Pediatrician: Carters
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Pediatrician Needed
Asked by K.W. from Dallas
on August 25, 2008
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I am new to the area and looking for a pediatrician and hospital care in case of emergency for my infant son. I would appreciate any advice or recommendations. Thank you.
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- Hi K., It is so hard to choose a pedi these days I know. I happen to work for an awesome nurse practitioner here in Denton. His name is Dr. Newell. He has been seeing...
- MD Pediatrics has offices in Lewisville, Flower Mound, Coppell. They have weekend and evening hours. My brothers and I all went to the Lewisville office to Dr. Mark H...
- McKinney - Dr. Daniel Vernier
Will She Ever Slow down Her Growth?
Asked by S.D. from Indianapolis
on March 3, 2010
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I have a 5 1/2month old that has always been at the top of the charts for weight and high for head and height. She is 23 1/2 pounds at 5 1/2 months, 27 inches. She h...
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- Wow! That's some milk you are putting out! Once she's crawling and walking, she's going to burn up some serious calories. Breast milk is the best food for her and s...
- every kid does it differently my son was born big but gained soooooooo slowly he was almost off the chart on weight. he was only 19 lbs at a year and he is not quite 2...
- LOL. She sounds fine to me. Its just hard on you to carry all that weight around! My son gained 4 lbs a month until he was around 9m. When your baby starts moving ar...
Baby Eczema - PLEASE HELP
Asked by S. from Lansing
on November 5, 2008
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My four month old daughter developed eczema about one month ago. I took her to the peds and she diagnosed her with milk protein sensitivity. Ped recommended switch to ...
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- It should only take a few days for a milk protein to leave the body, and then another few days for the skin to clear. Around 3 months of age my daughter broke out wi...
- My son's face looked horrible for the first 2 1/2 years of his life. Because he slobbered constantly, his chin stayed broken out. Now that he stopped the slobbering ...
- I see you have a ton of responses and I tried reading through them to not repeat any. My son and daughter have eczema from dairy products since they were born. I nur...
8 Mo Old Will Not Drink Juice
Asked by J.W. from Dallas
on May 7, 2008
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I need some help. My 8mo old boy will not drink water or juice. His doctors nurse is making me feel like a horrible mother, because i can"t get him to drink juice. ...
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- My daughter is 7 and still will not drink juice, or eat fruit. It is frustrating because as a baby we did have to give her enema's and suppositories. Now that she's se...
- Do not worry about hime NOT drinking juice. Trust me, he will be better off. The juices we get today are more sugar water than actual juice. He is better drinking wate...
- I would give him Juice Plus gummies to eat. They are only fruits and vegtables with very little sugar. They work wonderfully. L. ____@____.com
Daughter Won't Stop Scratching
Asked by S.E. from Los Angeles
on November 7, 2008
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My daughter is 16 months. She keeps scratching her back, right below her neck. Yesterday we noticed that she must have been scratching it so much that it started to ...
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- Could it be a chemical burn from the tagless clothes? Some children are very sensitive to the ink.
- My first thought was excema but then I thought it sounds like an itchy tag problem!
- I immediately thought that maybe the tags on her shirts are bothering her. Is the area that is bothering her in the spot where a tag would be? That's the only thing i ...
Third Trimester Anxiety
Asked by A.C. from Dallas
on November 1, 2010
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My original due date is 12/5 but due to the size of my baby I am measuring 38 weeks today. I am 5'1" and have a small body frame and over a week ago, a sonogram showe...
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- I was soooo ready to have my babies by the last month. I also am short and my son was large. The only advice I can say is hang in there,and let your baby cook as lon...
- I know exactly how you feel. I had anxiety towards the end of my second pregnancy. I was mostly okay during the day, but at night is when it kicked in, and I couldn'...
- Bless your heart, your feelings are completely normal. I prayed every night during the last month of my first pregnancy that I would wake up with labor pains. Please...
Could It Be Acid Reflux?
Asked by R.M. from New York
on October 29, 2008
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My 1 month old has been very fussy the last couple of weeks, and I'm not sure whats wrong. He hardly naps during the day, but will sleep for 2-3 hours at a time during...
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- Sounds like Acid Reflux of Gas to me. Is he projectile vommiting or just spitting up? Arching of the back is a big sign of reflux, try to feed in as much as an uprig...
- Hi R., It sounds like reflux to me. My son did the same thing. Most important thing that helped us was small, frequent feedings. Unfortunately, you will feel like...
- Boy did you come to the right place. My daughter had colic for the first 9 months of her life. I'm not saying your son has it, but the things we learned can apply to ...
Mylicon Drops for Infants
Asked by J.C. from Casper
on August 10, 2010
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I am considering trying these Mylicon drops for my 3 week old DS. I was wondering if anyone else had used them and to what success. It says on the package that it wi...
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- how bout leaning him up higher while he is feeding. I used mylicon for gas.. and it worked.. not sure about the throwing up part. Also what are you eating.. maybe th...
- I have had two spitters. Nothing has worked with sitting up, etc. I was told maybe it was my let down, and she was eating too much. My only advice is to use receivi...
- I have a 4 yo and and 8 wk old and everything you said sounds totally normal to me. Both of my boys were/are breastfed exclusively. My first spit up all of the time....
5 Month Old Still Spitting up Frequently...
Asked by E.Y. from Columbia
on March 11, 2008
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My 5 month old son, Jaxon, spits up constantly! We're not talking the average spit up. It's projectile happening multiple times during feedings and in-between feedin...
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- Hi E., I went through the same problem with my last child who is now 5. He was a large baby 9 lbs. 13oz. and 22 1/2 inches, my largest!! And I'm a small person 5' 2...
- I feel like I just got finished reading an autobiography of last year with my daughter. We used the Dr. Brown bottles, lactose free formula...blah, blah, blah. All I c...
- Hi E., My daughter, who's now nine, used to do that until she was at least 6 months old. My doctor told me that as long as she was gaining weight, she was keeping eno...
Teething Rash???
Asked by C.P. from Chicago
on October 30, 2008
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My son has had little red bumps (they look like pimples) under his eyes, around his mouth and sometimes on his cheeks for the past month. They are more pronounced aft...
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- HI C. , My daughter is 11mnthls old and has had the same kinda rash since 8mnths old , she has 9 teeth , my ped gave me a steroid cream which I use sparingly , how...
- If your son wears carters tagless clothes you should check out this article. It does say that the rash was on their backs but you never know. Hope this helps. http:/...
- Probably a drool rash. My son uses a paci and drools and gets a rash. I put Aquaphor on it and it goes away. Even if he doesn't use a paci he probably still drools in ...
