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Pregnancy
After you give birth, your body goes through many changes to return to its pre-pregnancy health and form. Your healthcare provider will want to check your health about six weeks after delivery. This postpartum appointment is a good time to talk to...
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Pediatricians are not generally known for being outspoken politically. For the most part, our work focuses on children locally and child wellness and safety globally more than on federal policy. According to the American Board of Pediatrics, the...
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1. Introduction Welcome to Bundoo.com (“Bundoo” or “Site”), which is owned and operated by Interactivation Health Networks, LLC, d/b/a The Wellness Network (“we”, “us” or “Company”). By visiting or interacting on the Site, you (“User”, “you” or...
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Baby
Keeping your baby happy and healthy is every parent’s job. If you think your baby may have a fever, your healthcare provider may ask you to take your baby’s temperature. Knowing how to get an accurate temperature reading is important to ensure the...
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Parenting
The Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was signed into law in 2010. The law represented a major overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system and included multiple provisions that affect families with young children: To make it easier for people to...
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy
After your baby is born, you will enter a period of intense change, the postpartum period. During this time, manage your own physical recovery to better care for your baby. If you had a vaginal birth, the area of your vagina and rectum will be...
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I marched on Saturday. Alongside friends, family, colleagues, patients, and strangers, I marched. It felt great. It felt hopeful. It felt patriotic. Turns out, millions of others marched too! Returning home, my kids and I had fun following a...
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Pregnancy
Congratulations! Week 27 is generally considered the beginning of the third trimester, otherwise known as the homestretch. Now is a great time to get serious about planning for the big day—and if you’ve started planning already (because of course...
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Health
You may not have heard of evidence-based medicine (EBM), but if you’ve recently visited a doctor or stayed in the hospital, chances are it has influenced your treatment plan. Sometimes known as evidenced-based healthcare or evidence-based practice,...
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Pregnancy
Week 18 is a big week for many moms: if they’ve got their anatomy ultrasound scheduled during this week (some doctors prefer to wait until closer to 20 weeks for this, and that’s OK, too), they can finally tell the sex of their baby! However, this...
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Heading into Week 5, it might seem like not much is happening outwardly—your baby is still too small to create the “bump,” so you aren’t showing. But while you might be very aware of your own symptoms, most people who see you will have no idea...
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Pregnancy
A physician-driven resource where expecting and new parents can interact directly with doctors and healthcare experts and get information they can trust. We bridge the gap between doctors and parents with our: Articles written or reviewed by...
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The results of the 2016 presidential election have led to many discussions on a wide range of topics, and one of them has been focused on healthcare. Specifically, will a Trump presidency mean an end to the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the federal...
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Dr. Google is not your friend. Now, before you send me hate mail about how doctors just want to deprive you of information in order to make more money, let me clarify. Google has a place in all of our lives. Not a day goes by that I don’t Google...
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Pregnancy
If you feel like you’ve gained another 10 pounds since last week, you can take some comfort in the fact that not all that weight was yours to gain. Your baby is really starting to pack on the weight now. In the last week alone, it’s possible your...
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Baby
Many new mothers begin breastfeeding and soon want to give up because they experience some of the challenges that can be part of breastfeeding a newborn. But with a little patience, you can overcome these challenges. Some women experience nipple or...
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Health
The herb echinacea is one of the most popular alternative medicine remedies. Echinacea is reputed to help prevent common colds and make them less severe when they do hit. But is this true? And is it safe to give echinacea to your child? Used in the...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 25! It’s always fun to think about your baby’s growth and come up with funny comparisons to various foods (“This week my baby is a melon! A lemon!” “A rutabaga!”). The truth is, by week 25, your baby is already beginning to chart...
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Bundoo Community The Bundoo Community is fun! Our Community is designed to offer a vibrant online gathering place where parents can share with each other and mix with OB/GYNs, pediatricians, and healthcare professionals in a nurturing environment....
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Pregnancy
Welcome to the end of your pregnancy! Hopefully you’re feeling calm and ready and prepared. But even if you are worried that so many things feel undone—Is the nursery decorated? Do we have enough frozen meals? Do I have all my breastfeeding...
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Pregnancy
For nine months, your body has been changing to meet the needs of your growing baby. Your uterus has been expanding, and your breasts are preparing to feed your baby. Now, after the birth of your baby, your body will go through more changes. After...
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Baby
All new parents should obtain CPR certification, if possible. Infant CPR classes are generally inexpensive, and depending on where you live, you can find a convenient one through a local hospital, the American Red Cross, or your healthcare...
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“One can dream.” That’s often a quote we hear when we talk about winning the lottery or landing a job that lets us do something great like being a taster of new ice cream flavors for a living (I wish). However, what’s sad is that many American moms...
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...Ready to reduce healthcare costs, increase female talent retention and enhance your brand equity? Give your employees direct access to doctors with Bundoo. Stephanie Winans President, Pregnancy & Pediatrics s.winans@bundoo.com 888.219.4678...
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Welcome to Week 8! Now that you’re at the two-month mark—almost two months into your pregnancy—your abdomen will likely finally start showing your pregnancy. This isn’t because of the size of your uterus or baby (they are still tiny and well under...
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Pregnancy
Week 7 is a big week for your baby: a typically developing baby will go through a growth spurt right around this time, doubling in size and beginning to develop the structures that will become arms, legs, and major internal organs. At this time,...
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Pregnancy
Heading into Week 6, it may seem like little has changed from last week—if you’ve been suffering morning sickness or fatigue, they are unfortunately likely still going strong (conditions like these don’t usually resolve until around Week 13). And...
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Pregnancy
Bundoo is dedicated to providing evidence-based information that parents can rely on, as well as an opportunity for parents to interact directly with our Bundoo doctors and healthcare experts and each other. There are several types of content on...
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Parenting
As healthcare evolves, you may notice that your once-intimate doctor’s office is now full of busy looking people. The days of one doc, one nurse, and one receptionist are fading. Doctors’ offices now have nurse practitioners and physician...
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Pregnancy
Amniocentesis is a diagnostic procedure that is used before birth to look for genetic problems and birth defects in the developing fetus. During the procedure, your doctor removes a small amount of amniotic fluid from the uterus using a long...
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Toddler
Your toddler may not be 24 months old yet, but he or she might have decided to enter the Terrible Twos early. At this age, your child’s ability to explore and understand the world is growing, as will his or her frustration when you say “No!”...
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Toddler
Your child is now a toddler. Many toddlers walk fairly well — if a little wobbly — between the first year and 15 months. They are starting to copy things they see every day, such as you talking on the phone or drinking from a cup. As they test the...
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Health
There are several popular alternative vaccine schedules out there. Parents come across them on the Internet or perhaps in baby books and wonder, “If I give the vaccines, albeit at a delayed rate, am I doing any harm to my child?” Does...
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You’ve heard us say that everything on Bundoo is written or reviewed by a doctor, but what does that mean exactly? Here at Bundoo, we take our role as independent parenting experts very seriously. Our editorial positions are not influenced by...
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Toddler
Your toddler is now rapidly approaching his or her second birthday — a major milestone. Many parents are surprised to see that their children seem to enter the Terrible Twos early, long before hitting that big milestone. In most children, this is a...
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Health
In addition to the standard set of vaccines required for school entry, parents should consider vaccinating their children against influenza, or the flu. The influenza virus circulates through the United States every year, with serious consequences....
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Pregnancy
If you just found out you are pregnant and plan to see an obstetrician for your pregnancy and delivery (as opposed to other providers), you may be wondering how best to select the doctor who will be involved in this very important time in your...
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Health
A new version of the popular autism screening tool, the M-CHAT, has been released. The new screening tool, the M-CHAT-R, or the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers-Revised, is an updated questionnaire that evaluates the risk of possible...
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Baby
Having a premature baby in the NICU is a difficult situation for any parent — and it’s unfortunately common. Approximately one out of every 10 babies are born prematurely each year, keeping the NICUs around the country very busy. While it’s natural...
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Pregnancy
So here you are, now in the beginning of the second trimester. All of the good things that have characterized the last week or two—increased energy, fewer trips to the bathroom, less breast tenderness, less morning sickness—should be continuing...
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Pregnancy
When you have gestational diabetes, keeping your blood glucose in a healthy range is the best thing you can do for your baby and yourself. Exercise is one way to help you reach your blood glucose goals. Increasing the amount of physical activity...
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If you are a breastfeeding mom, you may be wondering what rights you have under the law in various situations. Here’s a legal primer on breastfeeding in the United States. Nursing in public —Babies need to eat when they get hungry, and this...
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Parenting
While most young children are healthy, pediatric surgical procedures are fairly common and can be anxiety-provoking for families. Even for young children, it is important they are prepared for surgery in order to minimize their anxiety. While some...
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Health
Latino children are less likely to be diagnosed with autism than white children—and when they are diagnosed, they are significantly older, according to a study in the September 2013 issue of Pediatrics. Lead study author Katharine Zuckerman, MD,...
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Pregnancy
In the past, some healthcare professionals frowned upon pregnant women exercising, especially after the second trimester. But research is showing just how important exercise can be. One recent study has suggested that exercise could even boost a...
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Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) has been worrying parents of young infants for decades. This infection has long been characterized as dangerous and even deadly. It can cause severe breathing difficulty and is one of the most common causes for...
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You’ve just given birth to a beautiful baby. But when your pregnancy is complicated by gestational diabetes, you may be concerned about the health of your baby as well as your own. To check for possible complications, your baby may be taken out of...
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When a child suffers a stroke—or a cerebral vascular accident—blood flow is momentarily cut off to the brain, leading to symptoms like dizziness, blurred vision, seizures, and more. Treatment options vary depending on a number of factors, including...
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Baby
You may have spent almost every minute of the past two weeks with your baby. You’ve probably already started to adjust to your new schedule of waking and sleeping at strange times, and hopefully you’re almost an old pro already at the feeding...
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Pregnancy
As you’re nearing the final weeks, labor and delivery are no doubt looming larger in your mind. Anxiety over labor is common—even if you’ve taken every birth class you could sign up for, prepared an extensive birth plan, and already packed your...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 33! You’re now less than two months away from your due date. It won’t be long until you’re on weekly visits to your healthcare provider, and it will seem like everything is about to happen all at once. Until then, remember to...
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Health
Escherichia coli (E. coli) is a species of bacteria normally found in the intestines of people and animals. Most strains of E. coli are harmless, but others can make you very ill. One specific strain called O157:H7 causes severe diarrhea and can...
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You’ve no doubt heard of the controversy surrounding vaccines and autism, and perhaps wondered if there’s any truth to the idea that childhood vaccines either cause autism or are somehow implicated in the onset of childhood autism. Rest assured...
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Pregnancy
Welcome to Week 35! With still five weeks to go until full term, this is the week that many babies finally stop getting longer (or at least slow down a lot). This doesn’t mean your baby won’t get any bigger—he or she will still be packing on the...
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Childhood leukemia is cancer of the blood. It is the most common cancer in young people, accounting for an estimated 1 in 3 cancers in teenagers and children, according to the American Cancer Society (ACS). It’s important to note, however, that the...
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Pregnancy
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Pregnancy
Congratulations! You’re in the final month of your pregnancy! After weeks of rapid weight gain, you can expect things to slow down a little bit from here on out. Both you and baby have gained the majority of the weight you’re going to gain, so you...
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Pregnancy
The countdown has begun: three weeks left to go. But don’t wish your pregnancy over quite yet. At 37 weeks, your baby is still not considered full term. As recently as October 2013, a baby born at 37 weeks was “full term,” according to the American...
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Pregnancy
If you’ve landed here, you’re looking for our Ask A Doctor telehealth service, where we made it easy for expecting and new parents to ask private questions of pediatricians and OB/GYNs on our HIPAA-compliant platform. However, as of...
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Despite the rest of the world making improvements when it comes to women dying while pregnant or after giving birth, the United States is sadly not able to make the same claim. In data just released, 28 women out of every 100,000 experience a...
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Every day in the news, there are articles, interviews, and new research findings showing just how bad sugar is for our health. As an ear, nose, and throat specialist (ENT) for kids, I see countless preschoolers with chronic runny noses, congestion,...
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Happy Valentine’s Day. Since today is all about warm & fuzzy, I give to you… no tearjerkers this week, and this poem (you’re welcome): Roses are red Violets are blue When parenting gets crazy, I head to Bundoo! 1. Honest valentines...
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Everybody is unique. When it comes to your baby’s health, it’s important to get the kind of care that addresses his or her individual needs. In my San Francisco practice, GetzWell Pediatrics, we take an innovative approach to healthcare that...
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On May 2, 2015, at approximately 6 a.m. local time, the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to the Lindo Wing of Saint Mary’s Hospital after going into labor. At 8:34 a.m., the Duke and Duchess welcomed a baby girl, Charlotte Elizabeth Diana,...
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Pregnancy
You’ve just given birth to a beautiful baby. And you may be anxious to get your baby home and begin your life together. But the time you stay in the hospital after delivery is an important time for you to heal. The length of time you will be in the...
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Pregnancy
During amniocentesis, your healthcare provider takes a sample of your amniotic fluid to gather information about the health of your baby. The sample is removed using a fine needle and with the assistance of ultrasound. An amniocentesis can help...
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Pregnancy
Pregnant moms have been told for years to take extra calcium to protect their bones. Now, research is showing that it’s also important to get enough fat-soluble vitamins like vitamin D and vitamin K, not only for their effect on calcium metabolism...
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Pregnancy
While home births account for only about 0.6 percent of all births in the United States, they have gained increasing visibility in recent years, especially in the media. Women opt for home births for various reasons: they want the comfort of being...
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Toddler
Food-borne illnesses do not discriminate — anyone can become sick — and raw oysters have earned a reputation as a potentially dangerous food. Also, some groups of people have a greater risk of serious illness than others, including children. Eating...
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Health
If you feel like the recommendations for personal safety in the time of COVID-19 are changing constantly, you’re not alone. This includes the use of masks to help slow the spread of coronavirus. Although some people started wearing masks...
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Pregnancy
If healthy food choices and physical activity do not keep your blood glucose in a healthy range when you have gestational diabetes, your healthcare provider may prescribe insulin to help manage gestational diabetes. It may help you to understand...
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Parenting
Negotiating custody in the event of a divorce or separation is typically difficult regardless of the option selected. From sole to joint custody, decisions can leave parents counting the hours and minutes to ensure they get the designated amount of...
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Parenting
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Baby
You’ve got a picky eater on your hands, and if you’re like most parents, you’re wondering what you should do, if anything, to manage this. You’ve heard the pat advice: don’t worry about it; this is a normal stage; your child will grow out of it....
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MRSA is a serious infection that affects about 90,000 Americans annually, claiming 20,000 lives. In the past, MRSA affected mostly those with weakened immune systems, but there has been a rise in the number of healthy people infected with MRSA,...
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Baby
For many new parents, the birth of their baby is the start of a race to developmental milestones. They compare their kids with those of friends, bragging about or envying the milestones achieved or yet to be conquered. Most kids will reach their...
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Parenting
Laundry detergent pods are plastic-packaged, single-use items you can throw in with your laundry without having to measure liquid or powder detergents. While they provide a convenient way to get your clothes clean, their colorful packaging can...
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Baby
Your baby is growing by leaps and bounds. Even after just a few months, he or she is doing enough amazing things to keep you glued behind the video camera. But is your baby hitting developmental milestones ahead or behind of his or her peers?...