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Baby fever and mucus stool
My four months old baby became very fussy, cranky and felt warm to touch yesterday. Her temperature checked via digital thermometer under the armpit was 99.1°F. We took her for a check-up where her heartbeat was examined and fever was suspected. She was prescribed 0.9 ml Dolo, which I gave around 9 PM. Before the medicine, while feeding, she passed mustard yellow stool with a lot of mucus/saliva. There was no fever during the night and today morning her temperature was 98.1°F by the same method. However, her stool again had mucus strings and was light yellow instead of her usual mustard yellow. Otherwise, she is active, playful, feeding well and passing 10–14 urines in 24 hours. I also introduced peanuts in my diet for the first time yesterday and I am exclusively breastfeeding.
She has also began teething and is constantly chewing her hand, pressing her fingers with gums, is irritated many a times, become fussy at breast and has a lot of saliva.
Guide me on the changes in stool
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Loose watery stool with mucus if passing more than 5-6 per day is abnormal. Breast feeding and Rota virus vaccine are helpful in preventing loose motions. Consult doctors if baby has more severe diarrhoea and persistent fever. Probably probiotics can help. If mother thinks the food she is taking affecting the baby stools kindly avoid for a couple of weeks.
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Dr. Shebin C E
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armpit temperature of 99.1°F in a four-month-old infant is generally considered within a normal physiological range, though her symptoms resemble possible mild infections or gastrointestinal sensitivities. The presence of mucus strings and a shift to a lighter yellow stool color is consistent with conditions such as viral gastroenteritis, a transient dietary allergy or intolerance, or an upper respiratory infection where swallowed mucus passes into the digestive tract. Potential management options include ensuring frequent breast or formula feedings to prevent dehydration, closely monitoring for red flags like lethargy or blood in the stool, and consulting a pediatrician to review the symptoms
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Dr. Jay Gajjar
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Surat
Mild mucus in stool with slight color variation can commonly occur in exclusively breastfed babies, especially when they swallow more saliva during teething. Since baby is active, playful, feeding well and passing urine adequately, this is reassuring. An axillary temperature of 99.1°F is not considered significant fever.
Teething itself can cause increased drooling, chewing on hands, irritability and swallowing of saliva, which may change stool consistency and produce mucus strands. A single introduction of peanuts in mother’s diet is less likely to cause this unless baby develops rash, vomiting, blood in stool, breathing difficulty or persistent diarrhea.
At present, continue exclusive breastfeeding and observe. No treatment is usually required if baby remains active and hydrated. Please consult your pediatrician if fever develops (>100.4°F rectal), stools become very frequent/watery, blood appears in stool, feeding decreases, baby becomes lethargic, or urine output reduces.
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