Articles Index - page 3
First Visit to the Doctor
I just brought my baby home from the hospital. When should she have her first visit with her pediatrician?
Amount of Formula Feedings
Review how much formula your baby should be eating at each feeding.
Strep Throat Symptoms
Review the symptoms of strep throat and when you should see your Pediatrician if your child has a sore throat.
Baby Formula Choices
Which baby formula for your infant will meet all of his nutritional requirements?
Adderall XR Drug Warning
Review the latest warnings about Adderall XR for treating children with ADHD and the risk of sudden death.
Getting a Second Opinion
Review how to get a second opinion for your child when specialists don't agree on what is wrong with your child.
Constipation, Accidents and Bedwetting
Review if constipation can be a trigger for recurrent UTIs, bedwetting, wetting accidents during the day, and soiling, in a young girl.
Kids and the Wal-Mart Generic Drug Plan
Can my child take any of the medications on the new Wal-Mart generic drug plan?
Laxatives And Constipation
Review common treatments for children with constipation, including the use of laxatives and stool softeners.
Checking Your Child's Fever at Night
Review whether or not you should wake up your toddler to check his temperature or give him a fever reducer, such as Tylenol or Motrin, to treat his fever when he is sleeping.
Temperament and a Shy Child
Review what to do about a child who is very shy, cautious, apprehensive to try new things, and moves at a very slow pace.
Diabetes Screening and Prevention
Can you prevent type 1 diabetes? My first child was diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus when he was five years old. I just had a little girl. Is there anything I can do to reduce her odds of getting diabetes too?
Umbilical Cord Care
Review how to care for your baby's umbilical cord, which is surprisingly a bit of a controversial subject
Where Should Your Baby Sleep?
We are having a little trouble getting our baby to sleep unless we leave her in her car seat. Is that okay?
Preparing Baby Formula
Can you use warm or hot water from the tap to make your baby's formula? Since few babies like cold baby formula and you do usually have that extra step of warming the formula after you make it, using warm or hot water to start with from the tap does seem like it could save an extra step. You shouldn't do it though.
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse
Review some of the signs of child abuse that can alert you when a child is being abused.
Baby Sunscreen
When can I start using sunscreen on my baby to protect her from the sun?
Swaddling a Baby
What are the risks and benefits of swaddling a baby? "Getting my baby to sleep through the night, and quickly comforting him when cries, was easy once I started swaddling him with a blanket. But friends have warned me that a baby can get addicted to swaddling and that I should stop soon so that he learns to comfort himself. Is that true?"
Traveling with a Newborn Baby
We are expecting a baby next month and would like to take a trip, likely by airplane, to visit family a few weeks after our baby is born. Can we travel with our newborn baby? Is it safe to let her fly on a plane?
BCG TB Vaccine
Review whether or not your kids need to get vaccinated with the BCG or TB vaccine against tuberculosis.
Heel Pain and Sever's Disease
Learn more about Sever's disease, a common cause of heel pain in athletic children.
Diaper Rash
Review the common causes of diaper rashes in infants, what might cause a persistent rash, and tips to prevent and treat your child's diaper rash.
Penicillin Allergies
My two-year-old developed a rash while taking antibiotics, does that mean he is allergic to it? He had a fever for three days, so his pediatrician put him on some penicillin. The next day, the fever was gone and he felt fine, but he had a rash all over his chest. Should he continue his antibiotic or should he change to a different one? Does that mean he is allergic to penicillin?
First Aid for Cat Bites and the Risk of Rabies
My preschooler was bitten by a stray cat in the neighborhood this afternoon. What should I do? Could he get rabies from a cat bite? Does he need antibiotics?
Gluten Free Medications
My child is on a gluten free diet. He was recently prescribed an antibiotic for an ear infection and neither his pediatrician nor pharmacist seemed to know if there was gluten in his medication or if there were gluten free medications available. Is gluten a common ingredient in the medications that children take?