Lots of experts give advice about how to care for fussy babies. There are special medicines (such as Mylicon), special formulas (such as Nutramigen), and home remedies galore. (Could someone please tell me what “gripe water” actually contains?)
But most babies who cry a lot don’t have colic. I haven’t made this diagnosis more than 2 [...]
When patients in the past have asked me whether to give their kids vitamin supplements, my opinion has been lukewarm. Most foods are supplemented with vitamins, even junk food! There’s no harm in a daily supplement, but I have not felt strongly about it.
Until now! Recently, I have seen a steady stream of recent research [...]
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 [...]
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