Does your child have an earache?
In the aftermath of flu and croup season, we are diagnosing a fair share of ear infections. But not all earaches are due to ear infections.
Read our post about ear pain and what to do about it.
Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD
©2019 Two Peds in a Pod®
“Should I give my kid the Gardasil® vaccine?” Friends and relatives, as well as our patients’ parents, continue to ask us this question.
Our answer is always: “Yes.”
Gardasil® vaccine is the current HPV vaccine on the United States market. The vaccine prevents cancer-causing strains of human papillomavirus from infecting a person’s body. HPV cancers include cervical cancer in women, penile cancers in men, and cancers of the mouth and throat in everyone. The vaccine also protects against genital warts.
A typical measles rash, courtesy of the public health library, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
It saddens us that we need to post about how to recognize measles, but the recent measles outbreaks in the United States force parents to be vigilant for a disease that was nearly eradicated in this country.
Both an increase in international travel and a decrease in parents vaccinating their kids is thought to be responsible for the increase in measles cases.
Measles typically starts out looking like a really bad cold
Wondering how to burp a baby? We decided that words just didn’t convey what to do. So we introduce baby Emma in her first, and our first, how-to-video.
Any other video requests, send them our way.
Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD
©2019 Two Peds in a Pod®
“I think we just hit the four month sleep regression. My baby used to sleep better, and now at four months, she is waking up every hour! What happened?”
Sound familiar?
The term “four month sleep regression” did not appear on Google searches in the United States until 2006 and has been on the rise ever since.
Dr. Kardos’s fourth child wears her coat without fuss in cold weather.
Now that the weather has turned “freezy,” parents ask us how to dress their baby (and big kids) for cold weather. Even Dr. Kardos’s teenaged kids allow her to thrust winter coats on them as they head out to the bus stop. Wondering how to know if your baby, toddler, or older child are dressed correctly for the weather? Read our post on this topic.
Stay warm!
Naline Lai, MD and Julie Kardos, MD
©2019 Two Peds in a Pod®
Larry the lizard squirmed, but still put his lotion on in the winter.
Does your child have dry, chapped hands? We can help with that. Read here for prevention and treatment tips.
Naline Lai, MD and Julie Kardos, MD
©2019 Two Peds in a Pod®
photo from pixabay
Happy 2019! As 2018 comes to a close, we invite you to read our most popular three posts of the year.
Here they are, in order of number of hits:
#1: It’s a gas! your young infant’s burps and farts
#2: It’s no laughing matter: another tween game in town
#3: Kids with “pink eye” CAN attend daycare, and other updated school exclusion recommendations
We wish all of our Two Peds readers and all of your children a Happy, Healthy, and Peaceful 2019.
Sincerely,
Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD
©2019 Two Peds in a Pod®
Unfortunately, it is sick season. Fortunately, we have a great post to help you know when you need to call the doctor about your child’s illness.
Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD
©2018 Two Peds in a Pod®
In this busy, holiday time of year, you may find yourself dining out frequently with your toddler. Read our post to find hints on avoiding restaurant meltdowns without the use of an iPad or phone!
Julie Kardos, MD and Naline Lai, MD
©2018 Two Peds in a Pod®