Do lactation cookies work? Behind supporting a mother’s supply is a healthy diet and adequate nutrition. Certainly as a new mother, remembering to eat and snack is a difficult task! These cookies are helpful in that they are easily portable and quick to eat. Most cookie recipes do promote that the oats, flax, brewers yeast, […]
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What is the role of Children in Community Immunity? Children make up a huge part of our population! With that being said, vaccinating children must be part of our strategy to control this virus. Vaccines have the power to stop epidemics, so vaccinating children does have a role in stopping the spread and preventing the
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Weaning is a difficult decision for some and easy for others. As I’ve said before, breastfeeding is more so a relationship, in my opinion. So when either of those two parties (you or your child) are ready to let go of that relationship, there are certainly ways to do that. Know that there is no
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The NYT highlighted what we all know and fear. The abrupt switch to online learning not only highlighted and widened racial and economic disparities. It also made students who were behind, or at risk of falling behind, experience extreme difficulties in making academic gains. I’ve personally had families in my practice voice concerns. I’ve written
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Happy Thanksgiving! As we all prepare to kick off the holiday season with none other than a day of family, friends, and delicious food you may be wondering if your baby can partake in the turkey day festivities. Take a sigh of relief, because babies absolutely CAN eat turkey once they begin eating solids. When
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Potty training your kid can be difficult. You think they are fully day and night potty trained, and then they have an accident and it leaves you wondering whether they are regressing. Bed wetting can happen for a number of reasons and is not necessarily a bad sign! Why does bed wetting happen? You can
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Follow along as board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant, Dr. Amna Husain, discusses drowning, drowning prevention strategies, and the term “dry drowning”
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Ever wonder what the weirdest place kids can get a rash is? Follow along as board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant, Dr. Amna Husain, shares some of the weirdest places kids can get an itchy rash!
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In this video, Dr. Husain helps parents in understanding preterm infant medical care and what to expect in the NICU if your baby arrives early or unexpectedly requires neonatal intensive care unit support. 0:00- Intro 1:38- Preterm infant medical care in the NICU 1:53- Message to parents of preterm infants 2:40- What does “preterm”
Follow along as board-certified pediatrician and lactation consultant, Dr. Amna Husain, talks about one of her favorite parenting hacks — swaddling! PLUS, a note on hip dysplasia.
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