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Your newborn’s skin is perfect—right up until it’s not! Newborn babies have tender, new skin that has unique needs of its own. And it can be confusing knowing what to do when your baby breaks out in a rash, thanks to the thousands of products out...
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...Bring all your newborn care questions as we discuss what you need to know during the first week of life with your newborn! We’ll discuss hospital care, returning home and the first week. Nothing is off limits!...
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New parents: raise your hand if you’ve ever felt guilty after finding a rash on your newborn’s perfect skin. While we’d all love to keep our babies’ skin flawless forever, there’s no way to completely avoid minor skin...
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Congratulations on the birth of your beautiful baby–but don’t be surprised if you find the newborn “look” a little strange. You may be surprised by the way your baby looks after delivery. You see, newborns may look...
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Diapering and dressing your baby can be a fun way for both mom and dad to bond with a new baby. Whether you decide to use disposable or cloth diapers, you will go through many during your baby’s first weeks of life. If you choose disposable...
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During the first few weeks of her life, your baby will sleep a lot, usually about 16 to 17 hours a day. This sleep is needed for his quickly developing brain. But newborns sleep lightly and need to be fed often, so they don’t stay asleep for more...
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Whether your baby enters the world vaginally or by cesarean section, pre-term or full-term, research has shown that all babies benefit from immediate and ongoing skin-to-skin contact with mom, sometimes called “Kangaroo care.” Right after birth,...
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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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Newborn crying is your baby’s way of communicating with you—and believe it or not, it’s possible to “read” your baby’s different cries. Crying may indicate that your newborn is hungry, tired, over-excited, frustrated, wet,...
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As of this summer I have been out of residency and working as a board-certified pediatrician for ten years. Practicing in a clinic is very different than spending most of my day in the hospital. Hospitalized children, in general, are often very...
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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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Heart defects in newborns are among the most common birth defects in the United States. Heart defects occur during fetal development when the structures of the heart don’t develop normally. Alternatively, heart defects can occur after birth when...
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Pregnancy
Domestic violence, also known as intimate partner violence, is when a person subjects their partner to a pattern of threatening or controlling behavior. This may include emotional, physical, or sexual abuse. Sadly, 1 in 3 women in the United States...
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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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Parenting
According to Safe Kids Worldwide, 73 percent of car seats are either installed or used incorrectly. This amounts to millions of well-intentioned families putting their infants and children at risk for a serious car seat safety compromise without...
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Using an infant car seat correctly can protect your baby on every trip you take together, whether it’s baby’s first road trip, or just around the block. But many parents don’t install car seats correctly and this can put your child at risk. Every...
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Meconium aspiration syndrome, or MAS, occurs when a fetus inhales fecal material—called meconium—into the lungs from the surrounding amniotic fluid. Meconium is the term for the dark green, thick stool that a newborn usually passes in utero or soon...
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Most expectant parents will hear plenty of tales of sleep deprivation, unconditional love, and some funny spit-up/diaper explosion stories. But what many new parents do not hear is how having a baby can impact a marriage—and they might be...
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If you were about to deliver a baby and your doctor or midwife told you there was a technique you could implement that would help your baby stay calmer, improve your confidence with breastfeeding, and make your newborn baby’s vital signs more...
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Many parents believe that if they have it covered raising one child, the next ones will be just a breeze. There are many factors to having a second child, and the first one is the amount of years in between each sibling. Having a self-sufficient...
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You will be approached shortly after your baby’s birth, if not before, to either give or refuse permission to have her vaccinated against hepatitis B. Both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...
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Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) is the medical term for the set of symptoms experienced by a newborn that is going through drug withdrawal. Exposure to many drugs in utero can lead to NAS, including nicotine, alcohol, cocaine, LSD and opioids....
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At some point after your baby is born, your doctor or midwife will place two clamps on the umbilical cord. He or she (or your partner, if they want to) will then use scissors to cut between the clamps and separate your baby from the placenta. If...
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After waiting patiently for your little one to arrive, many moms wonder what will happen after their baby is born: “Where will they sleep in the hospital—in the room with me or in the nursery?” and “How will I get my rest? And does it even matter?”...
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Most people have heard of Cystic Fibrosis (CF), but unless a friend or loved one suffers from this genetic disease, you may not be aware of its devastating effects. Because of the defective CF gene, the body produces thick mucous, causing the...
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Parenting
Kids react in many different ways when siblings are born. It is common for toddlers to feel like they are being replaced when a new baby arrives because so much attention is being devoted to their newborn siblings. It’s also very common for...
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Premature infants are at risk for a variety of lung problems and diseases, in part because infants can survive birth at earlier ages than ever before. According to the New England Journal of Medicine, infants today “consistently” survive birth at...