Medical Wrinkles

I make no secret of the fact that I love white noise because it’s immensely helpful in helping your children cry less and sleep better. It’s pretty much the only “no fail” baby sleep tool at your disposal. Seems simple enough: buy one of the many commercial baby white nose machines and turn it on. […]

[box type=”blank” class=”border-dashed2″] This article is AMAZING. And I can say that because I didn’t write it. It’s everything you need to know if you think your child might have an issue with something in their (or your) diet. How to figure it out, what the likely culprit is, and how to manage it. It’s […]

[box type=”blank” class=”border-dashed2″] We’re heading into the holidays AKA “that time of year where strangers will hand your children cookies and treats.” Why? Because seeing their little faces light up as they bite into a chocolate nut brownie is the absolute BEST. Or course you won’t be enjoying it because you’ll too busy exploding into […]

“Here’s what a child’s bedtime looks like to couples expecting their first baby: the nursery is softly lit, the child is sweetly sleepy, the last page of Good night Moon has been read. After that comes the final tuck-in, the gentle kiss, and finally, the quiet tiptoe out of the room. So how often does […]

Sometime between 4 months and 2 years of age your baby will get 20 new teeth. So if the eruption of each new tooth causes you 3-5 sleepless nights, then you can expect to have about 100 bad nights due to teething. Wahoo! Actually compared to other baby sleep stumbling blocks, teething is relatively benign […]

If your baby is of the human variety you have probably noticed that getting them to take medicine is quite the challenge. This is especially true if the medicine in question is Zantac or some other drug that tastes like gasoline, licorice, or feet. Newborn babies who have not yet mastered the ability to get […]

[box type=”blank” align=”center” class=”border-dashed2″] So you think your kid has reflux? Then it’s time for a quick jaunt over to your local pediatrician. Only to find that your pediatrician doesn’t have a concrete diagnosis for you. Wait….what?!?! Why not? You’re a DOCTOR right? You went to MEDICAL school? Why can’t you tell me why my […]

Sometimes a baby is generally miserable and rarely sleeps because some babies are like that. And sometimes it’s because they have reflux. If you suspect you’re dealing with reflux it’s time to talk to your pediatrician. However your pediatrician won’t be able to make a definitive diagnosis without doing something invasive (like an endoscopy which […]