Dr. Pei Rensheng reply Pediatrics Question - Page 4

Milk consumption issues? An 8-day-old baby is feeding normally, waking up every four hours for a feeding. However, the baby does not finish each feeding, leaving behind 10-20 ml of milk. During the feeding process, the baby is burped intermittently, but it seems that after each f...

Urinary tract infection (UTI) Hello, doctor. My baby is currently 9 months old and has had two urinary tract infections. Can she drink 100% cranberry juice? How much can she have in a day? What is the recommended way to dilute it? After urination, should I use wet wipes to clean ...

Medical issues Hello, Dr. Pei. I would like to ask you about my baby (9 months old) who has red patches on both sides of his mouth (similar to the character from "Anpanman"). After applying Gishu for two weeks, there has been no improvement. I took the liberty of applyi...

Gastrointestinal issues Recently, the nanny has been insisting that I buy Xinfang Feiming or Ruoyuan tablets for my daughter. She says that the sour smell of my daughter's stool indicates that undigested food is fermenting. However, I remember that my daughter has always had...

Red spots on a toddler's tongue? The child is currently 8 months old and has been observed to have small red spots on the tip or sides of the tongue that resemble petechiae or bruising. Sometimes these spots disappear, and at other times they reappear. It has been confirmed ...

Child accidental ingestion Hello. If a child accidentally ingests feces, insects, lotions, sand, or dirt, should they be taken to the hospital immediately? Are there any risks or potential complications?

Rib issues Hello Dr. Pei, yesterday I noticed that my three-and-a-half-year-old daughter has a protrusion on one of her right ribs (about one to two centimeters below the nipple). It feels bony to the touch and is approximately one centimeter in size. It is noticeably different f...

Infant head circumference Hello doctor, my child had a larger head circumference during pregnancy, measuring 37.5 cm at birth. Both the brain ultrasounds performed at birth and at two months were normal, and the head circumference has continued to grow normally each month without...

The impact of fever due to influenza during early pregnancy on the baby? Hello doctor, I had the flu and a fever of 38 degrees Celsius during the early stages of my pregnancy at 6 weeks. I did not take any medication and recovered naturally. After my baby was born, I was very anx...

Is the milk intake of the newborn excessive? Hello, doctor. My baby boy is just 12 days old and often needs to be soothed. He is exclusively formula-fed and frequently wakes up before the 3.5-hour mark. After feeding, he often requires a significant amount of time to be calmed do...

Height growth issues Height concerns – Hello Doctor: A 13-year-old girl in the first year of junior high school has a bone age of 13 years, measuring 150.8 cm and weighing 44 kg (menstruation has started for 1 year, father is 172 cm, mother is 161 cm). I would like to ask: 1. Wil...

Neonatal respiration In the case of a full-term newborn who exhibits respiratory distress immediately after birth and shows lung shadows on X-ray, based on past experience, one might suspect conditions such as neonatal pneumonia, meconium aspiration syndrome, or congenital pneumo...

Will steroid nasal sprays affect development? Hello Doctor: My son is six years old and has been experiencing long-term nasal congestion due to allergies, which has become more pronounced recently. Last winter, I gave him a steroid nasal spray, and the clinic physician said it wa...

Infant bowel movement issues? Hello, my baby is currently 2 months and 17 days old. Recently, I have noticed that there are occasionally formed stools during bowel movements. Could this be due to insufficient fluid intake, or could there be other reasons? Since the baby is almost...

A 7-month-old baby may shrug their shoulders? Recently, I noticed that my 7-month-old baby occasionally shrugs her shoulders, sometimes on one side and other times on both sides, but mostly it's one-sided. This happens when she wakes up, during meals, or while playing, but i...

Child accidental ingestion A one-year and three-month-old child accidentally ingested zinc oxide diaper cream, and although it was almost finished and not a large amount, it was also applied inside the mouth. Will there be any harm? Thank you!

Is it harmful for children to have X-rays? A 1.5-year-old child bumped their temple against a chair, resulting in a swelling. They were taken to the emergency room, where the doctor arranged for two head X-rays, but the neck was not protected with a lead apron. Later, a 3-year-ol...

Lactose intolerance? Hello, doctor! My baby is currently 2 and a half months old. When it's time for feeding (every 3-4 hours), she wakes up and asks for milk, but when I offer her the bottle, she pushes it away with her hands. I thought she might prefer breastfeeding, so I ...

Lactose intolerance? Hello, doctor! My baby is currently 2 and a half months old. When it's time to feed (every 3-4 hours), she wakes up and asks for milk, but when I offer her the bottle, she pushes it away with her hands. I thought she might prefer breastfeeding, so I trie...

Diarrhea in a 1-year-old child? Hello, Doctor. I apologize for the interruption! My son is currently just over 1 year old and started experiencing soft stools/watery diarrhea last Wednesday (August 12) afternoon, which has continued for about 5 days now. * The stool color is norm...