Earlier in the month I attended a developmental pediatrics conference in Philadelphia. The keynote speaker, Barry Zuckerman MD, professor and chairman of pediatrics at Boston University, raised a set of thoughtful questions.…
Newborns
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One parental job you probably did not anticipate is the upkeep of rapidly growing finger and toe nails. Questions first time parents often ask me include: Should I use clippers or scissors?…
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Stumbled onto a novel use for a diaper, courtesy of the nursery nurses at Doylestown Hospital. Diapers make a perfect ice pack. At the end of the diaper which has adhesive tabs,…
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Well it finally happened. The day all mothers with daughters regard with mixed feelings. No, I’m not talking about my daughter’s first period. Today I discovered that my oldest daughter’s foot size…
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Okay, admit it. Before you became a parent, you never really gave much thought to poop. Now you are captivated and can even discuss it over meal time: your child’s poop with…
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Newborns sleep around 20 hours a day – fact or fiction? Listen to find out about sleep patterns of the newborn. Naline Lai, MD and Julie Kardos, MD ©2009 Two Peds in…
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My husband and I finally saw the Star Trek movie the other night, and as I write our first blog entry for Two Peds in a Pod® I feel like I am…