Who wants them?
Lets talk about common conditions and concerns.
Let me start off with rashes.
Rashes are common and vast majority of them aren’t serious. Rashes can also be a sign of an infectious disease such as measles and chickenpox. If the rash is purple, crusty, weepy or has blisters then get the doctor to examine the baby. If the rash is accompanied by fever then also get the doctor to take a look.
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So listen to this rash story.
Last Feb. (2007), my husband was away on a business trip and I was home with my 2 kids. The older one, 4 at the time, was having a little cold. She had been painting all evening, so finally when she got done, I decided to give her a bath so all the paint splashes would come off. I noticed a funny looking rash on her back, so after bathing her, I examined it carefully. Looked like a raised bump.
Proceeded to change her clothes, fed them dinner, then all of a sudden, noticed some more rashes pop up here and there. Now she was beginning to itch. So I made a phonecall to the doctor-on call, and he asked me to watch out for fever. Meanwhile give her some Benadryl.
All of a sudden, she started complaining of pain in her joints, her knees and ankles started swelling. Now I was sweating. Called the doctor again. This time they asked me to get her to the E.R.
Her shoes wouldn't fit. When I carried her, just her knees rubbing on my coat would cause her to scream in pain.
After what seemed like a long agonizing night and several tests, she was diagnosed with a viral infection. She was asked to take Benedryl and Ibuprofen after every 4-6 hours, and rub ice on the rash to curb itching.
The reash disappeared in 2-3 days but the joint weakness lasted for 4 weeks!
I still get the chills when I remember what she went through that weekend.
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Interesting story!
Now you can carry on from here Nkki! Tell us about some other common conditions and concerns in babies.
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You guys should be used to control populations---
YUCK!! I no look at kids the same way now...
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Febrile seizures.
Usually occurs in 4% of children between 6 months to 4 years when they develop a sudden fever.
An infant having a seizure becomes unconscious suddenly. After a few seconds the limbs and face may begin to twitch rhythmically. The seizures usually last less than 5 minutes. The child is fine after the seizures in most cases but the experience is frightening for parents.
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GERD...(reflux). Many treat it as colic which it is not. Its the stomach valve opening up and releasing contents which are very acidic - into the esophagus and throat. Untreated it can cause failure to thrive because the infant doesnt want to eat - its too painful an experience.
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Who doesn't want 'em!
The most common concern among what you've already mentioned above is, the common cold. Babies are super sensitive to the temperature. Often parents judge the baby's fragility as if it was them, which can then lead to trouble. It is most important to keep the baby dressed appropriately and in a controlled temperature, apply recommended lotions, and ignore nothing unusual when it comes to the baby. From a little red dot to a bump.
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my lil one had egzeema (dont mind the spelling 
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and this doctor on call gave the wrong medication and made it much worse in just one use.. he was sooo itchy poor kid. anywho went back got the right medication and alhamduilah hes fine 
kids are a blessing but they must be taken care of properly.
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Who doesn't want 'em!
The most common concern among what you've already mentioned above is, the common cold. Babies are super sensitive to the temperature. Often parents judge the baby's fragility as if it was them, which can then lead to trouble. It is most important to keep the baby dressed appropriately and in a controlled temperature, apply recommended lotions, and ignore nothing unusual when it comes to the baby. From a little red dot to a bump.
the rule of thumb is.....the baby should wear one layer of clothing more then the adult.
dont ask me how i know that :D
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^ I've heard that too. Also, i've noticed among goras, they actually take their kids out and all... wear just an xtra layers. whereas desis will bundle them up even in summer
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OMG! enough with the scary stories of siezures and what not 
irrespective, it doesn’t hinder at all the joy of their presence, their spontaneous smile, the oh-so-cute limbs 
and my Daadi always says ke bachouN ka seena kamzoor hota hai, always make sure they’re wearing a singlet (of course she said that in urdu too 
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Yeah, once we went to visit this family. They had a newborn in July in the heat of the midwest. That summer, it was 99-100 F. No kidding! Then these people did not have Air conditioning, but the baby was not only swaddled in a warm blanket, she was wearing a onsie over which was a sweater, then the blanket. The baby was purplish red and cried endlessly. The mommy said she could do nothing as her daadi wouldn’t allow them to remove the blankets because if they did take them off, the baby could have lung failure. 
Finally, I spoke to the daadi and told her that the baby would die in the heat instead and did some other stupid illogical reasoning to convince her to shed at least one layer off!
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Vomiting
Can be the result of milk intolerance, or it can be a sign of another illness. So long as the baby is gaining weight there is probably no reason to be worried, although you should notify the doctor.
A few hours after birth babies may vomit mucus often streaked with blood. Usually this vomit subsides after a few feedings, normally this is blood from the mother that the infant swallowed during delivery and is quite normal. If it does nor subside then it can signify obstruction of esophagus or intestines and warrants evaluation.
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arshad just wondering...but y r u so obssesd with babies nd all da dieases nd problems they might suffer???
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This is a health forum...so I discussing health issues related to babies as this thread is about them....will cover more issues as time goes on. Why what subjects would you like me to discuss?
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hmmm just this obsession with kids:o:o ahhhh
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This is very useful information.
But you know…maybe something exciting is coming up shortly in Arshad’s life, Catty
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oh i never knw dat..cool