Pregnancy Concerns Due to Age Question: I’m 39 and really want to have another baby but I’m worried about my age being “high risk.” Answer: Congratulations, you are among one of the fastest-growing age groups of American women having babies between the age of 35 and 40. First, remember, the “high risk” label reflects only […]
Different Opinions on Co-Sleeping I hope you can help. I’m a first-time mom and my baby is 5 months old. I breastfeed, support attachment parenting, and co-sleeping. My baby currently sleeps in bed with me and my husband, however, my husband has not ever supported the co-sleeping. He tells me it is because he is […]
How Can I Help My Baby Not Wake Up During the Night? “My 7-month-old is still waking up quite frequently at night, 4-6 times on average. He takes two short naps during the day as well. I’m wondering if longer naps during the day would help his nighttime habits” Answer: Well, about the idea of […]
Holistic Ways to Manage Postpartum Depression “What are your tips/experience managing postpartum depression?” Answer: I can certainly speak to the issue of postpartum depression and how to manage this trying time in the lives of some mothers. After the birth of our seventh baby, thirty years ago, I experienced something way more than just the […]
Get Your Picky Eater to Eat Vegetables and Healthier Foods How do I get my picky eater to try new foods and expand her meal selection? Early on in our parenting career we often heard the term “picky eater” from concerned parents of toddlers. So, we decided to study it, especially since we were facing […]
Pediatricians Speak Out About Microbiome Insufficiencies from Cesarean Births Having attended over a thousand surgical births during my fifty years as a pediatrician, I first wish to point out two important facts: Surgical births are lifesaving for many babies. The current surgical procedures are much safer. With that in mind, pediatricians are becoming increasingly concerned […]
Should I be concerned if my baby is refusing solids? Q: I am struggling so hard with my 7-month-old son eating ANYTHING other than from me. I have been nursing him since he was born but he refuses to any solids, even eat rice cereal, any kind of baby food, and even refuses a bottle. […]
Helping Your Children Enjoy Attending Your Birth “How can I support and include my 7-year-old who is waffling on being a part of the birth of our second child? He seems to go back and forth on the idea of being at the birthing center, being in the room during delivery, and last time wasn’t […]
When to Worry About Speech Development We recently received a question in regards to concern about a child’s speech development and wanted to reassure you that not all children start talking at the same time, just as not all children begin to walk at the same time. Here is the question we received from a […]
Healthy Ways to Use a Pacifier Is there a healthy way to use a pacifier? I don’t want to set up a dependence, but it seems like a good tool to have when a baby needs to quiet in public. Research About Pacifiers The pacifier is a popular peace-producing plug to temporarily substitute when a […]
Tips to Produce More Milk Supply When Breastfeeding My milk supply doesn’t seem to be very abundant, so I’m concerned I’m not producing enough milk for my baby. Should I be worried I won’t have enough milk for my baby? I was told to pump some every day to stimulate my milk supply and produce […]
Back to Work and Transitioning to a Bottle My baby is 3-months-old and I must go back to work part-time in a few weeks. We have tried pumping and introducing the bottle, but she wants nothing to do with it! How can I begin introducing a bottle at 3-months-old? How to Best Begin Introducing a Bottle […]
