There’s Something Wrong With My Baby?
2009 September 1
My 5 and a half month old baby is teething and has diarrhea.. what is the best medicine i can give her ? & can i give her solid food now ? Because it seems like she always wants to eat.
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asking people on yahoo isnt the best idea, we know nothing about her condition.
Go to a doctor, they know best XD
i would take her to the doctors. they can tell you whats wrong and can tell you how 2 treat it properly.
i agree with everybody on here you do need to see a doctor but here are some safe things you can do until then….
1:for the theeting buy baby orajel(its specifically for children under 1yr old who are teethng.. also try teething rings that can be frozen and given to baby (the coldness and chilling relieves the pain)
2:for the diarrhea give lots of fluids(chickenbroth in a bottle or pedialyte)
semi solid foods like baby foods are okay now mash potatoes mash peas and cherrios are good for this age.when she can grab food and put it in her mouth then they can have”adult solid foods in little cut up bits.
Are you feeding her juice? If so that may be the source of the diarrhea. If not, she needs to go to the doctor. If the bottle isn’t enough then you could try putting a little baby cereal in with the milk and see.
My child wanted more solid food pretty early. The juice was a big problem for us.
For teething give her a freezer pop or a frozen teething ring. But watch her while she is eating a freezer pops.
Talk with your child’s doctor. But give her lots of water, diarrhea is common to teething complaints. Try some cherrios..dry they disolve very quickly Maybe get some Pedilite too..it will help. Not much milk if she gets a bottle.
Why Don’t You Go To A Doctor?
Use pedialyte to avoid dehydration. Use a teething ring for her pain.
There is an article here: http://www.drgreene.com/21_581.html it is about infants and diarrhea. It may hold the answers you seek.
Do not give any cow milk to your baby, only Soya milk. Cow milk give diarrhea
I gave my 8 months old kid some probiotics… probiotics are the bugs that live in your intestine and digest the food, this is not a medication.. there are some probiotics in yougourt . Rice “milk” will cure the diarrrhea really quickly..
be sure she is getting enough water or try pedialyte
go to the chemist or doctor. and if she is ready to eat solids she will so yes.
Put some rice cereal into her formula or milk. You really should see a pediatrician and let him tell you what things you need to feed your baby. He should give you a list and answer any questions you have. By 5 months…I’m sure she can have some solid foods…he can tell you which ones. But for now… a little Gerber Rice Cereal its like a powder…added to her formula will help with the diarrhea and give her stomach something to practice on. I consider it the best start food for a baby. Best of luck to you and your little one.
of course check with her peditrician! but also if she is teething then yes she’ll have diarrhea… there are no medicines for babies- over the counter anyways- teething drops and tablet work well for the teething discomfort also baby tylenol and mortrin but check with doc 1st on those two for dosage and frequence!
she’s 5 and half months yeah try baby food!!! I started rice ceral at 3 1/2 months and then by 4 months was trying vegis she’s 7 months now and eating all food groups three meals a day with formula inbetween – check with your doctor on which food to start he/she will explain how they want you to introduce the foods. My doctor had me feed her one vegi for four days if everything was okay then a differnt vegi for four days… a friends doctor said 5 days and another friends doctor said three days… all three kids are beautiful and eating well!!!
Good Luck and God Bless
i reckon u shud go c ur local doc…and/or ur midwife? i dno if midwifes stil come round at this stage..a dno…but i think u shud seek proffessional advice!
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with a baby its always the best to go to the doctor..no matter what someone will tell you on YA…you never know if the baby can take the medicine…so plz visit your doctor..
Take your baby to the pediatrician. Teething and diarrhea is a controversial topic..she needs to be evaluated for either proper treatment or just supportive treatment at home. Do it soon, babies become dehydrated very fast and unlike you and I that can just drink water to catch up, they cant and need hospitalization if they are dehydrated. Good luck
Call your pediatrician. Perhaps baby food bananas would help with the diarrhea, but I wouldn’t give any meds to a baby unless I spoke to her doctor first.
my son’s first tooth came out about 3 weeks ago and his second tooth, just came out about a week ago. We gave him tylenol for the pain and his regular jar food, since he seemed to be hungry all the time. He’s fine now and and has his two little front teeth.
shes fine my little bro was like that too……Trust Me Dont give her ANY MEDICATION…..that will make her constipated and Trust Me u dont want that then they will cry alot i would rather my kid be a little runny than constipated!!♥
Dont give her medicine, you might give her an overdose. just try going to a pediatrician