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Reply: 2 month old holds breath /turns red
I can't believe this thread is out there! My daughter is 11 weeks old and she's been doing this for about 8...
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Reply: Extreme Parenting - Do you know someone that fits ...
nursingbug - that right there is one of my pet peeves. It wasn't a good choice? Who talks to their kids that...
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Reply: Baby + Alcohol
You are right to be concerned-- if your spidey-sense is tingling, you need to look into this. Young...
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Baby names
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Reply: Breaking a bad habit.
We had that problem with our first son and I've had it at times with the second. I usually find they wake in...
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Ck Levels and rebound
Hi my 9 year old son recent had the flu high fever. For 3 days he really did nothing but sleep and run a...
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Reply: Welcome to Parenting: (Please introduce yourself)
Hi Everyone, I have a full time job working 3rd shift (10pm-6am), my soul mate works at the same place i do...
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Reply: Time to Potty Train?
Hi jazzymami and Welcome! Dr. Jana was our guest expert last year and posted a series about...
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Elevated CK level in my son but he did have a feve...
Hello, My son is 6 1/2 he had been complaining of calf pain a few days in the last few weeks. When he did...
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Reply: New mom to be, circumcision decision
Thank you all so much for your responses. I have done a lot of reading the last few days about it which has just...
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Reply: Very Sick child but NO ONE WILL listen to MOM!
Hi Anon - Are you close to a large children's hospital or university medical center? Please be...
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Reply: Writer Maurice Sendak Passes: Share Your Memories
So sad to hear this! When I was a kid, Where the Wild Things Are was one of my FAVORITE books. I...
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Reply: Unexplained Fevers in the 1970's...Any info will h...
You're welcome, hope you find answers soon! Take Care, Elizabeth
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Reply: Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease
hi aab3j, I am 50 years old. I have been on an electric scooter for over 10 years. It has helped but not...
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Reply: 6 month old hasn't eaten well for 4 months
A baby will not allow them selves to starve if you are offering food, she is obviously doing fine and if the...
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Reply: Re-Vaccinating
The MMR and Varivax (chicken pox) doses traditionally given at age 4 can be given earlier than that,...
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Reply: Eight year old boy sleeping nightly in same bed wi...
As long as the relationship is healthy, I see no problems. However, my brother and I were psychologically...
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Drinking Hand Sanitizer to Get Drunk - Have you he...
Another household product to worry about - hand sanitizer. I recently saw a news report about...
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Reply: 8 year old daughter
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Reply: toddler vomiting
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Reply: Just another thought....
Leo Kanner described children with autism in the 1940s, so it was definitely around then. His original...
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Reply: Help - my 12 year old poops and pees on the floor ...
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Reply: Should I treat - 11 year old with precocious puber...
True puberty in boys starts with enlargement of the testicles and penis, followed by a spike upwards...
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Reply: 6Year old tummy problems
Without knowing further medical details, I can't offer a specific diagnosis-- but it sounds like...
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Reply: 19 month old who weighs 19 pounds!
My son is the same way at 12 months. He has a heart issue which is contributing to his difficulties in...
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4yr old with curled toes
My 4 year old daughter has a severe mental disability/ neurological issues due to a rare brain defect since...
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Reply: Eucalyptus in products while pregnant
Eucalyptus is fine. Camphor is not.
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Reply: Can't supinate left wrist since birth.
My father has never been able to turn either wrist to face palm up. He taught himself to play guitar, but...
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Reply: Should I be concerned about the size of my child p...
Dr. Adesman, I am concerned about my 10-yr old. HIs penis size has not grown since birth much at all.,...
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Do you have the TV on right now?
Do you have the TV on for background noise? Some kids are exposed to close to four hours of...
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