Did you just bring your newborn home? You might feel a bit overwhelmed. Night feedings, unwanted advice, and the sense of being on-call “24-7″ can be exhausting.
The last thing you need is to be worried that jaundice in your newborn will make everything worse. If jaundice is a concern, please have a look at this [...]
If you are breastfeeding, good for you (and your baby!) If you can pump some, and store some for later, so much the better. It can be stored for about 6 months in the back of your freezer. (Click HERE for more information.)
Some mothers produce so much milk that their baby can’t drink it all. [...]
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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