Mucus in Baby’s Stool
Many babies have more than one stool every day. Your baby can have as many as 5 or 10 stools in a day after one week of birth. Your baby…
Drool Rash
Drooling in babies is mainly caused by teething, although there are times when a child can drool even when teething is not the underlying cause. When the baby constantly drools…
Morquio Syndrome
Morquio syndrome is a rare hereditary birth defect that is estimated to occur in one of every 200,000 births. This disease is progressive, meaning the symptoms will worsen, as the…
Heat Rash in a Newborn
Heat rash which is also known as prickly rash may manifest in form of tiny red bumps that normally occur in newborn babies. This happens because their sweat glands are…
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Hypoplastic left heart syndrome is a congenital heart defect marked by severe underdevelopment of the left side of the heart. The condition is complex and rare in occurrence. In babies…
Why do babies get hiccups?
Hiccups are a natural function of the human body and everyone experiences it time to time but these are most common in babies, especially among the ones under a year…
Signs of Lactose Intolerance in Babies
Lactose is a type of sugar occurring in milk and dairy items. The enzyme lactase breaks down this sugar into glucose and galactose. The enzyme is secreted by the walls…
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Fetal alcohol syndrome causes irreversible physical and mental problems to a child due to the intake of alcohol by the mother, in her pregnancy. Children born with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome…
Growth Spurts in Babies
Growth spurt is a condition wherein the baby grows faster than normal. During this phase of growth spurts the baby often nurse more frequently than usual. Sometimes they may nurse…