Delaware Modern Pediatrics Blog

Breastfeeding mothers have been told for many years that pacifiers should be avoided, because of a fear that they might interfere with breastfeeding.
Now, a review article in the AMA’s pediatrics journal (April 2009) reassures us that pacifiers may be okay for breastfed babies, after all. 4 randomized trials were reviewed; babies were assigned to [...]

Most children are potty trained during the daytime well before the age that they become dry at night.  Children older than 4 years old who still wear pull-ups in the daytime are uncommon.  But children who require pull-ups until age 6, or even older, are not unusual.
This is not surprising, because the skills required are [...]

Does your baby sleep restlessly?  Some babies are helped to sleep by some ambient noise.  We’ve all heard stories about babies who would sleep only with the vacuum cleaner running … !
You can run a quiet fan, or buy “noise machines” from a baby store.  Or, for a buck or two, you can download an [...]