The tables on this page list medications in three categories: Common medications that are safe to use while breastfeeding Drugs that require careful monitoring by a physician when taken while breastfeeding Drugs that should not be used while breastfeeding. Talking with your health professional about any medication you take is very important, and a nursing […]
Medications to Increase Milk Supply
Medications that boost levels of milk-making hormones, such as prolactin, can boost a mother’s milk supply in situations such as relactation, or adoptive nursing or when a mother has been trying to maintain a milk supply by pumping for a baby who can’t feed at the breast. The medication with the best record for being […]
Breastfeeding After Surgery
“I am having surgery in a few weeks and am breastfeeding my 7-month-old. She still nurses quite frequently and I am worried because my doctor says I can’t breastfeed her for 24 hours after surgery because of the anesthesia medications. What can I do to make this easier?” You actually CAN breastfeed within 2 to […]
Finding Professional Breastfeeding Help
Lactation consultants are health professionals with special training and experience in helping breastfeeding mothers and babies. Many are nurses or La Leche League Leaders and have personal, as well as professional, experience with breastfeeding. Lactation consultants may be on staff at a hospital or in a pediatrician’s office, or they may work in private practice. […]
Getting Baby To Take Bottle
“What if my baby won’t take a bottle?” It should come as no surprise that babies can be very opinionated about where their milk is coming from. A bottle and an artificial nipple are not the same as a breast, even if the bottle is offered by someone cradling the baby in secure, loving arms. […]
Attachment Parenting Stories
Incredible attachment parenting stories I was sitting at my desk one evening when my emergency beeper sounded, calling me to the hospital emergency room to evaluate a five-month-old baby who had stopped breathing. Here is one of the most heart touching attachment parenting stories I’ve ever been a part of. Attachment parenting stories in the […]
Pulled Elbow
You’re in a supermarket, and your child darts from you, or it’s time to go and your child throws a tantrum. You grab your runaway by the wrist. He yanks one way, you pull the other, and the elbow, which was not made for this tug-of- war, pops out of the socket. Result: Your child […]
Removing Ticks
Effectively Removing Ticks Because ticks carry the germ that causes Lyme disease, they should be carefully and entirely removed. How to Go About Removing Ticks Clean the area with an alcohol-soaked cotton ball. Using blunt tweezers, grasp the tick as near to its mouth parts and as close to the skin as you can. Steadily […]
Sample Treatment Plan
6 Step Sample Treatment Plan for Allergies Using the information in this discussion, you can follow this six step treatment plan in evaluating and treating your child’s allergies. 1. Decide Decide if your child really has allergies and if so, whether or not they are interfering with his life enough to warrant evaluation and treatment. […]
Heat Rash
Heat rash (also known as prickly heat or miliaria rubra) often arises during the hot, sweaty months of the year. Babies and children are affected more often than adults. It results from a blockage of the sweat glands in the skin. We often see children with heat rash on their return from vacation in a […]
Cold & Cough Medication Guide
Many parents have stood in the medicine aisle at the local drug store staring at the many different options for cold and cough medication. Choosing between cough suppressants, expectorants, antihistamines and decongestants or any possible combination of these can literally give parents a headache. As a pediatrician and a parent, I’ve tried to design a […]
GER Resources
P.A.G.E.R. – The Pediatric/Adolescent Gastrointestinal Reflux Association. A non-profit organization offering support and information from other parents coping with the heartache of reflux. P.O. Box 1153 Germantown, MD 20875-1153, (301) 601-9541 or (760) 747-5001, www.reflux.org.