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Ask a Baby Blogger: Baby’s Illness and Breastfeeding

Question: My 3 month old is sick. She’s congested and she keeps throwing up the milk that I give her. The nurse in my pediatrician’s office said I need to stop breastfeeding her and giver her pedialyte. What do you think? I can’t totally answer that without knowing more information. I think that you should speak to your pediatrician. Severely dehydrated babies could benefit from pedialyte but honestly, my doctors office would push IV fluids for a severely dehydrated baby. So I’m not sure what the nurse’s intention was, if she realized your baby was as young as she is … Continue reading →

All About Pink Eye

If your child is in day care, or is exposed to other kids at all, it is likely that you’ve had to deal with pink eye. My children are not even in day care, nor do they go to school, and we have had a few bouts of pink eye now. Here’s everything you need to know: What Is It? Pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis, can be caused by either bacterial or a virus. The eye will usually produce a thick, yellowish, discharge. The discharge, if it is enough, will “glue” the eyelids shut. Of course its easily removed … Continue reading →

Newborn Jaundice

I have 5 children and only 1 of them has escaped the hospital without “the lights” used to treat jaundice. Jaundice is not a big deal in terms of the health of your baby, but it does need to be treated and it could send you home without your baby for a few nights. What is It? Jaundice is what causes the yellow tinged skin and yellow eyeballs in newborns. Newborns get it because they have more red blood cells than they need. As the liver tries to break them down it produces a yellow pigment called biliruben. Because the … Continue reading →

Babies’ Sleep? Really?

Trying to understand the sleeping patterns of a baby is like doing fractal geometry without a lecture. You read a lot in baby books and get a lot of advice on what your baby should or shouldn’t do. You’ll hear lots of things that other people’s babies did. You’ll feel equal parts gratified and annoyed by the plethora of well meaning advice. Get ready for a little bit more. Babies are just like aliens in my opinion. They are not from our world. They don’t know our rules. They don’t know the difference between night and day. They also have … Continue reading →