Tag: babies
member name: Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School
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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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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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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 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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September 22, 2008 01:36 PM EDT --
The umbilical cord is the connection between baby and mother while the baby is in the uterus. Specifically, it connects the baby to the placenta, which is attached to the wall of the mother’s uterus . . .
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October 20, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
Tiny little nails on tiny little fingers — these cute little accessories can quickly become weapons. Often I will see a newborn baby with a nasty scratch across her face. Many times a parent may wonder . . .
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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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November 03, 2008 04:01 PM EST --
Who is that writhing creature on the living room floor? Surely, that is not the little angel whom I vowed to adore until my dying days?
If the writhing creature is two years old or approaching the . . .
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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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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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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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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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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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April 21, 2008 04:09 PM EDT --
Parenting can be challenging, and sometimes children's behavior can provoke parental responses such as anger, frustration, disappointment, and even rage. When you find that you are losing control, . . .
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May 12, 2008 10:32 AM EDT --
Asthma is a chronic respiratory condition that is quite prevalent today. There is no perfect test to diagnose asthma in babies and children, since they cannot reliably perform pulmonary function tests, . . .
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October 13, 2008 11:22 AM EDT --
I watched two brothers tussle in the exam room over some object of desire and thought a blog on siblings might be timely. For those of you who have siblings, you know the drill — you love them and hate . . .
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December 29, 2008 02:04 PM EST --
New recommendations from the Academy of Pediatrics suggest that you find a dentist for your baby by the age of one. Previously, the group had recommended that children first see a dentist at age three, . . .
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