What to Feed Breast milk is the best food for babies during the first year of life. The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages breastfeeding until one year of age. If one year seems excessive, pick an alternative goal that is more realistic for you, such as six months. Breast milk provides just the right [...]
For one to two months, limit the number of your baby’s visitors, especially children. Your baby needs a little time to build resistance to common infections and develop reliable cues as to when they are seriously ill. Should a very young infant get a fever, quite often many tests (including blood, urine, and a [...]
Common Side Effects of Immunizations As the body responds to the immunization, some mild side effects might occur. As long as they begin within two days of the injection, do not last longer than two days, and your child does not look ill, you can treat the symptoms as described below. Fever > 101° [...]
Age Reason for visit Newborn follow up Check-up, Hepatitis B (if not done in hospital) 1-2 weeks Check-up, 2nd newborn screen 1 month (optional) Check-up, catch up immunizations (if needed) 2 months Check-up, Pentacel* (DTaP, IPV, Hib), HepB*, PCV, RotaTeq 4 months Check-up, Pentacel* (DTaP, IPV, Hib), PCV, RotaTeq 6 months Check-up, Pentacel* (DTaP, [...]
At each check-up, we will check your child’s weight and height, perform a complete physical exam, and go over some basic care items and developmental questions. We will also provide the necessary immunizations and answer any questions you might have. Please write questions down before the visit so that we can address them all. [...]
Hepatitis B Vaccine: Recommendation for First Immunization We recommend following the ACIP/CDC Hepatitis B guidelines to receive the first shot in the hospital or as soon as possible. Why this is important is explained well in the link below: http://www.chop.edu/service/vaccine-education-center/a-look-at-each-vaccine/hepatitis-b-vaccine.html "About 9,000 of the 18,000 children infected in the first 10 years of life caught the [...]
Myth #1: Vaccines cause autism. Autism is a disorder where children have an impairment in social and communication skills and also exhibit repetitive or obsessive characteristics. This myth that vaccines cause autism was popularized by a study published by Dr. Andrew Wakefield that has since been retracted. There are several reasons why this myth [...]
The two most common causes of diaper rash are: Chemical irritation (stool/diarrhea and urine) – This rash is usually most prominent in the area where the buttocks contact the diaper. The skin can be just reddened or severely broken down to look like a rug burn and even ulcerated. Yeast – This rash is [...]
Keeping Your Baby’s Head Round Plagiocephaly is a general term used to describe asymmetry of the head. Since the American Academy of Pediatrics in 1992 recommended having babies sleep on their backs to decrease the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome, many babies have developed flattening of the backs of their heads, posterior plagiocephaly. [...]
