Daddee Yah!

I have a 2 month old boy who is coughing. I took him to a GP who
prescribed antibiotics. I am not sure if this is a good thing. Can you
comment on this?

It depends on what the cause of the cough is. Most of the time, the cause is viral and therefore antibiotics are not necessary.

Some baby books advise me to monitor the colour of my totally breast fed (TBF) baby’s poo. I have been quite obsessed with it, getting upset when it is not that perfect mustard yellow, am I on the wrong track?

Mothers must be adequately nourished to produce good quality milk which wil be sufficient for growing babies for the first 6 months. Although the iron content within breastmilk is not as high as that found in powdered milks, the iron is of high bioavailability ie it is readily absorbed compared to the latter.

If the baby is beyond 6 months , it will need more iron than what the breastmilk can offer. Hence, a weaning diet rich in iron needs to be implemented or else the baby stands a risk of being iron-deficient and having its mental and physical growth compromised.