TWO MONTH OUTLINE Here is a brief look at what your Two Month Virtual Office Checkup includes: Growth – baby’s percentiles and what they mean Physical exam – important aspects your doctor will check for Nutrition: Breastfeeding Nighttime feeding DHA Bottlefeeding: Formula allergy Expected growth spurts Parenting and behavioral issues: Sleep Crying it out Car […]
Is Baby Sick or Teething?
When in doubt, don’t attribute baby’s behavior to teething. Let your doctor decide. Yet, here are some general ways to tell the difference between teething and an illness such as an ear infection: 1. Teething mucus is clear saliva and doesn’t run out the nose. Cold mucus is thick and yellow. A nasal discharge usually […]
Learning the Right Touch
Massage is a touch you do with your baby, not to your baby. It’s an interaction, not a task. You learn which strokes your baby enjoys and, as if dancing, go with the flow of your baby’s body language. While it is nearly impossible to rub your baby the wrong way, here’s how to learn […]
Spitting Up
1. Why babies spit up. Babies spit up because they are just being babies. They gulp milk and air, and the air settles beneath the milk in the stomach. When baby’s stomach contracts, like an air gun, the stomach shoots some milk back up the esophagus, and you have sour, curdled milk on your shoulder. […]
Milk Allergies
I worry about allergies. We have a lot of allergies in our family and I’m concerned that my child may develop milk allergies. How common are these and how do I recognize them? Milk allergies are over-diagnosed by the general population and under-diagnosed by doctors. The real incidence of milk allergies lies somewhere between the […]
Lactose Intolerance
I’ve heard about lactose intolerance. Is this a common problem with milk? Like milk allergy, lactose intolerance is usually an over-diagnosed or a self-diagnosed problem. Lactose, the sugar in both human and cow’s milk, is normally digested by the intestinal enzyme, lactase, which breaks the lactose down into glucose and galactose. Some infants, children, and […]
What are Food Allergies?
Food Allergies Approximately three to seven percent of children and adults have food allergies or food intolerance. Food allergies have been called the great masqueraders because they are a hidden cause of so many problems, ranging from mere annoyances to downright disease. Food allergies tend to be underdiagnosed by physicians and overdiagnosed by everyone else. […]
Preventing Food Allergies
If one parent has food allergies, the risk of the children having food allergies may double; the risks are even higher if both parents are allergic. Yet, a child may have a completely different food allergy than that of the parent. If you and your spouse are passing along genes that will place your children […]
Common Signs of Food Sensitivities
SKIN RESPIRATORY PASSAGES INTESTINES BEHAVIOR hives red, sandpaper-like facial rash dry, scaly, itchy skin (mostly on face) swelling in hands and feet puffy eyelids dark circles under eye slip swelling tongue soreness and cracks sneezing runny nose stuffy nose wheezing watery eyes rattling chest persistent cough congestion bronchitis recurring ear infections burnlike rash around anus […]
8 Facts About Food Allergies
Here are some facts you should know about the subtleties of food allergies: 1. Food allergy symptoms vary in severity. While one mother may have to rush a wheezing child to the nearest emergency room within minutes after he eats a peanutbutter sandwich, another child may develop only a nuisance-like rash around the mouth. 2. […]
Tracking Down Hidden Food Allergies
Discovering Hidden Food Allergies If you suspect you or a family member has a food allergy, or if your family has a history of food sensitivities and/or allergies, here are some steps you can do at home to track down the hidden food allergies and ease bothersome symptoms. Culprits of hidden food allergies may […]
Food Allergies While Breastfeeding
Research shows mixed results about whether maternal food restrictions during breastfeeding will lessen the risk of food allergies in babies. In fact, a study presented at the 1996 meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology showed a surprising result: The children of breastfeeding mothers who withheld allergenic foods from their diet later […]