Time for a Two Peds photo quiz. What is up with this baby’s belly-button? It’s called an umbilical hernia, which is an out-pouching at the belly button, caused by loose belly muscles.…
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Should I vaccinate my child? Yes, yes, yes! The recent measles outbreak originating in Disneyland among mostly-unvaccinated children and adults highlights how important it is to continue to immunize children against preventable…
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“You just can’t understand worry until you have a child of your own.” Welcome to cold and flu season. Now that flu and many other illnesses are circulating, we want to help…
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Continuing our series on the essentials of life… If you have a newborn, stop reading and go back to feeding. It’s too early for your baby to sleep through the night. All…
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this post has been updated, please visit here Despite what your grandmother says, teething is not the underlying cause of diaper rash. The underlying cause of all diaper rash is, well…the diaper.…
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We have seen many patients with nasty colds lately, and we know that a few cases of flu recently popped up in our area of the United States. Take a look at…
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Parents ask us about fever more than any other topic, so here is what every parent needs to know: Fever is a sign of illness. Your body makes a fever in effort…
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Even if breastfeeding is going great for you early on, it’s still normal to feel more tired than ever before. Today, pediatrician and breast feeding expert Dr. Esther Chung gives motivating…
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Because we couldn’t have said it better ourselves, today we share pediatrician blogger Dr. Roy Benaroch’s post from his pediatric blog, The Pediatric Insider. In practice near Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Benaroch is…
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Many families know from the start they plan to formula feed their babies. For some, this decision is based on the mom’s medical condition which precludes breastfeeding. Some base the decision on…
