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 [...]
A new report adds to fears that co-sleeping may not be entirely safe. The number of infants reported to have died by accidental suffocation and strangulation (“ASSB”) in bed quadrupled, starting in 1992, after staying stable for the previous 8 years, as reported in the January 2009 issue of Pediatrics. Some of the increase might [...]
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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