these breath holding spells. One holds their breath, due to anger, hurt or ...
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| Bump on head weeks later | 11/30/2008 |
Q: My 4 year old son got kicked in the head by another classmate during class while "dancing and ...
A: Paula, Quite the "bump" dancing! Often after a bruise in a real vascular part of the body like ...
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| lower right belly pain | 11/30/2008 |
Q: My 14yr old daughter was diagnosed with a UTI after they were sure that she had appendicitis. This ...
A: Cathy, It would be quite unusual for a left ovarian cyst (lots of girls have these, incidentally) ...
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| lower right belly pain | 11/29/2008 |
Q: My 14yr old daughter was diagnosed with a UTI after they were sure that she had appendicitis. This ...
A: Cathy, I hope they checked a urine before doing the tests for appendicitis. The CT scan is a ...
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| BABY NOT SLEEPING!!! | 11/29/2008 |
Q: Ok my child Amalie is seven months old now. She has suffered from reflux and is still on medication ...
A: Sheena, Sleep is a tenuous thing in kids, easily disrupted by any change. I would consistently ...
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| 2 Yr old throwing up randomly | 11/29/2008 |
Q: My son has been pretty sick, he started with a cold and then it progressed to a terrible couch. I ...
A: tracy, This is probably a viral illness. I'm not sure why the zithromax was given in the first ...
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| baby neck rash | 11/28/2008 |
Q: my daughter is 7 months old and for a month now her neck and under her chin have gone from red to ...
A: karrah, I can't diagnose most rashes without looking at them. Yeast infections can be the culprit ...
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| prolonged flu symptoms | 11/28/2008 |
Q: I have three children, 7,5, and 3 years old. About 1 mo. ago, my 5 year woke up vomitting. She threw ...
A: Melissa, It is common to see viral illnesses have a waxing and waning course like this. It is ...
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| Excessive Bowel Movement in 3 yr old | 11/27/2008 |
Q: My son is 3 yrs old and since about 2 yrs he has had bowel problems. To try and make it short...at ...
A: Kathy, He needs to be on a consistent bowel program, usually using a product called Miralax to ...
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| Belly button infection? | 11/27/2008 |
Q: Olson, Today my 3 yr old daughter was complaining of a sore/itchy belly button. I looked at it and ...
A: Jen, The redness at her age is probably not a sign of infection and the low fever is probably due ...
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| night strech | 11/26/2008 |
Q: ,,I have a 12 week-old baby girl,,she is a quite baby ,,not fussy ,,she wont cry without a ...
A: bahareh, It is normal for a three month old to be more awake and sleep less in the day time. If ...
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| BABY NOT SLEEPING!!! | 11/26/2008 |
Q: Ok my child Amalie is seven months old now. She has suffered from reflux and is still on medication ...
A: sheene, Whoa! A tall order here. I hope I can prevent the downward spiral into a life of ...
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| cough in 5 year old at night only | 11/26/2008 |
Q: My daughter coughs only at night. Constantly throughout night we have started using humidifier and ...
A: Lisa, Night time cough can be a sign of an asthma variant called nocturnal or cough variant ...
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| unusual rash | 11/26/2008 |
Q: I'm a new mom and I have an 8 month old daughter. About 3 days ago she started to get little, pin ...
A: Miriah, Bumps all over the body very well could be what we call a viral exanthem, a rash that is ...
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| five month old daughter with constant lung problems? | 11/25/2008 |
Q: I have a five month old daught whom is constantly having wheezing in her lungs. She was ...
A: Renee, She has asthma unless proven otherwise. Tests for cystic fibrosis, a chest Xray to rule ...
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| My two year old's nose is bleeding | 11/25/2008 |
Q: This morning I woke up to get my 5 year old to school and noticed that my two year old's nose had ...
A: Summer, Most night time nose bleeds are caused by dryness and inadvertant picking. Once it ...
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| Infant not eating | 11/25/2008 |
Q: My 5 month old baby does not want to drink milk/ formula. She is barely consuming 8 Oz. through the ...
A: P, What you need to determine is how much she is taking in a whole 24 hour period and if she ...
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| persistent cough | 11/25/2008 |
Q: my 12 month old son has had a persistent cough for two and a half months now. It started off as a ...
A: Jenny, Most coughs in 12 month olds are viral in nature and don't respond to antibiotics. The ...
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| 6 months old and sick since birth | 11/24/2008 |
Q: My son is 6 months old. He has been congested since birth. He often has a horrible cough. It is no ...
A: Michelle, A cold will not last 6 months. If he is growing well and is developing normally, less ...
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| 8 month old has low fever | 11/24/2008 |
Q: My 8 month old has had a low grade fever for a day or two. She went to doctor about a week in half ...
A: Nechia, Hard to say what is going on. If the antibiotics didn't work totally, she might have a ...
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| being underweight | 11/24/2008 |
Q: Is it ever recommended to put olive oil in the formula of a 9 month old baby in order for the child ...
A: sherry, No, I haven't personally, but it might be a good idea. Usually I have increased the ...
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| Mono | 11/23/2008 |
Q: My 7 year old started with a virus 6 days ago (Monday)..fever as high as 103 and low as 98.7 ...
A: Becky, If he is better, he doesn't need a mono test. Why test for something that can't be treated ...
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| 12 year old night terror | 11/23/2008 |
Q: I'm stuggling to find any information which can help me help my 12 year old daugther. She was told a ...
A: Colin, Night terrors are common in kids. My son had them for a few years. She has other issues ...
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| 5 year old bowel issues | 11/22/2008 |
Q: My 5 year old had difficulty learning to poop on the potty but eventually did so. In the past 19 ...
A: Elizabeth, He has probably developed encopresis, a constipation type of problem that is associated ...
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| Mucus and white sand in stool | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 3 month old, her stool is generally what I would consider loose and has a lot of mucus. ...
A: Tami, It is a bit unusual for her to have this type of stool. Obviously it isn't sand, but ...
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| 5.5 month old-very congested | 11/22/2008 |
Q: She doesn't have a constant cough but her chest is very congested. When she does cough it sounds ...
A: April, Usually, in kids this age, the sounds you hear are from the upper airway, not the chest. ...
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| 3 month old not eating enough | 11/21/2008 |
Q: My 3 month old daughter was born weighing 8.5lbs,she only weighs 11.2lbs today. She will only take ...
A: Dawn, "Liking" the formula was a poor term by me. A formula intolerance is probably the better ...
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| ADHD? 10 YEAR OLD NEWPHEW | 11/21/2008 |
Q: I have a bright 10 year old step nephew from my brother's marriage whom has now been in our family ...
A: JO, He needs to be seen by a good pediatrician who is skilled at evaluating and testing kids like ...
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| High temp and High Sed rate | 11/21/2008 |
Q: My 3 year old nephew has ran a high fever (101-105)for 9 days. The fever was treated at our local ...
A: Amy He has Kawasaki's disease, unless proved otherwise. He needs to promptly, like today, be ...
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| GI | 11/21/2008 |
Q: MY SON IN NOW 7 WEEKS OLD .AT FIRST HE WAS POOPING FINE THAN AT ABOUT 4 WEEKS OLD E STARTING HAVING ...
A: Jamie, All caps in the online world often gives one the impression of shouting. Something to keep ...
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| viral infection | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My grandson, 1 year old today, has been diagnosed with a viral infection (through blood work). He ...
A: Phyllis, No one can make an accurate diagnosis of a viral illness from only blood work. The blood ...
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| 3 month old not eating enough | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My 3 month old daughter was born weighing 8.5lbs,she only weighs 11.2lbs today. She will only take ...
A: Dawn, Who says she needs 40 oz per day? Most kids are happy and gain weight on 24-30 0z per day. ...
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| prednisone side effects | 11/20/2008 |
Q: My daughter was put on prednisone yesterday, due to her asthma, I gave her 1 dose and through the ...
A: Jenn, This would be not typical as a side effect of prednisone, which really has few, if any ...
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| child masterbation | 11/18/2008 |
Q: I have a 7 year old daughter who began to masterbate when she was 5. After overreacting the first ...
A: soniamay2, Pretty simple. You are right and her father is wrong. Punish her? Take her to a ...
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| MRSA | 11/18/2008 |
Q: My grandson's other grandmother has been diagnosed with MRSA and has pneumonia. Before being ...
A: Carla, MRSA pneumonia is usually secondary to a viral illness and therefore is not contagious, in ...
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| My son | 11/18/2008 |
Q: My son is 7 years old with an eye problem. He is always, rubbing them, especially his right eye. ...
A: Rintu, The artificial tears should be a good, if they are used consistently. Any moisturizer ...
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| My son | 11/17/2008 |
Q: My son is 7 years old with an eye problem. He is always, rubbing them, especially his right eye. ...
A: Rintu, With the dry skin and the dry eyes, explore the possibility of some sort of condition that ...
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| recurring fevers | 11/17/2008 |
Q: .first it started out he had a boil on the bottom of his foot which turned out to not be anything ...
A: anna, It would be reasonable, with these infections, to have your doctor explore the possibility ...
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| My four year olds erections | 11/17/2008 |
Q: My four year old is uncircumcised. I have noticed that for the last year he has daily frequent ...
A: Judi, Kids have erections all the time, circumsized or not. Don't get a circumcision for this ...
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| Circumsion Complications | 11/17/2008 |
Q: My 13 month old had 2 urinary infections between 2-8 months. We follow still with a specialist, but ...
A: Angela, It is unusual, although not impossible, for a circumsized boy to have a urinary tract ...
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| My son has a right enlarged testicle. | 11/16/2008 |
Q: My son is almost seven years old. Today, he showed me a right, enlarged testicle that he says is ...
A: Sunny, This kind of bothers me. We, as pediatricians, consider testicular pain to be an emergency ...
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| recurring vaginitis in 4 year old | 11/16/2008 |
Q: after several trips to doctor for "vaginitis" nystatin was prescibed and seemed to help. the fourth ...
A: brenda, Most vaginitis in this age group is called "non-specific irritative vaginitis" a condition ...
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| eating habits | 11/16/2008 |
Q: my 2 year old grandson has developed terrible eating habits since a resent hospital stay. No fresh ...
A: Brigitte, This is your grandson, not your son. He has a Mom and Dad. They are the arbitrators of ...
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| 2 year old sleep problem | 11/15/2008 |
Q: I just read your question regarding sleep terror in children, thought it might be what my 2 yr. ...
A: Jan, I really don't know where to start. I would suggest that your pediatrician can be of most ...
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| Fever | 11/15/2008 |
Q: My 7 month old has been running a fever of 103.1 for 3 days, he has been checked for ear and urine ...
A: Andrea, Generally fevers like this, with normal exams, are viral caused. Often this time of year, ...
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| raised ESR, elevated platelets etc | 11/14/2008 |
Q: After several xrays, blood tests , 5 x repeat of the antiobiotic amoxycilin @ clav 2 x 10 ml day & a ...
A: sharon, The high sed rate, a measure of inflammation, is worrisome for me. The platelets are also ...
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| sty | 11/13/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson. I wrote to you previously about what appeared to be a sty on my daughter's left eye. ...
A: Kathleen, Did you impress all your friends with "hordeolum"! I think this is probably a sty as ...
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| Feeding avocado | 11/13/2008 |
Q: Is it ok to feed a baby avocado? I have read conflicting information. There is also some things ...
A: Sue, Avocados are full of saturated fats, an excellent food for anyone below two years of age, ...
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| Extreme tantrums | 11/13/2008 |
Q: My daughter turned 3 in August. She started attending the same pre school her sister did before her. ...
A: Christy, This is totally, classically, manipulative behavior. I would quietly and without any ...
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| Mother Feed Jaundice | 11/12/2008 |
Q: After looking at your experience and your answerd question I would like to take this opportunity to ...
A: Zeeshan, There are many reasons for newborn jaundice. Blood group incompatibilities are possible, ...
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| MEDICINES FOR 3MONTH OLD CHILD | 11/12/2008 |
Q: My son was born IUGR (birth weight 2.2Kg), and had suffered from sepsis, PPHT, hypoglacemia, ...
A: AMANBHAT, I can't think of how a calcium supplement (in a small dose) or a vitamin would hurt. I ...
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| 3 yr old wakes up sweating & has to sleep with me | 11/11/2008 |
Q: My 3 year old daughter has never been able to sleep through the night. When she was a toddler in a ...
A: Kelly, Nothing is wrong with her medically. She sweats because she is sleeping next to a warm ...
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| Post-viral hives | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I'm nineteen, male and suffering from some form of hives. I'm in very good shape, healthy and I ...
A: Andy, It is common for viruses, such as those that cause respiratory illnesses, to cause hives in ...
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| Chronic Nosebleeds w/ Large Clots | 11/10/2008 |
Q: My daughter's nosebleeds started when she was 6 months old. I went in to pick her up one night and ...
A: Tracee, If she is bleeding this much, she needs to see either an ENT doctor or needs to be ...
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| Medical Advise for 2.5 year old child | 11/10/2008 |
Q: My daughter aged 2.6year old had vomited once and after that not eating anything since two days and ...
A: Pallavi, Why do you mention jaundice? Jaundice is a serious liver problem that causes the skin to ...
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| circumcision | 11/10/2008 |
Q: i have an 8 month old that was circumcised and i don't think that it was done right because the head ...
A: misty, Before wondering about whether it needs to be redone, have you doctor see him, check it and ...
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| rashes and my new born skin | 11/9/2008 |
Q: I have a question about my 20 days old daughter i appreciate if you reply She has rashes all over ...
A: Shipra, Without knowing what this rash is, I can't give you any good advice. What does your ...
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| meds | 11/9/2008 |
Q: is it ok for a 6mo infant who has hypoplastic left heart syndrome to take 5ml of motrin twice (for a ...
A: annjennett, First of all, anything involving HLHS is a bit abnormal. If you are asking me if the ...
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| pale to blueish fingers | 11/9/2008 |
Q: my 4 year old daughter has on occasion, had very pale white and sometimes blueish fingers. I have ...
A: heidi, Kids and adults to a certain extent, have a normal phenomena called acrocyanosis, or ...
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| Potty Trained 5 Year Old Regresses | 11/8/2008 |
Q: I have been reading your responses to questions about how to potty train. I have a slight different ...
A: Stacie, He has encopresis, a condition where he is basically constipated and has stretched out the ...
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| 6 week old sleeps constantly | 11/8/2008 |
Q: Since birth, my baby has slept a ton. He was born 2.5 weeks prior to his due date and didn't move ...
A: Jennifer, I tell parents that some kids in the first month or two will sleep about 18-20 hours a ...
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| Bump on 9 month old's eye | 11/7/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson! My daughter is 9 months old and today I noticed a small red bump on her bottom lash line. ...
A: Kathleen, This looks like a sty, or hordeolum, as us medical people say, usually to impress ...
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| Phelghm cough | 11/7/2008 |
Q: my son is 4.5 years old and has had a history of asthma. The past 3 weeks or so he has been getting ...
A: Tamia, Is he being treated with his asthma medicine, whatever that may be? Kids who cough, ...
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| toddler knee popping | 11/6/2008 |
Q: My 18 month daughter has been having problems with her knee area popping for about 4 weeks now. At ...
A: tammy, I hear from a lot of parents of shoulders, knees and other joints popping in kids this age. ...
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| My 13 month old does not sleep through the night | 11/6/2008 |
Q: My 13 month old still does not sleep through the night. She does not stay asleep longer than 2 hours ...
A: Michelle, The key to most sleep problems is the concept I call "the last waking memory". She ...
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| baby issues | 11/5/2008 |
Q: having trouble getting a formula that works my 1 month old spits up frequently with feedings and the ...
A: Misty, I don't know what is going on. This could be a formula intolerance, in which case I might ...
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| My 11 month old son has not had a bowl movment in three days | 11/5/2008 |
Q: My son is 11 months old and we are starting him on mre table foods. I dont know if it is causing him ...
A: Brooke, Bowel movements often change with the addition of solid foods of different types. I would ...
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| Sacral dimple | 11/5/2008 |
Q: My 11 yr old daughter had her well checkup today and her pediatrician said that she has a sacral ...
A: Tara, Lots of kids, including my son, have a sacral dimple. Usually they are seen early and ...
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| leg trembling | 11/4/2008 |
Q: I have a 2 month old baby that I was holding a couple of weeks ago and her leg/foot started ...
A: Lisa, Infants have jitters, movements like you are describing, when a leg or arm is in a slightly ...
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| voiding dysfunction | 11/4/2008 |
Q: My 5 1/2 year old daughter has been told she has voiding dysfunction. She had an e-coli infection ...
A: Kim, Sometimes with kids with voiding dysfunction and bladder spasms and pain, we will use a ...
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| allergic reaction | 11/4/2008 |
Q: My son woke up this morning with swelled eyes and lips and itching feet but no hives.. I gave him a ...
A: AJ, If he is breathing and swallowing well and is not getting worse, using oral benadryl is ...
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| 3 year old having wierd symptoms | 11/4/2008 |
Q: My three year old boy has been holding his ears alot and asking whats happening to me, he has been ...
A: Katrina, What your doctor could do is call the neurologist and run things by him. I don't want ...
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| HYDROCELE | 11/3/2008 |
Q: Dr. I have a 21 month old boy that was referred to an urologist for a hydrocele. The specialist ...
A: Yasmin, This is a clinical diagnosis and tests aren't very helpful. It is possible for this type ...
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| Eating. | 11/3/2008 |
Q: Ok, here is my question. I am almost 15, I will be in 4 months, I Am a pretty active and healty ...
A: Amber, I see tons of teens in my practice. Most pediatricians see people up to and sometimes ...
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| 3 year old having wierd symptoms | 11/3/2008 |
Q: My three year old boy has been holding his ears alot and asking whats happening to me, he has been ...
A: Katrina, Being dizzy and uncoordinated are worrisome symptoms in a child this age, especially ...
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| 3 year old girl has strong underarm odor | 11/3/2008 |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old daughter gets strong underarm odor (onion smell) as if she is a teenager after ...
A: Michele, I suspect that she doesn't have thyroid issues, but a quick check by your doctor and a ...
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| Toddler Bowel Movement | 11/2/2008 |
Q: My son is 2 years old and since I have started potty training, I have noticed that his bowel ...
A: Erin, You're quite perceptive, for it is true that the colon gets temporarily stretched and as the ...
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| Toddler Bowel Movement | 11/2/2008 |
Q: My son is 2 years old and since I have started potty training, I have noticed that his bowel ...
A: Erin, Sometimes when kids are potty training, they withhold stools and as a result, they get big ...
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| Low HGB in infant | 11/2/2008 |
Q: my 5 mth old daughter went in for a routine healthy baby monthly check and her Dr. said she looked ...
A: arman, Sounds like you have a perceptive doctor to note this and get the appropriate blood test. ...
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| Blue around lips | 11/1/2008 |
Q: We have a healthy 3 month old whos gaining weight (above her 75th percentile) but has become blue ...
A: antony, It is peripheral or acrocyanosis. I don't understand why a referral needs to be made. If ...
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| Hair Cells | 11/1/2008 |
Q: This question is outside of children's medicine, but I haven't been able to find an appropriate ...
A: James, The hair removal creams are safe and can be temporarily effective. They can irritate skin. ...
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| Wont stop crying! | 11/1/2008 |
Q: On Weds. my 3yr. old daughter was sent home from preschool for vomiting & diarrhea. She had very ...
A: kacy, One has to consider a urinary tract infection in this situation. This would be diagnosed by ...
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| Lump in my 13 year old son's left breast | 10/31/2008 |
Q: My son recently showed me a lump on the upper left side if his left nipple. I called his ...
A: KristenM, Lumps in the breast, under the nipple, in teenage boys are almost 100% a hormonal ...
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| infant sinus problem | 10/31/2008 |
Q: my 6 week old has a terrible congested nose. I had him at the doc yesterday and he's negative for ...
A: tara, Having a doctor check a 6 week old for strep and rsv is silly to me and suggests this doctor ...
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| hand and foot swelling | 10/31/2008 |
Q: my 21 month old baby has his left foot swollen after scratching it for some time and we also noticed ...
A: jennifer, These symptoms could range from basically nothing to something serious, like an ...
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| lump in breast of baby | 10/31/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 13 months old. At the age of 4 months we noticed that she had a small lump behind her ...
A: Ciara, This is not, no way, no how, cancer. This is the normal breast bud stimulation we see in a ...
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| BM Toddler | 10/30/2008 |
Q: My son is 21 months. He has a history of asthma, severe food allergies, reflux (with gas), and ...
A: Laura, This is normal for some kids and goes away, sort of, once they are trained and the large ...
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| Add or Adhd | 10/30/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 yr old son that is having problems in school. His teacher says he's a serious disruption ...
A: Tilwonna, He may have a learning disability or attention/overactivity problems or a combination of ...
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| Baby 1yr 1month | 10/29/2008 |
Q: Hope you will be able to assist. My baby girl is constantly constipated. I have observe her pulling ...
A: Marilyn, If she has hard stools that hurt, then they need to be softened. Use some prune juice ...
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| Projectile vomiting with solid foods | 10/29/2008 |
Q: he also seemed to be really hungry after nursing like he was not satisfied with just milk. (Daelon ...
A: I think pyloric stenosis at this age would be unusual but an ultrasound is quick and easy and might ...
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| 3 year old with sleeping problem | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I have a 3 year old son who won't sleep much we put him to bed around 8:00 and he will not fall ...
A: Candy, This is probably a chronic sleep problem. I will assume for our purposes he is not sick ...
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| polyvisol with iron | 10/28/2008 |
Q: Olson, My son is 15 months old and our pediatrician gives him polyvisol with iron since 10 months. ...
A: yavuz, I have not a clue why this is forbidden. Just ask your doctor for a liquid multi-vitamin ...
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| Excessive Hair | 10/28/2008 |
Q: My daughter who is 4 years of age had fine hair along her spine, arms and legs at the time of birth. ...
A: Neel, A general rule of thumb is that hair that is shaved off will grow in more coarsely. What is ...
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| Aspiration | 10/28/2008 |
Q: I have a 2 yr old that has a G-Tube due to aspiration of fluids. He got his tube a year ago, and he ...
A: Carrie, I wish I was as smart as the pulmonologist, the GI doctor and the geneticist, but I'm not. ...
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| Rash that won't go away on 7 year old boy | 10/16/2008 |
Q: For the last month my son has had a rash. It started as a couple of red bumps on his bottom, then ...
A: Jennefer, It would appear, based on the resolution of them with antibiotics, that it may be caused ...
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| firm lumps left side armpit area | 10/15/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 6 years old and five days ago she discovered a pea size firm lump on her left side ...
A: Amber, I would go back to the doctor and just to be sure, have them run a CBC and platelet count. ...
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| Leg Cramps in my 8 year old. | 10/15/2008 |
Q: For the past few months now, every couple of weeks my eight year old daughter will get leg cramps so ...
A: Kristen, Has she seen her doctor? This sounds like a significant problem for her. I would ...
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| 7 yr old w/body odor and abnormal labs | 10/14/2008 |
Q: Olson, I have a 7 yr old son who suffers from terrible body odor. When he was 4 we found he had ...
A: Justice, With his unusual height, for a kid whose parents are short, and the mature body odor, it ...
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| withholding stool-extreme | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I read your answer to a "frustrated mom" on 5/6/2008 regarding extreme stool withholding. I know ...
A: Wendy, I have no way of accessing email addresses and really have no way of knowing what address ...
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| Toddler question | 10/14/2008 |
Q: My daughter ewho is 3 has thrown up repeatedly after having her milk prior to bed. She has NEVER ...
A: Liz, It is possible, over time, to develop an allergy to something you weren't previously allergic ...
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| Fever for more than 14 days | 10/13/2008 |
Q: This is regarding my 3.5 year old daughter (18kgs). 29-Sep-2008 Cough and slight fever (100.5F) ...
A: Jaya, 99.5 to 100 is not a fever. Temps over 100.4 officially fit the definition of fever. ...
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| 23 month old might have chicken pox | 10/13/2008 |
Q: My son got up this afternoon from his nap and was acting a little irritable and had a slight fever ...
A: Christin, In the first 24 hours, chicken pox has no blisters. The usual "native case" (without ...
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| taking care of babies in mexico | 10/12/2008 |
Q: where might search for information on well baby care in mexico as in instructing of formula, hygiene ...
A: patricia, Good baby care is roughly the same anywhere. Certainly there may be ...
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| puberty | 10/12/2008 |
Q: im 18, and have delayed puberty. The only reason why im asking this here is because i dont know who ...
A: Mike, There are a lot of normal "late bloomers" and there are some that have this as a sign of a ...
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| biting 17 month old | 10/12/2008 |
Q: It's been a month now that our 17 month old is biting. Our baby boy is biting us and others. I ...
A: Tammy, Biting is one of the most socially unacceptable behaviors we see. Why do they do it? ...
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| Baby Talk | 10/11/2008 |
Q: I was hoping you could make me understand. I know there is a lot of languages in the world. So when ...
A: Jordana, I'm not sure, but I think it has to do with the ease of saying the syllables you are ...
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| Sweating baby | 10/11/2008 |
Q: My baby's head is all the time very sweaty,no matter what she does - sleeping,playing,eating.It's ...
A: Bobo, Although this may be normal, I would be sure that there is not sign of congenital heart ...
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| Foul Vaginal Smell | 10/11/2008 |
Q: My daughter is five. She has had a foul vaginal odor for about 2-2 1/2 years. There is rarely any ...
A: Rene, Could she have put anything in the vagina? This is the most common cause of foul vaginal ...
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| baby bumps on ear and backof head | 10/10/2008 |
Q: She sometimes rubs these areas but only on one side. I feel the ear piercing is coincidence because ...
A: kay, The type of ear infections that we talk about are middle ear infections that usually come ...
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| Max, 3 1/2 years old, Vomiting 11 days | 10/10/2008 |
Q: Olson, My son Max, a truly healthy little boy (youngest of 3 kids) was admitted to Levine Children's ...
A: Theresa, What did the doctors say was the cause of the vomiting? A virus illness? I would change ...
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| Toddler holding in poop | 10/10/2008 |
Q: Doctor, I hope you can help us! About 2 months ago we had a daughter who is just 2 potty trained ...
A: Kate, Miralax is safe and very effective. I would use about a cap in 6 oz of a favorite beverage ...
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| how to make bottle to sippy cup transition smooth ? | 10/9/2008 |
Q: My daughter just turned one in september. So the doctor suggested that she should start drinking ...
A: Vandana, Why not just use a regular plastic cup with a handle on it? Kids this age should be able ...
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| Giving water or tea to baby | 10/9/2008 |
Q: Olson, I was wondering why giving water to a baby is dangerous since formula milk is consisted of ...
A: Popi, Water is great! Tea is probably, in my mind not appropriate. Caffeine in tea would be ...
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| 8 month old refusing solids | 10/8/2008 |
Q: Dr. I have an 8 month old who is overall very healthy. She is crawling, gaining weight, etc. ...
A: Kathy, Eating when she is ready may be true, but I would worry about the development of a feeding ...
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| melatonin safety | 10/8/2008 |
Q: My 11-year old son has had trouble falling asleep since he was born. He has never been officially ...
A: jennifer, Melatonin works for anyone who has trouble sleeping. It if often used in kids with ADD ...
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| Potty Training | 10/8/2008 |
Q: My daughter will be 4 years old next month and we are having a hard time getting her to use the ...
A: Nancy, She is controlling the family with her actions. She knows what to do and the verbal ...
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| Pediatric Croup | 10/7/2008 |
Q: My 16 month old woke up this morning with a croupy cough. Last year, when he was 4 months old, he ...
A: Katy, I always err on the side of treating a child this age with a dose of steroids. It is safe, ...
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| Sleepless nights | 10/7/2008 |
Q: Our 2 1/2 year old son is not sleeping at night. He goes to bed fine and within 3 hours wakes asking ...
A: Sarah, This is classic bed time resistence, although the resistance begins when he wakes up. ...
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| strep throat | 10/7/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 8 yrs old and has had strep throat 3 times since Aug. 2008, and has had it several ...
A: Sarah, Your doctor has unusually strict criteria for tonsillectomy. The more general rule is if ...
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| 8 year old boy with several issues; how are they related? | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I am frustrated b/c of my current Pediatrician's lack of interest in my son. He was diagnosed with a ...
A: HEIDI, I really don't know. The frequent urination and need to eat suggest the possibility of ...
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| Wheezing | 10/6/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 12 yrs. For the past few days she has showed signs of difficulty breathing. Took her ...
A: Tammy, "Tonsillitis" shouldn't cause this much breathing difficulty, unless the tonsils are so ...
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| Swalling issue | 10/6/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 18 months old, she will chew any foods you give her but never swallows, the food gets ...
A: Sarah, She needs to see a physical therapist who is adept at diagnosing and treating toddler ...
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| Acid Reflux? | 10/5/2008 |
Q: My son is now 8 months old, he was seven weeks early and spent three weeks NICU. He has always had ...
A: Brittney, Acid reflux can be a significant problem, causing weight gain problems, fussiness and ...
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| I need an interview | 10/5/2008 |
Q: my name is Roberta Salazar and I'm an eleventh grader. I am doing a project for my child development ...
A: Roberta, I suggest that you call a local pediatrician, or your doctor, if he/she is a ...
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| Feeding issues | 10/4/2008 |
Q: My 6 month old daughter will not eat more than about 14 oz of formula in one day. She had severe ...
A: Shari, If she is on the high end of the weight curve, she is getting enough to eat. Why not just ...
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| Sleeping with my arms extended out | 10/4/2008 |
Q: I have within the last few weeks noticed I am sleeping with my arms exteded out in front of me. ...
A: Angie, This doesn't sound like a pediatric question but here are my thoughts. If you remain ...
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| continous sleep and no urination | 10/4/2008 |
Q: my second son is nearly 3 months old now. he is very healthy (weighs 6.5kgs)and doesnt cry much. At ...
A: anie, Why do you feed him every four hours at night if he is sleeping through the night? I have ...
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| Not wanting to go to sleep | 10/3/2008 |
Q: My son will be 2 in November and he was a premature baby. He usually has been pretty good about ...
A: Kelly, I doubt there is anything else going on, but to be sure, there could be some value to ...
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| unequal pupils | 10/3/2008 |
Q: I noticed after picking up my 5 month old son from daycare the other day, his pupils were unequal ( ...
A: Candy, This picture looks like the left pupil is deviating inward. If this is truly a very big ...
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| Unusually High CPk & Liver Enzymes | 10/2/2008 |
Q: My child has been undergoing testing to determine the cause of unusually high liver enzymes. During ...
A: Susan, It is impossible to give you any decent information unless I know the clinical history. Is ...
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| Stopping breastfeeding... | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Our son is 6 months old now and rarely if ever sleeps through the night. Most nights, he's up ...
A: Mike, Breast fed kids can sleep through the night as easily as bottle fed ones. The feeding is ...
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| petechiae on palate | 9/25/2008 |
Q: Olson, My daughter (4 yrs) is having tiny red spots scattered on her soft and hard palate. She is ...
A: Jaya, Strep is commonly associated with petechiae on the palate and your daughter, regardless of ...
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| BM time | 9/24/2008 |
Q: My son has been dx with Asperger's for about a yr now. We have been through alot, but have ...
A: Mary Lou, Kids with Aspergers should respond to behaviour modification as well as anyone. You ...
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| my sons legs | 9/23/2008 |
Q: my son has been having pain in the bottom part of his knee for the past 9 months, it comes and ...
A: kim, I would take him to see a pediatric orthopedic surgeon, someone who can do a definitive exam ...
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| 10 month old and runny nose | 9/21/2008 |
Q: Olson, My daughter recently turned 10 months old and in the last three days, I have noticed ...
A: Carrie, You're right! Sounds like a cold. Remember that tylenol helps with the general aches and ...
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| Treating 6month old congestion and cold | 9/21/2008 |
Q: I have 6 month old twins and my little girl has been extremely congested for the past 3 days and ...
A: Anna, These are the only things that will be helpful. If she starts running a fever, if she is ...
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| Diarrhea | 9/20/2008 |
Q: I have a 3 months old baby boy. He weighs 5.3 Kgs as of now. He has been suffering from loose ...
A: Amarpreet, I have no idea what these meds are. We don't use them in the USA, at least under these ...
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| restless at night | 9/20/2008 |
Q: my 1 yr old baby is still not sleeping through the night. she's still breastfeeding as she refuse ...
A: Xenia, This is habit and has nothing to do with hunger or thirst. She likes to sleep with you and ...
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| toddler lips turning white | 9/20/2008 |
Q: Olson, I have a 2 1/2 year old who is a twin and was 2 months pre-mature. Other than environmental ...
A: Maureen, Kids this age can be upset and have a breath holding spell where they are like you ...
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| potty training | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I have a 3 1/2 yr. old boy who refuses to go potty in the toilet. We had him peeing in the toilet ...
A: Kate, Dragging him into anyplace to do really anything is counter-productive and feeds into his ...
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| White Blood Cells in Urine | 9/12/2008 |
Q: I took my 9 month old daughter to the doctor due to high fever (101.1 - 102.7). After a urine test, ...
A: Monica, If this was not a catheter specimen, it means nothing. A few white cells can be found in ...
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| bottle-feeding issues | 9/11/2008 |
Q: my daughter is three months old and is bottle feeding. She drinks all her milk with great appetite ...
A: Popi, Hard to think that all of a sudden, after three months, she has a formula issue. Good ...
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| High Bun/Creatinine Ratio | 9/11/2008 |
Q: My daughter is one and we had her blood work and liver panel done. Her Bun/creatinine ratio is 72n ...
A: Karen, Why was the testing done? Nothing that you are telling me is worrisome and nothing that ...
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| Baby's weight | 9/10/2008 |
Q: I have a 12 month old who weighs 30 lbs and is 30" tall. I know she is very chubby. She is ...
A: Beth, She is tall, at the 73% for height but is very heavy. The height makes a thyroid problem ...
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| almost nine year girl ...notice a lump? | 9/10/2008 |
Q: Hey, I have an almost nine year old girl, who has no signs of illness, or pain dealing with this ...
A: Kim, Puberty is nearby. At one year this was a weird phenomena we often see with breast tissue ...
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| 18 month old and milk | 9/10/2008 |
Q: My question is what option are there of different milks to give my 18mn son. First he has GERD and ...
A: Tara, Testing for milk protein allergy is not a great science. The fact she has a pretty violent ...
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| my 9 month old's sleep habbits | 9/9/2008 |
Q: My 9month old used to let me put him in the crib at 7pm and i wouldn't hear from him again until ...
A: Jonie, Sleep is a tenuous thing that can be disrupted easily by changes in schedule, illness, ...
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| 18 month old and milk | 9/9/2008 |
Q: My question is what option are there of different milks to give my 18mn son. First he has GERD and ...
A: Tara, Why don't you gradually try adding whole milk to the Nutramigen in increasing amounts until ...
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| infant diarrhea | 9/9/2008 |
Q: My 3 month old has been having diarrhea about 4-5 times a day for almost 3 weeks. I took her to the ...
A: Jennifer, I doubt that she has developed an allergy to the formula. It is common to have the ...
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| Q tips | 8/29/2008 |
Q: Today my son got 2 Q tips and he had them in his ears. I got them away from him but he said that his ...
A: Shawn, Probably means he scraped the lining of the ear canal with the Q tip, a common sort of ...
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| earpiercing | 8/28/2008 |
Q: i live in laurel, MD and i have a cute 12-day old baby girl. my very first child. i am keen on ...
A: michael, Congratulations! I have found that reputable places in large malls, that do piercings ...
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| waking in night | 8/28/2008 |
Q: My daughter is four years old. She has always been a wonderful sleeper. The past six months or so ...
A: Jennifer, This sounds like a night terror. Food has no bearing, but the elimination of a ...
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| Baby not eating well at all | 8/28/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My six months baby drinks very less milk. In a day he drinks 11-12 oz formula + ...
A: Surekha, Your baby is gaining weight well. Is he healthy? My guess is yes he is. How much milk ...
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| vomiting and constant diarrhea from toddler | 8/27/2008 |
Q: My son is two yrs old and has constantly been throwing up since he was born. He usually throws up at ...
A: Ashley, I am but a general pediatrician and don't profess to have the GI knowledge of a ...
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| Baby who stoppped turning her head | 8/27/2008 |
Q: Dr Olson, Hello, I have a 8 month old baby girl who has stopped turning her head from side to side. ...
A: Kisha, She needs to be carefully evaluated by a good pediatrician or a good pediatric hospital. ...
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| eczema | 8/27/2008 |
Q: i have a 5 month your old child with bad eczema. i want to know if i can give my son 1/4 teaspone ...
A: nadia_collette, I have not heard of these two supplements being used to treat eczema. If they did ...
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| problem with sleep in my baby | 8/26/2008 |
Q: our little girl has had problem sleeping. she will sleep in her bed up to 3 hours at night and she ...
A: suzanne, Your doctor is giving you bad advice. All healthy babies have the nutritional ability to ...
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| Chronic constipation | 8/26/2008 |
Q: My nearly 3 year old has been suffering constipation for nearly 2 years. He has been on medication ...
A: Cary, I will assume this is functional constipation. You have described well the reasons for this ...
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| 21-month-old suddenly starts crying | 8/26/2008 |
Q: Olson--My 21-month-old daughter started running after her sister and suddenly started crying and put ...
A: Shawn, This is a hard one to answer. I suspect nothing is wrong. Why did she do this? I'm not ...
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| eye and ear swelling | 8/25/2008 |
Q: However, this summer he has had unusual outer ear swelling (both ears at different times) and eye ...
A: Susanne, I suspect this is due to some sort of allergic reaction to insect bites. It is really ...
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| using laxatives for toddlers | 8/25/2008 |
Q: My 20 month old grandson has just recently started to have a hard time with his BM he's been ...
A: ed, Miralax is a simple, safe stool softener that can be used safely for months. It is generally ...
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| Sudden frequent bowel movement | 8/24/2008 |
Q: My 22 month old son today has had 5 bowel movement since 9am in the morning until 10pm this evening. ...
A: Reena, Most frequent stools with fever are due to viral illnesses. Teething is not a cause of ...
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| Constipation | 8/23/2008 |
Q: I have a 3yr old son.He is suffering from Constipation for almost one yr.I have tried with many diet ...
A: G, Eggs don't cause constipation. Try a daily dose of a stool softener, Miralax is wonderful but ...
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| Infant/Toddler watching TV | 8/22/2008 |
Q: I have a 14 month old daughter that has enjoyed watching tv since she was around 4 months old. I ...
A: Rachel, You sound like a kind, compassionate and very involved mother, not one who plunks her kid ...
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| Dizzyness in 9 yr old | 8/22/2008 |
Q: My son said last week he was dizzy and saw colors, starting out everything was dark then got really ...
A: Amy, I really don't think these symptoms are due to allergy. He needs to be looked at to assure ...
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| zantac overdose | 8/21/2008 |
Q: I AM A CONCERNED PARENT.. MY INFANT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH ACID REFLUX, WHICH HE WAS PRESCRIBED ZANTAC. ...
A: angie, Usually the dose is twice a day and 8 mg twice a day is a low dose. I suspect the error ...
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| Fever in four year old | 8/21/2008 |
Q: Is it normal for a four year old to get a fever for an evening every now and again? I've noticed ...
A: cindy, Fever, by definition, is a temp greater than 100.4. 101 is therefore a fever, 99 is not. ...
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| Scratching and Hitting and Pulling Hair | 8/20/2008 |
Q: My daughter and her three young children have been living with me for 6 months. She has three year ...
A: Gail, I suspect there is some social turmoil in there past and this makes matters worse. They ...
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| pooping problems please help | 8/19/2008 |
Q: I have 4 kids altogether so i kinda know some of this stuff. It started about 2 or 3 months ago ...
A: Ashley, When you say "fevers once or twice a week", to me this means that she has documented ...
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| paplable elbow node. | 8/19/2008 |
Q: Olson, Around 2-3 weeks back i noticed that my 3.5 year old daughter has small blisters on both her ...
A: Jaya, I'm impressed that you know the name of this obscure node. We see this node enlarged in ...
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| My daughter ( glucose and ketones in urine) | 8/19/2008 |
Q: My daughter had a stomach ache for a while and I took her to her Doctor. He done a urine test and ...
A: Nikki, Generally a sugar of 151, regardless of the meal, means diabetes or a tendency to this. I ...
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| My 18 months son seizes breath, weeping... | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I am very concerned about my 18 months old son. His breathing seizes when he weeps subsequent to ...
A: Govind, This is a common breath holding spell, harmless but scarey. This is not extremely ...
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| constipation | 8/18/2008 |
Q: My 10mth old daughter constipates on and off. Her diet has been oatmeal, rice cereal, veg and ...
A: Swetha, Her formula intake is quite low and this means her liquid intake in general is low, too. ...
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| 4yr old down syndrom | 8/18/2008 |
Q: I have a 4 yr old girl with down syndrom and have been potty training. She is advanced and ...
A: Samantha, I would back off for a while and start again. This type of behavior is common in all ...
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| slight blood in my 16month olds ear | 8/17/2008 |
Q: I was cleaning out my 16 month old's ear when I noticed some dry blood then I put another qtip in ...
A: Patricia, If it is bright red, this is obviously fresh blood and your thought of her sticking ...
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| Discolored feces | 8/17/2008 |
Q: .My daughter is 5 and has been complaining for 3 days now of lower abdomen pain right above her ...
A: Trina, This is probably a viral illness. It should be better by Monday. If not, then see the ...
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| my 2 yr old does not sleep | 8/16/2008 |
Q: My 27 month old baby boy does not like to sleep at night at all. He has been like this since he was ...
A: christina, You need to see a doctor who can analyze this and find the solution. I personally ...
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| 17 month old biting | 8/16/2008 |
Q: My 17 month old stepson has been trying to bite others for several months now. Just this past week ...
A: Alisa, Letting him bite you so he doesn't bite himself? That really doesn't make sense to me. ...
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| baby refuses food | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I have a 10 month old baby girl who has been breastfed since birth. I began feeding her baby cereal ...
A: Cora, I see many kids this age who develop feeding aversions. It is unclear why this happens so ...
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| 7 yr old w/stomach, nausea | 8/15/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson, First of all, thank you for attempting to answer my question. I have a 7 yr old ...
A: Maria, These symptoms are common in kids this age. I generally look at the health of the child ...
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| toddler trowing up | 8/15/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if this is a serious concern? My 2 year old daughter keep throwing up in the middle ...
A: Elise, Night time vomiting can be due to a number of different things, ranging from intolerance to ...
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| Side-ache | 8/14/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson-- My ten year-old daughter loves to run, fast. Unfortunately, she always gets a ...
A: Heidi, Side aches are thought to be due to gas in the colon that is trapped either in the splenic ...
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| evuivalent oral temperature reading | 8/14/2008 |
Q: I read your article on the temperature taking, but could not find any equivalency tables, which ...
A: Maneeka, I am not a big believer in describing equivalent temperatures for people. There is ...
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| baby | 8/14/2008 |
Q: my 6 month old has been congested pretty much since he was born. Now, he coughs when I lie him on ...
A: violet, Kids with nasal congestion can cough when lying down. Kids who are smart can learn when ...
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| how much drink should be taken | 8/13/2008 |
Q: i have a 11&1/2 month girl n she takes only about 580ml of milk per 24hrs, is that enough? she also ...
A: huma, Is she healthy? Is she steadily gaining weight? Is she developing normally? If the ...
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| Dry cough | 8/13/2008 |
Q: maybe you can help. My 4 yr old son has asthma but recently he has begun coughing as soon as he eats ...
A: paul, Explore with your doctor the possibility that the immediate cough is due to acid reflux, or ...
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| need help | 8/12/2008 |
Q: my 13 months old has a bump on his right chest area since birth, upon asessment and an ultrasound i ...
A: josie, It does seem a bit unusual to me that something from birth is a lymph node, especially if ...
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| 2.5 Years, Left Kidney Enlargement | 8/10/2008 |
Q: I have a baby boy, Arnav, who is now 2.5 years. The baby was around 1 month pre-mature and was ...
A: Ansh, The hydronephrosis can be there as a result of reflux, movement of urine up into the kidney, ...
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| speech in 3 1/2 year old grandson | 8/10/2008 |
Q: My 3 1/2 year old grandson will start pre-K next year and I am concerned about his speech pattern. ...
A: Eleanor, The average kid at this age will have about 75-100 % of his words understood by people ...
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| potty training | 8/10/2008 |
Q: weve just started potty training our son hes 34 months old weve been trying for 2 days now and tried ...
A: Kim, He is old enough to know exactly what to do and how to do it. I suspect he is also able, if ...
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| 2 1/2 year old with prolonged fever | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I have a strange case with my 2 1/2 year old boy. He seems perfectly healthy except for a FUO that ...
A: Sounds like your pediatrician has been very thorough. I can't suggest any more tests, but here are ...
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| toddler poop struggles | 8/9/2008 |
Q: I was just reading a response you gave to someone ( ...
A: Jacqueline, He is engaging in typical controlling behavior. He knows exactly what is happening ...
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| Refusing to eat more than 2-3ozs at a time | 8/9/2008 |
Q: For the past two months, my now 6 month old daughter is refusing to eat more than 2-3ozs of formula. ...
A: Jessica, If she is healthy and doing well and gaining weight, then all she needs is the 18-20 oz ...
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| Urinary Tract Infection | 8/8/2008 |
Q: She had urinalysis done and white blood cells along with blood was in her urine but the cultures ...
A: Shannon, If her knee continues to hurt and the CRP or other markers of inflammation continue to be ...
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| head size/chest size | 8/8/2008 |
Q: We are in the process of adopting a 4 1/2 year old boy from China. We noticed that his chest ...
A: carrie, Had to look this one up, for we in the USA don't routinely measure chest circumferences. ...
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| Infant lips | 8/8/2008 |
Q: Olson, You have answered questions in the past, in fact, very recently. I had my four month old ...
A: Alison, I agree totally with your pediatrician. This is acrocyanosis or blueness of the ...
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| Baby has stuffy runny nose and sweating | 8/7/2008 |
Q: Olson, I have a five month old baby and she sweats a lot especially when I feed her. Also when I ...
A: Diana, One month olds usually have stuffy, snorty breathing that has nothing to do with a cold. ...
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| Ear infections | 7/30/2008 |
Q: One more question for you...is the diagnosis of an ear infection pretty straight forward or is there ...
A: Alison, I suspect she is excellent. Generally I find that the diagnosis of ear infections is over ...
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| Pertussis vaccination | 7/30/2008 |
Q: My son is scheduled for his four month well baby visit next week and I am concerned about his ...
A: Alison, I would not give pertussis to your child. Yes, genetics can play a role. I would ...
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| My son hit his head!! | 7/30/2008 |
Q: Doctor, Adler or Doctor Olson This afternoon I was helping my mother out with taking my younger ...
A: Megan, I doubt that hitting a head on someone's iliac crest would cause a skull fracture. What ...
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| Should I give my daughter her next DTaP shot? | 7/29/2008 |
Q: HELP! I don't know what to do. My daughter had all of her 2 month shots at once. She didn't cry for ...
A: Gina, I would agree with the nurse that this was a reaction locally to the shot, pain and ...
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| 8 year old- too many colds | 7/29/2008 |
Q: My son is 8 and so far has had 5 colds, the problem is that my husband has cystic Fibrosis , so he ...
A: Mariella, Do you mean he has had 5 colds in his life? That is an extremely small number. Good ...
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| My 17 months baby doesn't eat. | 7/28/2008 |
Q: My 17 month old baby boy hardly eats anything regularly since he was 9 months, rather plays with the ...
A: Govind, If his growth is really normal, then you don't have as much to worry about. Mosegor is ...
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| jack keeps hitting forehead in same spot over and over | 7/28/2008 |
Q: "Hi My son Jack is one year old and has hit himself in the top middle part of his forehead 3 times ...
A: Barbie, It is common to have a bump on the forehead from trauma. It doesn't mean that the brain ...
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| changing to milk from gentlease | 7/27/2008 |
Q: my son got colic severely at 2 weeks we changed him to gentlease which has 1/4 of the lactose the ...
A: Alison, The only difference between whole and 2% milk is the fat content. The protein content and ...
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| Slow metabolism/sweating | 7/26/2008 |
Q: My son is 10, in the 50-60th %-tile for height and about 88 pounds. He does not look obese but ...
A: Dana, I'm assuming he is about 55 inches tall, or 55% for age. His weight is 85% for age. His ...
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| Blue oval on forehead | 7/26/2008 |
Q: My son had a large, oval shaped spot on his forehead from birth to 9 months. It was only visible ...
A: Lisa, Generally the forehead mark, called a capillary hemangioma, will fade or go away by this ...
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| 3 Yr Old Voice Change | 7/25/2008 |
Q: My daughter just turned 3 last month. She woke a week ago with a raspy sound to her voice, that has ...
A: Alex, Three year olds don't go into puberty (thank goodness!). This is either a low grade virus ...
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| Teenager with ODD/ADHD | 7/25/2008 |
Q: My teenage niece has been diagnosed with these disorders. She is also a constant liar, thief and ...
A: Susan, Yes, of course. Kids are not always forthcoming about sexual abuse. If you have real ...
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| Night Terrors during naps? | 7/25/2008 |
Q: My 17 month son is a good sleeper who takes a 2 hour nap daily and sleeps between 12-13 hours each ...
A: Carlye, When a night terror happens is closely and consistently linked to the onset of sleep, ...
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| childhood conditions | 7/24/2008 |
Q: Olson, My son took an asthma inhaler containing inhaled corticosteroids for 4 months of his life ...
A: Sandy, You are estimating this based on studies that may or may not apply to your son. They ...
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| Low grade temp for 2.5 weeks | 7/24/2008 |
Q: My almost 4 month old has been running a low grade temperature on and off for 2.5 weeks now. She is ...
A: Kerry, By definition, a fever in kids is above 100.4. Anything below that is not considered a ...
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| Green Mucousy Stool in 5 month old. | 7/24/2008 |
Q: Hope you can help with something. My daughter is 5.5 months old. Since roughly month 2, she has ...
A: Jenny, Normal babies, who are growing well and showing no sign of illness, can have mucous in the ...
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| Green Mucousy Stool in 5 month old. | 7/23/2008 |
Q: Hope you can help with something. My daughter is 5.5 months old. Since roughly month 2, she has ...
A: Jenny, Green stools in a healthy growing baby are not a problem. Even if the supplements you take ...
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| my son's bloodwork | 7/23/2008 |
Q: We recently had bloodwork done since there are certain things about my son's health that just don't ...
A: Kids who are born small, assuming they are term, tend to be small all their lives. These lab ...
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| Toddler Not sleeping more than 2 hrs at a time | 7/22/2008 |
Q: Does a toddler get enough quality sleep if he only sleeps from 8pm- 6am, but wakes up 3-4 times ...
A: Renee, Take the bottle away. He will be able to sleep through the night. He needs to have the ...
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| 2 yr-old: No solids & gagging | 7/22/2008 |
Q: My son is 2yrs and 3 months. He is a little below average in weight, slightly above average in ...
A: Felicity, This is a pretty classic feeding aversion, probably initially started by the prolonged ...
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| recent increase in severity of reflux - 6 1/2yo | 7/22/2008 |
Q: My 6 1/2 yo daughter has had mild-mod reflux since 3-4mo. She has been diet controlled with ...
A: Ruth, I would go with the Axid for a few days as your doctors suggested. Why the increase in ...
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| whiteness in Stool | 7/21/2008 |
Q: I saw white thread like strutures all over my stool today morning. Stool i pass is little thick. I ...
A: Vineet, If the white threads were moving around, these are probably pinworms and you need to be ...
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| Abnormal shaped head | 7/20/2008 |
Q: Dr.Olson, I have a son that turned two recently. Since six months of age his head has grown rapidly. ...
A: LeAnne, Hard to say. The bump may be a cephalohematoma that was there from birth or some ...
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| Neurological Concern | 7/19/2008 |
Q: I am a 27 year old male that has been feeling a kind of numbness on the right middle area of my ...
A: James, I suspect by age 27 you have used all the parts of your brain many times. It is very hard ...
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| sacral dimple and constipation | 7/19/2008 |
Q: I have an 11 week baby girl. First 3-4 weeks, no problems with regular BMs. Since then however, ...
A: Rob, Although it is possible that the sacral dimple represents an occult spinal problem, it is ...
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| Head size -- autism | 7/18/2008 |
Q: Olson, My 21/2-month-old grandson has great eye contact, tracks well, and smiles at cues, such as ...
A: Barbara, The large head is probably a familial characteristic and has nothing to do with autism. ...
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| high fever and elevated leukocytes | 7/17/2008 |
Q: My 3 year old son has been running a fever of 105+ at least every 12 hours for the past 5 days. We ...
A: Christeen, If your doctor thinks it is a bacterial infection, then it should be treated with an ...
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| Babbling | 7/17/2008 |
Q: Our almost 9 month old son is not yet babbling (i.e., babababa, dadadada, mamamama, etc.). We are ...
A: Jewels, It is impossible to give you a definitive (clear) answer. Most kids are babbling at this ...
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| 3 1/2 month old still having eating trouble | 7/16/2008 |
Q: My 3 1/2 month old daughter is still having trouble eating. Feedings have become a nightmare. She is ...
A: Marissa, She most likely has GERD, or acid reflux. This can be silent. It doesn't have to be ...
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| Week long deep cough (No cold or fever) | 7/16/2008 |
Q: My neighbors son, 8 years old, had a constant deep cough for over 10 days. The Mom said it was ...
A: Rob, The vast majority of coughs like this in children are caused by viruses. That being said, ...
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| High Pitch Voice after Tonsil/Adnoids removed | 7/10/2008 |
Q: My son is 3 and had his adnoids and tonsils out several months ago. We new his voice would get ...
A: Heath, I agree with the speech therapist. I have personally not seen this phenomena, but it makes ...
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| 6 month old not sleeping through the night | 7/10/2008 |
Q: My 6.5month old is breastfed, eats cereal in the morning and veggies and fruit at dinnertime. He ...
A: Trish, He is not waking up due to hunger. You know he has slept through the night before and ...
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| 17 month old | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I cannot do anything without my baby. She sleeps with me and always has. I feel like it is wrong ...
A: mindy, You need to have a good chat with your pediatrician at the 18 month visit. These issues are ...
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| sleep apnea? | 7/9/2008 |
Q: I have a 7 month old who was born full term and is currently being referred to an ENT for reccuring ...
A: Violet, This could be sleep apnea and either the pediatrician or ENT doctor would be very capable ...
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| serious or minor? | 7/9/2008 |
Q: Olson, Curious about the symptoms of my oldest child. Thank you for your time, knowledge, insight ...
A: John, I don't know how old she is, an important pediatric factor. However, I suspect she is above ...
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| Sleep Issues | 7/9/2008 |
Q: My son just turned 2. He will not go to sleep. It has been worse since he broke his arm a few ...
A: Stacey, He will not hurt himself. Kids are smarter than this. He needs to learn to fall asleep ...
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| tests | 7/8/2008 |
Q: my son had some issues at 6 months related to low blood sugar. the hospital said it was due to ...
A: julie, I can't think of any common thread. It is quite common to have low blood sugar in a sick ...
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| Ongoing Fever | 7/8/2008 |
Q: My 6yr old daughter has had a fever ranging from 100.5 to 102.2 for 5 straight days, usually between ...
A: Nicole, The explanation you were given is very plausible and probably correct. Summertime viral ...
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| Newborn with constant fever | 7/7/2008 |
Q: My son is seven weeks old and has a constant temperature of 100.2 - 100.6 degrees. I noticed the ...
A: Jennifer, If he is healthy, has had the negative initial hospital workup, then he probably is ...
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| Body odor in 7 yr old daughter | 7/7/2008 |
Q: Do i need to be concerned that my daughter has significant body odor under her arms that has just ...
A: Lisa, It is common to see the early onset of androgenic hormone production in girls this age. If ...
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| Cystic fibrosis | 7/6/2008 |
Q: On June 25th, my son's 13th birthday, we received results of his sweat test. It was a 61. He is ...
A: Lynn, Puberty doesn't cause any changes in the sweat chloride. It is very common to see variation ...
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| Toilet training a Resistant 5 year old | 7/6/2008 |
Q: My girlfriend has a 5 year old son that refused to have a bowel movement on the toilet. He is ...
A: Lisa, Whoa! He is pretty persistent. How about involving me, as a "computer pediatrician" in ...
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| Cystic fibrosis | 7/6/2008 |
Q: On June 25th, my son's 13th birthday, we received results of his sweat test. It was a 61. He is ...
A: Lynn, There are other conditions besides CF that can cause positive sweat tests. These include ...
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| 6 month bowel movement | 7/5/2008 |
Q: When my son turned two months, his bowel movement decrease too about twice a month, however when he ...
A: Nafiah, Constipation means hard, infrequent bowel movements that usually are difficult to pass. A ...
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| Refusal to eat and drink | 7/5/2008 |
Q: My 8 year daughter complains of tummy pains every meal time. She cries and gets herself into a ...
A: Julie, This may be an eating disorder (yes, it can happen this early) but I would make sure that ...
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| Toilet training a Resistant 5 year old | 7/5/2008 |
Q: My girlfriend has a 5 year old son that refused to have a bowel movement on the toilet. He is ...
A: Lisa, At this time, everybody needs to back off and let him do his thing. I would spend the next ...
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| Blood and mucus, watery stool of infant | 7/4/2008 |
Q: Olson. My now 8 week old daughter has been having small amounts of frank red blood and mucus in her ...
A: Jessica, Some kids with milk and soy intolerance are very sensitive to even small amounts in the ...
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| problem in belching | 7/4/2008 |
Q: david, my name is amy my daughter is 9 yr. old she has some problem of belching. she can not burp ...
A: amy, Some people just don't burp, having no reason to release gas from the stomach. With the ...
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| sensory issues | 7/3/2008 |
Q: My 4 year old daughter has some sensory issues, or else she is just extremely stubborn. Life with ...
A: melanie, I think it is very difficult to separate out the stubborn kid who wants to be in control ...
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| bowel movements in underwear | 7/3/2008 |
Q: My 5 year old has been potty trained for several years and has done fine until 3 or 4 months ago ...
A: Jamie, This is a medical problem called encopresis. It is common. Your doctor needs to carefully ...
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| encopresis, almost 6 year old girl | 7/2/2008 |
Q: I have an almost 6 year old who frequently has poopy underwear. My husband and I don't know what to ...
A: Moni, Your child has encopresis. You need to see your pediatrician and have a good exam, a good ...
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| 7 month old baby with frequent wet diapers | 7/2/2008 |
Q: my 7 month old baby has been urinating in the diaper every 45 minutes during the day and was ...
A: Mei Ling, It might be normal, but I would strongly encourage, with the weight loss, the increased ...
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| Two Questions About My 1 yr. Old Girl.... | 7/2/2008 |
Q: Ok, #1 - My child has began sticking her finger up her nose CONSTANTLY. She turned 1 less than a ...
A: Karolyn, Kids love to do things we don't like them to do. The result of that is that the more we ...
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| frequent bruising on legs | 7/1/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson, My 3-year-old daughter has had frequent bruising on her shins and knees since she began ...
A: Jennifer, It is common for active kids this age to have the front of the legs covered with ...
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| dairy allergy | 7/1/2008 |
Q: I am not sure I understand allergies! My daughter was diagnosised with a dairy allergy due to the ...
A: Sue, Allergic reactions can range from a small localized reaction due to contact (as I think is ...
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| 9 year old sons stomach problems | 7/1/2008 |
Q: my 9 year old son has been suffering stomach problems including bad flatulence, irratibility and ...
A: Paula, I have no idea what is stomach problems are due to. Milk intolerance (lactose intolerance) ...
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| 3 month old decreases eating | 7/1/2008 |
Q: My 3 month old daughter has suddenly decreased her food intake. She went from 24-26 oz a day to ...
A: Marissa, Sudden changes in eating in infants deserve some thought. I would question whether the ...
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| 6 mon. old refuses to eat solids/open mouth for spoon | 6/30/2008 |
Q: My son is 6 month and I have been given the green light to feed him baby food since he was 4 months ...
A: Violet, I see this problem more and more and we call it feeding aversion. I think it is yet ...
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| white depigmented spot on my 7 month old daughters leg | 6/30/2008 |
Q: I am a surgeon from romania, my 7 months old daughter has a white spot on her leg, of about 2/1.5 ...
A: horia, Certainly the list I gave you is far from complete. It covers about 99% of the ...
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| Eye Blinking | 6/30/2008 |
Q: My son is almost 4 and for the past few weeks, he has been blinking his eyes very hard and forced. ...
A: Laurie, This is called a tic, a somewhat involuntary eye movement that goes away when one sleeps. ...
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| my 3 month old son scrathess himself | 6/29/2008 |
Q: my 3 month old son has scratched his face really bad he sucks his thumb so the mittens dont really ...
A: Amanda, I'm not sure what is causing the scratching. Is the skin basically dry and irritated, ...
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| newborn flying | 6/29/2008 |
Q: My baby is a week old and I need to travel the flight is 2 short flights lasting 1 hour and a half ...
A: kari, There are no risks to flying with a newborn. At this age, they just need something to suck ...
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| knee pain | 6/29/2008 |
Q: my 4.5 year old c/o of left knee pain x6months she said it feels like "something is cracking and ...
A: jamie, There are a few knee conditions in kids that affect the knee cap (patella). If this is a ...
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| childs scarring | 6/28/2008 |
Q: my son now aged 4 and half fell aged 3 leaving a large open wound above his eye around and inch long ...
A: maria, Surgical glue, when applied properly, works well. If the wound gets some glue in it, it ...
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| 13 months baby wont have food | 6/28/2008 |
Q: my 13 months old bay wont like to have milk, food and snacks, fruits, what ever i give she wont eat ...
A: sireesha, Gas in the stomach is caused by swallowing air with eating. Having her eat more slowly, ...
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| 2 year old daughter | 6/28/2008 |
Q: My daughter just turned two at the end of May. She eats everything and poops at the normal 3 times ...
A: Crystal, I don't think that the presence of normal, albeit loose stools, usually is a hinderance ...
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| white depigmented spot on my 7 month old daughters leg | 6/28/2008 |
Q: I am a surgeon from romania, my 7 months old daughter has a white spot on her leg, of about 2/1.5 ...
A: horia, The main hypopigmented lesions we see in kids would be a fungus, (tinea versicolor), or ...
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| 15 month old sleep issues | 6/27/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson. My daughter used to be an excellent sleeper. She would take one nap (an hour) in the ...
A: Kathleen, Good for you to put her to bed properly. If you are convinced she is healthy and nothing ...
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| 13 months baby wont have food | 6/27/2008 |
Q: my 13 months old bay wont like to have milk, food and snacks, fruits, what ever i give she wont eat ...
A: sireesha, If she is doing this and losing weight, then you need to see your doctor. If she is not ...
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| 15 month old sleep issues | 6/27/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson. My daughter used to be an excellent sleeper. She would take one nap (an hour) in the ...
A: Kathleen, The secret to solving most sleep disorders is what I call the "last waking memory" or ...
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| 20-mth refuses milk, last fm feed 10 days ago | 6/27/2008 |
Q: Dr., my 20-mth girl had diarrhea early June. She refused lactose-free milks n so we were told to ...
A: Marcus, "Long time?" Basically forever. Milk is a great nutritional food, but many people in ...
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| vomiting only at nighttime | 6/26/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 2yrs old and for the past two nights has vomited. She has loss of appetite, diarrhea ...
A: Nicole, She probably has a viral illness, with the vomiting and diarrhea. It will pass. If the ...
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| pinworms | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I have a 5 yr old who has had and been treated for pinworms twice in the last 4 months with a one ...
A: Jennifer, I would treat everyone in the family with one pill and then treat everyone again in a ...
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| My 90 day old step grandson | 6/26/2008 |
Q: My step-daughter and her husband live with us along with the baby of course, and occupy a normal ...
A: Verne, Glad you folks are helping these young people. Sounds like someone needs to guide them and ...
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| 2 year old | 6/25/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 2. SHe gives me a really, really hard time when it's time to clean her "girlie ...
A: joy, This is probably some kind of behavioral, rather than medical response. It may be a way that ...
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| 20-mth refuses milk, last fm feed 10 days ago | 6/25/2008 |
Q: Dr., my 20-mth girl had diarrhea early June. She refused lactose-free milks n so we were told to ...
A: Marcus, Sometimes kids, after a gastroenteritis, will shy away from milk because it causes them ...
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| 6 year old having trouble going to the bathroom | 6/24/2008 |
Q: My son is 6 years old and ready to enter 1st grade. For the past year he has been having trouble ...
A: Kathy, He needs to be cleaned out, either with high doses of Miralax or an enema or two, he needs ...
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| 16 Month Old does not like milk | 6/24/2008 |
Q: My 16 month will not drink milk. I have tried to add the flavoring, which worked for my daughter, ...
A: Sarah, I would gradually add milk (again, try flavorings such as strawberry or whatever you can) ...
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| Hives? | 6/24/2008 |
Q: I have this picture. http://tinyurl.com/5ma7kc My daughter has been breastfeed but I am trying to ...
A: Sue, Sounds right to me. Kids with milk protein allergy can have soy allergy as well, but most ...
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| Potty training my 4 year old girl | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I am looking for some advice on Potty training my four year old daughter. She has been wearing ...
A: Abigail, This is not a medical issue, it is purely a behavioral one. She knows what to do and ...
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| Hives? | 6/23/2008 |
Q: I have this picture. http://tinyurl.com/5ma7kc My daughter has been breastfeed but I am trying to ...
A: Sue, It is unlikely, but probably not impossible, to have generalized hives from a contact ...
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| Hives? | 6/22/2008 |
Q: I have this picture. http://tinyurl.com/5ma7kc My daughter has been breastfeed but I am trying to ...
A: Sue, She is real cute! In the scheme of rashes, this is a small one and I agree this is probably ...
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| 4 1/2 yr old girl w/ abnormal stools | 6/22/2008 |
Q: Olson, My 4 yr old daughter (brief history): - Chronic constipation since age 4 months - ...
A: Emily, If you are seeing a pediatric gastroenterologist, she/he must have made some sort of ...
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| 2yr speech delay and throw tantrums | 6/21/2008 |
Q: My son just turned 2 and even though I have tried to teach him some words it seems he doesn't get ...
A: Jackie, It sounds like this is a behavioral issue. He is controlling the house with his tantrums ...
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| 4 year old failure to gain weight, low appetite, low muscle tone... | 6/21/2008 |
Q: My son, age 4 yrs 8 months has not gained weight for close to 2 years. He is 27 lbs and 40" tall ...
A: Bonnie, Have a visit to the pediatrician and express your concerns emphatically. I would suggest ...
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| 5 year old resistant eater | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I have a 5yo son who is a resistant eat. He has some developmental delays which have received little ...
A: Bonnie, Is he able to feed himself? If so, then present him with high calorie, high fat choices ...
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| Gonnorea? | 6/20/2008 |
Q: I am 21 years old. I have had unprotected sex and I started experiencing some Urethritis. It was ...
A: Ray, Go to a clinic that can test you for this. Most towns have public health clinics that know ...
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| my daughter | 6/19/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 2 and a half. Today is the 4th day of no BM. Every week for 3months she holds her ...
A: Sherry, I would consistently do things to keep the stools soft. Miralax 1/2 cap per day will do ...
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| Potty training | 6/19/2008 |
Q: Our son is over 3 1/2 years old and is having trouble with potty training. He urinates on the potty ...
A: Amy, He knows exactly what to do and how to do it. Reminding him is to no avail. It will only ...
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| toddler teeth | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Is it normal for a 22 month old child to have only 4 teeth?
A: Roberta, I knew a cardiologist by the same name as yours. Anyway, teeth eruption is highly ...
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| Peeling of Hands | 6/18/2008 |
Q: He has not had a fever or a cold for about 4 months ago. It started on the fingers and peeled down ...
A: Danielle, I'll bet he is growing larger, but kids aren't like snakes who shed their skin with ...
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| 21 months old refuse to drink milk | 6/18/2008 |
Q: Started yesterday, my 21 months old daughter refused to drink milk. When she tried drinking she ...
A: Lynn, Try flavoring the milk and see if this does the trick. Generally someone this age who ...
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| My nearly 3 year old does not sleep through | 6/18/2008 |
Q: My son will be 3 in August, he sleeps without a nappy and has only made a mistake once. He has ...
A: Sydney, He is not waking up due to thirst. He is waking up due to habit. I suspect that his ...
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| Spinal surgery | 6/17/2008 |
Q: my son had rods placed along his spine last year. Ever since the surgery he has been very sensitive ...
A: Michelle, I personally have never heard of this phenomena. This doesn't mean it doesn't occur. I ...
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| Formula for a 10 month old | 6/17/2008 |
Q: How much formula does a 10 month old baby need daily to have the adequate amount of vitamins and ...
A: Tina, If one consistently doesn't get enough protein or calories, one may not grow well. If one ...
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| 6 month old on Prednisone | 6/17/2008 |
Q: I have a 6 month old that is on 1 teaspoon of prednisone for a hemangioma. He is waking up ...
A: Jessica, This seems like a very appropriate treatment for a hemangioma this size and in this ...
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| Advise | 6/16/2008 |
Q: We have got a son aged 2 yrs & 9 mths. He brings out the food in irregular pattern say atleast once ...
A: Aruna, I will assume that by "brings out food" you mean vomiting. It is unclear to me whether ...
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| COLD & COUGH | 6/16/2008 |
Q: My 3 month baby regularly suffers from cold and cough. She suffers from VSD problem and is to be ...
A: Betty, A child with a VSD and a cold that is anything above the average should probably be seen, ...
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| 6 month old on Prednisone | 6/16/2008 |
Q: I have a 6 month old that is on 1 teaspoon of prednisone for a hemangioma. He is waking up ...
A: Jessica, I assume this hemangioma is in a place (face, genitals, near rectum) where treatment is ...
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| My 2 year old fell out the playpen | 6/15/2008 |
Q: I've dealt with my fair share of bumps and bruises, but i hope i'm freaking out for nothing. My son ...
A: Bianca, I'm sure by now he is fine. Don't take him to the ER if he is acting normal. It probably ...
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| Children drinking fluids | 6/15/2008 |
Q: My question to you is how much fluid is too much fluid to drink for a child? I have a 1 1/2 yr old ...
A: Jennifer, The amount of milk sounds a bit on the light side. I would like to see her at about ...
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| blood streaked stools | 6/14/2008 |
Q: my 6 year old has had about a week of stools that are green in color and have streaks of blood(< 1 ...
A: Chad, It is possible to have a viral illness (negative stool evaluation) and still have blood in ...
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| my 8 year old son | 6/14/2008 |
Q: My 8 year old son soon to be 9 has a very tiny soft moveable lump(teeny size) in his right breast ...
A: Donna, This is almost certainly nothing serious. It is not a cancer. I see lumps all the time ...
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| bumps on my daughter | 6/14/2008 |
Q: my daughter is 2 she had a fever of 103.6 but now its gone she has bumps breaking out on her body ...
A: April, With the fever gone and the rash appearing, this could be roseola, a harmless virus ...
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| son's affection toward mother | 6/13/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson, I have an eight year old son who has always been physically affectionate-- a born ...
A: Mary, I thing what you're describing is normal behavior and nothing is wrong with it. He sounds ...
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| Do I Have An Eating Disorder? | 6/12/2008 |
Q: I'm 15, and I've had problems with not eating for over a year. I go for days sometimes only eating ...
A: Sam, Of course you have an eating disorder. You know that. See your pediatrician, have a good ...
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| diet | 6/12/2008 |
Q: my grandson is 14months he has acid reflux and gags with any food with texture. he still drinks ...
A: patty, He should be getting about 20-30 oz of milk a day, preferably whole milk. This is the bulk ...
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| cCMV and internal organs | 6/12/2008 |
Q: My 10mo old daughter was born with symptomatic congenital CMV. She showed up with an enlarged liver ...
A: Summer, The neurologist will be great in monitoring the things that need to be checked. She ...
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| cough and vomit | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I have a 2-year old son who has been experiencing coughing and vomiting since birth. I have gone to ...
A: abigael, With all the stuff that has been tried and failed, explore with your doctor the ...
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| uncontrollable crying in 6 yr old boy | 6/11/2008 |
Q: My grandson will be 6 in September and occasionally he has bouts of uncontrollable crying. He can't ...
A: Shannon, Testing for bipolar disease is difficult. I would first of all have a good checkup and ...
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| Son's vague complaints | 6/11/2008 |
Q: My son who is 10 1/2 has been out of sorts lately. He says he is sad and doesn't know why but he ...
A: Margeaux, See your pediatrician first. Certainly depression happens in kids this age, but a good ...
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| Toddler weight gain | 6/11/2008 |
Q: I recently took my 15 month old daughter for her check up. She only weighs 19lbs 11oz. The CRNP ...
A: Theresa, Weight questions are hard for me, for they are in isolation, unlike an actual exam, where ...
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| infrequent bowl movement | 6/10/2008 |
Q: My 5.5 month old is breastfed and given cereal once a day. He is on day 8 and has not had a bowl ...
A: Trish, Breast fed kids commonly go a week or two without a stool. When they have one, watch out! ...
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| My sister-in-law has a 19moth old daughter | 6/10/2008 |
Q: My sister-in-law has a 19moth old daughter. About 1mo 1/2 ago a hard lump suddenly appeared in her ...
A: Crystal, I suspect this new red bump in the center is a thyroglossal duct remnant, a developmental ...
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| cracks on bottom of feet | 6/10/2008 |
Q: I have a stepdaughter that recently moved in with me. She is 9 years old and I just noticed the ...
A: Michele, This sounds like feet that are alternately moist and dry and then become cracked. Try a ...
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| Bottle Feeding | 6/9/2008 |
Q: My son is 3 weeks old and weighed 9 lbs 4 oz at his one week ped visit. At my first pediatrician ...
A: Kim, Unless your baby is throwing up all the time, feed him all he wants as often as he wants. I ...
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| possible autoimmune disease | 6/9/2008 |
Q: My 7 year old God-daughter has for the past 12 months been experiencing symptoms of severe fatigue, ...
A: Lisa, These symptoms could be the result of any of a number of conditions, including the broad ...
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| problem with my 5 yr old daughter's toes | 6/9/2008 |
Q: My 5 yr old daughter's feet get painful, deep cracks on the under side of her toes at the crease. ...
A: Tonya, I would be skeptical about this too. I see a lot of kids with these deep cracks on the ...
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| My 13months old baby keeps throwing back his head | 6/8/2008 |
Q: Since Evan was 2 months old and until now he is throwing his head back for unknown reasons. When I ...
A: Joan, Is he basically healthy? Is he growing well? Is he developing normally? If so, I wouldn't ...
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| Loose motions in infant | 6/7/2008 |
Q: Doc, my baby is 5 months old and is having loose motions since past 5 days. The pediatrician ...
A: Neha, None of this stuff would be done in the USA. The enterogermina is a safe and possibly ...
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| too much exercise? | 6/6/2008 |
Q: I have started to train for a 20K and full marathon, both to be completed in the next 18 months. ...
A: Dee, Very interesting question. I'm glad to have a reprieve from the endless sleep and pooping ...
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| Virus related Whelps | 6/6/2008 |
Q: Olson- My daughter is 9, and she rarely gets sick. When she does, it is usually with this type of ...
A: Tammy, The swelling of the joints...does this happen frequently? Or do the hives happen ...
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| Ongoing stomach/bowel issue in 2yr old | 6/6/2008 |
Q: My little boy will be 2 in July. When he was 2 weeks old he started getting colic, he would scream ...
A: Elinor, This sounds like some sort of malabsorption syndrome, like a lactose intolerance. It may ...
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| 7 year old son | 6/5/2008 |
Q: my 7 year old son started frequently urinating 13 days ago. After the first 6 days I took him to ...
A: Steph, I suspect this is pollikiuria, a behavior driven frequent urination we see in kids this ...
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| 2 YR OLD SON | 6/4/2008 |
Q: My son has been having a very bloated belly for the past few months and has always been thristy. He ...
A: Christine, With a bloated abdomen for months and the other symptoms, he needs to be seen by his ...
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| uncircumsiced | 6/4/2008 |
Q: My son is 2 1/2, I am not sure how far the foreskin should come back at this age. He seems ...
A: Laurie, The standard advise we give to people is that the foreskin should naturally retract ...
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| frustrated | 6/3/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 4 and will be 5 in July.Since she was a baby she has done this wierd thing with her ...
A: sarah, Much as we as parents dislike this thought, our kids have sexual feelings. This behavior ...
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| 13 month old with loose bowels for more than a month | 6/3/2008 |
Q: I concerned about my 13 month old son's bowel movements, he has always had a healthy appetite and he ...
A: Kalei, These all sound like the symptoms of a viral illness, especially if the illness has been ...
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| my 2 yr old | 6/3/2008 |
Q: Olson,how are you? I noticed that over the past few weeks my son has started excessively blinking ...
A: Bianca, The forced eye blinking, if the eyes are otherwise normal, is almost certainly what we ...
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| 14 month old with fever | 6/2/2008 |
Q: My 14 month old has fever, cough, congestion, pus-like drainage from eyes and decreased appetite, ...
A: vicky, If the exam was normal, ie. nothing specific to treat, and he still seems ill like this in ...
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| sleep training | 6/2/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 11 months old. I had her in a sleep routine a few months ago but relapsed into ...
A: Mary, Kids this age are always teething. This shouldn't prevent you from using good sleep ...
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| congenital sacral dimple | 6/2/2008 |
Q: My thirteen year-old daughter was born with a mild sacral dimple. She was also in a breech position ...
A: Karen, She is 13 years old, a young woman, and you should be doing things to help her, rather than ...
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| 7 yr old w/ loose stools and headache | 6/2/2008 |
Q: My 7 year old has been having loose stools for 10 days. I thought it was possibly her nerves since ...
A: Connie, If the diarrhea could be nerves, than the headache has an even better chance of being ...
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| Odd colored bowel movements | 5/31/2008 |
Q: Last night as well as today my 13 month old son's bowel movements have been a very light yellow. ...
A: Christy, I know of no illness that would be like this. If he is fine and healthy, I would just ...
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| 7 month old throwing up during meals. | 5/31/2008 |
Q: Dr. Olson, I have a 7 month old son who has been throwing up during his solid food. He was ...
A: Pooja, If this is just recently a problem and not coinciding with the addition of solids, then ...
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| 4 Year Old - Potty Training Issues | 5/31/2008 |
Q: My son is almost 4.5 years old and refuses to poop in the potty. We have tried everything. He ...
A: Amy, His toilet training resistance is a power struggle and he appears to be winning. This is not ...
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| Nighttime Screaming | 5/30/2008 |
Q: My 21 month old has generally gone to bed easily and now refuses to sleep in his crib - he wants to ...
A: Rebecca, You need to just do it. What I mean by this is to do the bedtime rituals, put him into ...
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| Second Opinion | 5/30/2008 |
Q: My 4-year old son has been experiencing hand trembles throughout the day, both while at rest and ...
A: Emily, I would defer to a neurologist to explain this. If I had the report of the MRI, perhaps I ...
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| 3 yr olds tonsils | 5/30/2008 |
Q: I was wondering what a normal 3 yr olds tonsils look like. my daughter has been couhing and ...
A: tiffany, Three year old tonsils are large and swollen all the time and this gets bigger with a ...
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| Four month old infant with bowel movement issues | 5/30/2008 |
Q: My daughter is fourth months old and by all accounts in great health. She was born at term and has ...
A: Sarah, It sounds like you have covered all the bases here. I usually explain this by saying that ...
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| 2 yr old girl vomitting | 5/29/2008 |
Q: Olsen, I have three children: 7 yr. old boy, 5 yr old girl and a 2 yr old little girl. The 2 yr old ...
A: mickey, Feed her regular food in small frequent amounts and if she vomits this, concentrate on ...
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| baby constipated | 5/29/2008 |
Q: My baby just turned 7 month old.I exclusively breast fed her for 6 6 month and started solid food ...
A: sharda, Constipation is hard, infrequent stools. Your baby is not constipated and just has ...
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| Atopic Dermatitis in toddlers | 5/29/2008 |
Q: My son who will be three in August is in the potty training phase but still wears diapers and ...
A: Johane, If he is content and the issue only is one of discoloration, I would just watch things. ...
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| Impacted Bowel and Miralax | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My son (10years) was diagnosed with an Impacted Bowel about 3 months ago. They prescribed Miralax ...
A: Kim, Impacted bowel sounds like a fancy term for constipation. I would use the miralax ...
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| feeling wet after urinating | 5/28/2008 |
Q: My eight year old is prone to bladder infections and most recently a yeast infection. Periodically, ...
A: Kathy, She probably has vaginal reflux, a common but not well diagnosed problem where she has ...
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| baby has stopped eating | 5/27/2008 |
Q: Our baby had an ng tube inserted in the last week because he wasn' eating enough and was losing ...
A: Randy, I'm sorry about your son. He clearly has major neurologic problems, due to something that ...
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| excessive gas | 5/27/2008 |
Q: My daughter has had gas issues since she was a newborn. She was on special Alimentum formula and ...
A: Stephanie, She very well could have GERD, with the coughing and the burping. Discuss with your ...
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| 22 Month old son | 5/26/2008 |
Q: My son has had this bad cough for about 4 weeks. he went to the doctor about a week ago and they ...
A: Christine, Happy Memorial Day! There is a strong relationship between asthma and acid reflux. ...
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| 2 yr old; knee pain; refusing to walk | 5/26/2008 |
Q: My 2 1/2 year old has been complaining off and on of knee pain for the past 7 weeks or so. There has ...
A: Katie, With the consistently high ESR and CRP, general indicators of inflammation, she has a good ...
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| 5week old with fever and sinus drainage | 5/26/2008 |
Q: My daughter is 5wks and has had a mild fever 99-100.4 for the past two days. Last night she ...
A: Liz, This is urgent if she is acting real sick, breathing hard and/or fast, or is running any ...
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| Hi | 5/26/2008 |
Q: We have been giving liquid paraffin ( 3 ml in alternate days) to our one year old kid for more than ...
A: jabs, Liquid paraffin in this day and age is sort of outdated for this problems. I've never used ...
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| Headache and fever | 5/24/2008 |
Q: My normally active four year old has developed a headache, vomiting, and fever as high as 102. He ...
A: Katie, Thanks for the response. I'm glad he's better. Your luck with the first one was pretty ...
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| impacted bowels in infants | 5/24/2008 |
Q: What are the symptoms of an impacted bowel in an infant. )6 months old) Besides the obvious ...
A: Pam, To me, the lack of having stools in someone who previously had a lot of them is "impacted". ...
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| Headache and fever | 5/24/2008 |
Q: My normally active four year old has developed a headache, vomiting, and fever as high as 102. He ...
A: Katie, The vast majority of kids with headache, vomiting and fever will have a viral illness. ...
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| 10 month old baby -not sleeping well at night. | 5/23/2008 |
Q: How do I put my 10 month old boy back to sleep. He gets up very frequently during night and doesn't ...
A: Anu, The question really is "how do I keep him from needing me to get him back to sleep?" The key ...
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| 4 month old with flu | 5/23/2008 |
Q: I have a 4 month old son who was diagnosed with the flu this past Sunday. He was throwing up and we ...
A: Kim, Dehydration can happen, but I doubt here. The amount of formula he is taking is fine, and if ...
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| Child with sudden pain in groin and calf | 5/23/2008 |
Q: My 8 yr old daughter woke up this morning with pain along her groin and calf of the same left side. ...
A: Christine, She needs to see a doctor and have this evaluated. This could range from a slip of the ...
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| 6yr old boy, one lung significantally larger than other | 5/22/2008 |
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