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What Causes Swelling Of Stomach And Enlarged Liver?

Dear Doctor, I m leo from salem, my wife gave birth to a girl baby on august 19th 2010, its a normal delivery only, its been twenty days went yesterday i noticed my child side of her stomach found swelling, we consult a doctor he says that child is lean so only the baby s liver found bigger it ll cure if baby get stout like, but i m not satisfied with his advise so kindly assist me what happened to my baby like,
Fri, 8 May 2020
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Hello,

This is a funny thing about little baby bodies - you can often see what's going on in them! I often tell parents that it is normal to notice, soon after feeding, that a newborn's belly is lopsided.

What I mean is that it seems more full (although soft) on one side than the other.

There are several reasons I think of: the liver is bigger in proportion to the baby as a newborn, their stomach muscles aren't as developed so they don't tighten and clearly "hold everything in", the baby drinks faster than she digests so you see a big stomach after feeding then it goes down, and there isn't a lot of subcutaneous fat until a few months of age, so you see and feel more in their abdomen.

If your daughter is gaining and growing and having no other problems, it sounds like normal to me.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Take care

Regards,
Dr. Lisa Baker
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What Causes Swelling Of Stomach And Enlarged Liver?

Hello, This is a funny thing about little baby bodies - you can often see what s going on in them! I often tell parents that it is normal to notice, soon after feeding, that a newborn s belly is lopsided. What I mean is that it seems more full (although soft) on one side than the other. There are several reasons I think of: the liver is bigger in proportion to the baby as a newborn, their stomach muscles aren t as developed so they don t tighten and clearly hold everything in , the baby drinks faster than she digests so you see a big stomach after feeding then it goes down, and there isn t a lot of subcutaneous fat until a few months of age, so you see and feel more in their abdomen. If your daughter is gaining and growing and having no other problems, it sounds like normal to me. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Take care Regards, Dr. Lisa Baker