Categories: Asthma Childhood illnesses Common complaints Genetic and hereditary Medical Conditions Medication Operations and procedures Skincare Teeth Vaccinations

Asthma

Q. Can toddlers get asthma and how is it treated?

Childhood illnesses

Q. Can babies develop diabetes?
Q. What does the abbreviation ALTE mean if it was written after my baby's cyanotic episode?
Q. Is it dangerous for a newborn to come into contact with chickenpox?
Q. What is a VSD and how is it treated?
Q. What is a febrile convulsion?
Q. What is impetigo?
Q. What is childhood glaucoma?
Q. What is croup?
Q. What are clicky hips?
Q. What is cystic fibrosis?
Q. What is failure to thrive?

Common complaints

Q. What can I do to ease my baby's constipation?
Q. Is ear wax a cause of glue ear?
Q. What is bronchiolitis?
Q. What can I do about my baby's recurrent ear infections?
Q. What is balanitis?
Q. How can stomach bugs be avoided?
Q. Is my baby's white tongue a sign of thrush?
Q. What is a hydrocele?
Q. How does a cold affect a newborn?
Q. What is reflux?
Q. How can I treat head lice on my toddler?
Q. How is tongue tie treated?
Q. Are anal fissures common in children?
Q. What is a floppy larynx?
Q. Can kissing pass germs to my baby?
Q. Is anaemia common in newborns?
Q. What is glue ear and how is it treated?
Q. What is reflux oesophagitis?
Q. Why is there blood in my baby's stools?
Q. Can immunisations cause constipation?
Q. What is a blocked tear duct?

Genetic and hereditary

Q. What is congenital dislocation of the hip?
Q. What is Fragile X?
Q. What is benign hypotonia?

Medical Conditions

Q. What are absence seizures?
Q. What coeliac disease and how is it treated?
Q. Could my baby develop asthma from cats?
Q. What is the treatment for undescended testis?
Q. Is pneumococcal meningitis infectious?
Q. Can young babies get hay fever?
Q. What is kidney reflux and how is it treated?
Q. Why does my daughter not have a vaginal opening and how will it be treated?
Q. What is spina bifida?
Q. What is dilated renal pelvis?
Q. What is spina bifida occulta?
Q. What is a double kidney?
Q. What is talipes?
Q. How would I know if my baby had syphilis?
Q. What does an irregular rapid heartbeat signify?
Q. Should the baby of a parent with Factor V Leiden have the vitamin K injection?
Q. Is a newborn at risk if he comes into contact with glandular fever?
Q. What is meningitis at birth?
Q. What is dyspraxia?
Q. What is intussusception?

Medication

Q. Can calpol and Nurofen be used together?
Q. Why can't gripe water be given to babies under a month old?
Q. Can I use Karvol on my baby?
Q. Why are babies given vitamin K at birth?
Q. Is Chinese medicine a safe alternative treatment for eczema?
Q. What is merbentyl?
Q. Could antibiotics stop my toddler from eating?
Q. What is the best way to give a baby medicine?

Operations and procedures

Q. What are the health risks associated with circumcision?
Q. What is the treatment for an umbilical hernia?
Q. Can my toddler have a general anaesthetic if he has a cold?

Skincare

Q. What is cradle cap?
Q. What is a Mongolian blue spot?
Q. What is baby acne?
Q. Should I avoid using talcum powder on my little girl?
Q. How should eczema be treated?
Q. Can nail ridges and spots be a sign of a deficiency?
Q. What is molloscum contagiosum?
Q. Is it normal for my toddler to occasionally deelop an orange tinge to his skin?
Q. Should a baby be bathed before or after his feed?
Q. Is it normal for a newborn's cord stump to have a smelly discharge?
Q. What causes nappy rash?
Q. Why does my baby have dark circles under his eyes?
Q. What is a cephalhaematoma?
Q. Can babies get coldsores?
Q. What can I do to prevent my baby from developing eczema?
Q. What are stork beak marks?
Q. What happens with strawberry birthmarks?
Q. Can egg white be used for nappy rash?
Q. How long does it take for a newborn belly button to heal?
Q. What can I use on my baby's very dry skin?

Teeth

Q. Can teething cause vomiting?
Q. When should my child first see the dentists?
Q. Should I give flouride supplements to my baby?

Vaccinations

Q. Are reactions common after the MMR?
Q. Why is a second dose of MMR needed?
Q. What caused the red lump where my baby had her injections?
Q. Why can't vaccines be given by mouth instead of injection?
Q. Will my child be infectious after her MMR?
Q. Should newborns receive the BCG vaccination?
Q. Does my baby have to have the whooping cough vaccine?
Q. How can I find out if my baby's severe illness was a reaction to her immunisations?
Q. Is it okay to massage my baby after his immunisations?
Q. What is the current immunisation schedule?