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From the calming safety of your arms, your baby will begin life feeling secure and protected. As a new parent, you will do all you can to continue to protect your newborn as she grows and develops. One of the best ways to protect her, now and...
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Every new parent has questions—and I’m here to answer yours. Thanks to our supporter Crane, maker of fabulous cool-mist humidifiers, I was happy to participate in a Facebook Live event recently in which I got to answer new parents’ most...
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The four-month milestone means it’s time to head to your child’s pediatrician for his or her well-baby check. A well child check is a time for your pediatrician to determine how your baby is progressing in terms of growth and development. There are...
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The four-month milestone means it’s time to head to your child’s pediatrician for his or her well-baby check. A well child check is a time for your pediatrician to determine how your baby is progressing in terms of growth and development. There are...
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On June 30, 2015, California’s Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Senate Bill 277 (SB277), which tightened requirements so that parents could no longer opt out of vaccinating their children if they were attending state licensed schools, daycares, and...
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At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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Baby
Your baby is three quarters of a year old, which means it’s time to head back to the pediatrician’s office for the 9-month check-up. There are a few aspects of this checkup that will feel familiar, including: Measuring your baby’s head...
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Baby
At 2 months old, your baby is turning into Superbaby — at least that might seem how it looks from the outside, now that your baby can hold his or her head up at a 45-degree angle for extended periods of time and may seem to be attempting pushups...
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Your baby is three quarters of a year old, which means it’s time to head back to the pediatrician’s office for the 9-month check-up. There are a few aspects of this checkup that will feel familiar, including: Measuring your baby’s head...
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To apologize for the two tearjerkers I just had to include, I present to you lots of laughs. 1. Couple uses #ShareACoke to announce their pregnancy This creative pregnancy announcement is probably the best thing to come out of the #ShareACoke...
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Doctors hear the questions all the time: How safe are vaccines? Why do you have to give so many at once? Why can’t I spread them out more? What’s really in there? What about the thing I read on social media saying that vaccines are worse than the...
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I sent off my DNA a few years ago, but nothing ever came of it—until recently. Thanks to DNA research, I finally snagged a new cousin and clues to my ancestor’s migration to the New World. Online archives and family tree sites have made it easier...
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Baby
It’s official! You have a 6-month-old on your hands. Chances are, it’s hard to remember life before your baby, even if the last six months have flown by. Now it’s time to head to your pediatrician for his six-month check up. This is an important...
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Antibodies are created by the immune system after infection with a virus or bacteria. They are the proof that our immune system has fought a particular virus or bacteria before. For example, if you have received a vaccination against varicella...
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Baby
It’s official! You have a 6-month-old on your hands. Chances are, it’s hard to remember life before your baby, even if the last six months have flown by. Now it’s time to head to your pediatrician for his six-month check up. This is an important...
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Protection against Haemophilus influenza type b is included in your infant’s first set of vaccines at age 2 months. Hib, as it’s better known, is a bacteria that can cause severe invasive diseases, including meningitis, blood infections, and...
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Some of you will be ringing in 2017 as brand new parents — congratulations! This year will undoubtedly bring huge changes in your life and the life of your baby. New Year’s Eve will likely be very different this year than last, maybe even somewhat...
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Some of you may have read Russell Saunders’s blog entitled “Vaccinate the kids—or get out of my office” in which he discusses why he chooses not to treat vaccine-refusing families. For Saunders, a pediatrician who is clearly frustrated and upset,...
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This week, a child in a local school developed chicken pox. She was sent home until no new lesions cropped up and all old ones crusted over — about five to seven days. Her siblings, who have not yet shown any symptoms, are out of school for at...
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A few weeks back, the mother of a two-month-old was tearful on arrival to my clinic. Her baby, a sweet little boy with a severe milk protein allergy, was finally doing great. His severe GERD was better, and he was gaining weight like a champ. So...
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It’s 2015, and we’re talking about measles. Not Enterovirus. Not Ebola. Not RSV. Not influenza. Instead, we’re talking about a historical virus that was declared eradicated from the United States in 2000. Most pediatricians who began practicing...
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Remember that measles epidemic this past winter—the one that sickened over a hundred people and had millions worrying about this vaccine-preventable disease? California sure does, and it just did something major to prevent it from happening again....
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It’s Thanksgiving and like nearly everyone on Facebook and Instagram, I am “full of gratitude” and “blessed.” My children are healthy and happy and I am able to spend another year with my family. I am also carrying around a heavy heart, for I am...
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Is it possible to get pregnant while on birth control? One mom-to-be wonders what effects the pill will have on her unborn child. Another mom is unsure about how to get vaccines for her children as they travel abroad this summer. See what our...
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Nearly 20 years ago, measles in the United States was all but a distant memory, and the disease was declared eradicated. Beginning around 2012, however, measles began to make a dramatic comeback, with outbreaks across the country and a steadily...
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Social distancing, is a new term to most people. Generally, it means limiting a person’s interactions with other people in order to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Individual states are making different, and often changing,...
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The chicken pox vaccine is a newcomer relative to the list of standard immunizations given to children in the United States. The chicken pox vaccine was first licensed in 1995, which means many new parents may have not been vaccinated themselves as...
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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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Meningitis, or inflammation of the protective membrane that surrounds the brain or spinal cord, ranges in severity from mild to a life-threatening emergency. Because of this wide range, it’s important to recognize the early symptoms of...
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Pregnancy
Most people are aware of the role vaccines play in helping to eradicate large-scale outbreaks of deadly diseases, but what about in pregnancy? Should vaccines be avoided when you’re pregnant? Or do you need them to protect your baby? The...
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In the United States, vaccines are administered beginning at birth on a schedule that lasts into adolescence. The same vaccine is frequently given in multiple doses over the course of several years—this helps build up full immunity. Some vaccines...
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In 2014, an Ebola outbreak in West Africa captured headlines for months. The United States watched closely as eleven people were treated for Ebola at home, after being exposed or coming down with the illness while abroad. Naturally, many people...
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It’s normal for young children to get colds. Sometimes, a child can have as many as 10 colds before he or she turns 2. As a parent, you will always worry when your little one gets sick, even if it is just a harmless cold. The common cold can make...
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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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Baby
Although your baby has spent most of the past month sleeping, he or she has been doing a lot of hard work growing and changing. The first few weeks — really, the first few years — of life are marked by incredible development and learning for...
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Between birth and 2 years old, your child will see their pediatrician at least 10 times for check-ups, or Well Child exams. Before you run in there every five minutes, be prepared for what you should expect at each exam. The nurses or medical...
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is an inherited group of disorders that affects hemoglobin, the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. People with this disorder have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin...
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Baby
Although your baby has spent most of the past month sleeping, he or she has been doing a lot of hard work growing and changing. The first few weeks — really, the first few years — of life are marked by incredible development and learning for...
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Pregnancy
If you are planning to get pregnant, have you talked to your obstetrician or midwife yet? Or do you think you don’t need to see an obstetrics provider until you see two lines on a pregnancy test? In fact, getting a clean bill of health before you...
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Baby
It’s normal for young children to get colds. Sometimes, a child can have as many as 10 colds before he or she turns 2. As a parent, you will always worry when your little one gets sick, even if it is just a harmless cold. The common cold can make...
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Fevers in babies over six months of age are handled a little differently than fevers in younger babies. By six months, your baby’s immune system is much more developed, making it easier to fight off common illnesses. Fever, which is defined as a...
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Are you pregnant and already looking forward to that first family vacation? Maybe you have a new little one, and you’re anxious to show him off to your far-away friends and family in another part of the country. Before you book that plane...