Tag: babies
group name: baby
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April 04, 2008 03:11 PM EDT --
For those of you who haven't heard the news, my husband and I are expecting! My estimated due date is October 9th.
This past Tuesday, April Fool's Day, to be exact, we went to the hospital . . .
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June 15, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
Parents are often distressed when the full head of hair on their cute newborn suddenly melts away. In fact, many babies begin to look like their dads! A study done several years ago showed that many . . .
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August 15, 2008 06:15 PM EDT --
I hope this is going to become a popular place for everyone to enjoy. I started writing a book many years ago, but have been newly insprired by my granddaughter to continue writing, but on a blog so everyone . . .
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October 27, 2008 03:28 PM EDT --
Is that cute, little baby overtly defying you? There will come a time when your baby will begin testing you. Usually this starts in the second year — suddenly your baby has opinions! It may start by . . .
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October 29, 2007 05:35 PM EDT --
One of the first questions new parents ask me during the first week or two of baby’s life is “Can we take the baby out?” Often there is a grandparent in the background urging home detention . . .
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April 14, 2008 09:32 AM EDT --
When I see mothers for the first time after they've given birth, most of them are sleep deprived and more than a little overwhelmed. I try to answer their questions and reassure them that the first . . .
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June 11, 2008 08:50 AM EDT --
This is probably my favorite photo ever. Taken in the hospital, of my son and husband, two days after the baby was born. I like the way the photo turned out but it's the subject matter . . .
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January 26, 2009 05:58 PM EST --
Should babies be drinking? Just kidding—that answer is obviously no. But have you examined the role of alcohol in your household? Many mothers, upon discovering they are pregnant, give up alcohol for . . .
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July 21, 2008 01:59 PM EDT --
in every baby. Virtually all babies have GER in the first three months of life. The reason for this regurgitation lies in an immature muscle at the end of the esophagus. The lower esophageal sphincter . . .
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May 04, 2008 07:20 PM EDT --
Well, it sure is nice to be able to talk with my girlfriend about what I did wrong, what I did right, and what I *should* have done now that I've had 2 children. She's getting ready to have . . .
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June 09, 2008 05:46 PM EDT --
Some of you may remember being in funny shoes or braces when you were a baby to correct intoeing. Intoeing is a condition seen frequently in babies and toddlers. As the baby learns to walk his feet point . . .
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February 10, 2009 11:20 AM EST --
Few families today have nine children (although apparently having fourteen is back in fashion), but I sometimes evoke what I call the “Rule of Nine” when families are having trouble setting limits on . . .
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March 02, 2009 11:17 AM EST --
Fever—especially a high fever in a young baby—can be worrisome for parents and doctors alike. Pediatricians consider 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or above to be a fever. Fever is an elevation of body temperature . . .
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April 27, 2009 11:12 AM EDT --
The Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that parents give pacifiers to infants when they are going to sleep. After years of telling parents that pacifiers cause, misaligned teeth, speech impediments, . . .
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October 29, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children under 2 years watch no television at all and that older children watch only 1 to 2 hours per day. But children in the United States are watching . . .
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October 29, 2007 04:38 PM EDT --
It's fall, and that chill in the air means that the cold and flu season is upon us once again. Over the next few months, we will see lots of sniffles, sneezes, coughs, sore throats and, other symptoms . . .
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March 16, 2009 01:33 PM EDT --
It is possible to “potty train” a cat by holding the animal over the toilet every time it is urinating or having a bowel movement, so that eventually behavior modification kicks in and the cat knows to . . .
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June 02, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
Fever is always a frightening symptom in a young baby. Babies can get fever at the start of a cold, or fever can be a sign of a more serious illness such as a urinary tract infection. When your baby has . . .
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November 10, 2008 05:16 PM EST --
The longer I practice pediatrics (30 years now) the more I am convinced that babies are born with their personality type. Dr. T. Berry Brazelton published a book, Infants and Children , many years . . .
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April 01, 2008 02:25 PM EDT --
Many of the recipes I found in pregnancy books didn't inspire me. I figure most women, like me, know their preferred preparations for healthy food and aren't about to race to the kitchen . . .
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