One of the most common causes of severe diarrhea among infants and children is a virus that most mothers have never even heard of…the Rotavirus. Until my first son got it, and was hospitalized because of it, I had never heard of it. After that experience I made sure that my second son received the [...]
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Ear infections are terribly painful and in a baby who can’t tell you what is wrong, they can easily go undiagnosed. Many times parents do not know that their baby has an ear infection until they take them to the pediatrician either while their baby is sick, or possibly during a well-check. Some babies will [...]
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One of the possibly least anticipated milestones your baby will hit is when he starts teething. We say least anticipated because parents often know the pain and discomfort it will bring to their baby, and they do not want their baby to undergo it. How does a parent know however when teething has begun? The [...]
Tags: Baby, fussy, gums, irritable, numb, pain, restless, rings, sleeless, suking, swelling, teething, toys, whining
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Teething is something all babies unfortunately have to go through. In most babies it causes some level of pain, sometimes severe, sometimes just a little discomfort. The problem is that babies can not tell you how bad the pain is when they have it. What can you do to help soothe your baby’s pain and [...]
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