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Pediatrician Recommendation in Ocean County, NJ
I also use Silverton Pediatrics for my 17 month old twin boys and I'm very comfortable with them. I've also asked about delaying certain shots and they are ...
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- I go to Stepping Stone Peds in Wall (but it's right off the Pkwy on Rt 138) and there are two GREAT drs. They are young w/ young kids. I'm not sure of the immunizati...
- Hello J. I live in Toms River and use Pedi Affiliates on Bey Lea Road, they are open 7 days a week 365 days a yr! I use Dr. Verdi and she is very good but there are...
- I also use Silverton Pediatrics for my 17 month old twin boys and I'm very comfortable with them. I've also asked about delaying certain shots and they are understandi...
Need Advice on Milk Allergy
I have talked to my pedi about taking him off. In the first year, she told me not to try until he was around 2 - which at that time his system would have ...
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- my youngest was diagnosed w/acid reflux at 7 wks. I tried GentleEase which helped helped w/the colic he started having at 7 wks as well but did not help w/the projecti...
- D., In our Pedi office we recommend either waiting until 1 year and then just switching to whole milk- if there is still a problem the child goes to Soy or Rice Milk....
- My daughter too has an allergy to milk and since she was about 10 1/2 to 11 months old she has been on Soy milk. I started mixing it in with her formula until she was ...
Karo
I stopped breastfeeding a week ago. So, he has been on formula for a week. Nestle Good start my pedi said it was easy on their..."
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- The iron in the formula can be constipating. I don't know about karo syrup, it is not something I would do, but I am not the mom in this case. Constipated stools...
- My doctor told me to not give her anything this early. She said their systems are just figuring out how to work. She said rub her belly in circles and move her legs al...
- Karo syrup?? No offense, but why in the world would you give a newborn Karo?? It is full of sugar! My son was never constipated really, so I don't have any advice...
My 2 Yr. Old Is Having Trouble Talking All of a Sudden
Read all 12 responses: "I've been noticing over the past couple of weeks that my 2 ½ yr. old son has started stumbling and almost stuttering over his words.
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- My son did this exact same thing! I talked to my pedi and he suggested I keep a log of what he was saying, what was going on at the time, etc. for a day. The log was...
- My brother and sister in law have triplet boys that are 5 and one of them does this. He has lots of Uh's and And's in his stories. He started it about 3 (if I remember...
- You might want to consider calling Early Childhood Intervention or a speech-language pathologist. While a pediatrician is an expert in children's overall health, a sp...
Need a Well Respected Pediatric Cardiologist.
My 6 year old niece has been told by a pediatric cardiologist at Dallas Children's that she needs a pace maker. My brother would like to get a second ...
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- Hi B., We have a 2 month old baby girl that was a premie and we have heart issues. I took my second opinion to Dr. Damarius Wright. Her main office is in Presby Dal...
- My brother had some heart issues when he was younger and saw Dr. Jane Kao (at the time she was at Presy Dallas, but this was several years ago). My mother was very hap...
- Our daughter has seen Dr. Jane Kao in Dallas since she was in the womb....literally!
Question on Fever and Pedi Recommendation
This is what I was instructed to do from my Pedi. It works most of the time with my children. Good Luck! :) My doctor is Michele Segal in Nutley NJ ...
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- I'm a little surprised he does not have one. Depending on where you're located I can recommend one to you. If you are in a pinch, there is a place called PM Pediatri...
- this fever is too high, at that rate could cause permanent injury, get to the emergency room, worry about finding a pediatrician later.
- Hi R., That is really high. I gave my son tylenol the first 4 hours and on schedule mortin the next for hours and repeat it for a day. If the fever does not break ...
Stage 2 Foods--did I Start Them Too Quick?
My pedi started my son on cereals AND stage 1 baby foods at 4 months. I'm guessing he'll also be at stage 2 foods by 8 months if not sooner. ...
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- My pedi started my son on cereals AND stage 1 baby foods at 4 months. I'm guessing he'll also be at stage 2 foods by 8 months if not sooner. The important part of st...
- I think you are doing fine. Stage 1 and stage 2 foods are EXACTLY the same except that they add more water to Stage 1. As long as her BMs aren't difficult or har...
- I have 2 kids and take care of others. I started feeding my kids table food at around 8mo. So yes you are fine to give your baby 2nd stage food. I would actually be gi...
Looking for FW Pedi for 2 Year Old and Newborn
Read all 4 responses: "Hi Mommas, I'm looking for a pedi for our 2 year old, and also for a ... She would be my first choice if I changed pediatricians. ...
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- I don't know about the areas not in the norm thing. But we just moved to Fort Worth ourselves and had to find a new pedi, after leaving ones we really liked. Our day...
- I live in FW, but I go to a pedi in Arlington, Dr. Sharon Dennis. I do this, because she is very knowledgable about alternatives to such things as antibiotics. She u...
- I've been in fort Worth for a year, after living the military life. I have a soon to be 2 year old he and his sisters that are 11 and 17 are seen by Dr. Kim Mangham, s...
Yogurt
My pedi said yougurt was fine and my baby absolutely loved it. He was around the age of your child at the time. He is 14 months now and he still loves it. ...
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- He is old enough to eat yogurt. I loved the yobaby yogurt with the cereal built in, but my son loves all kinds!!
- hey J.- i had my second daughter 2 days before my first daughter's 1st b-day. are you surviving ok? it can be so tough!!!! well about the yogurt thing. i go to sprout...
- Our pedi is very conservative, and his rule of thumb is 9 months for yogurt. 12 months for milk. Only use yogurts made with whole milk because they need the fat. Yo...
Mucinex for Babies
1/2 teaspoon of the children's mucinex (amount determined by my pedi for my 22 lb 9 month old) 1/2 to an hour before sleep time and then every 4 hours or ...
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- This is hard. I have a 4 year old that was always 105% in height/weight... so normal AGE dosage did not apply. However, I am not a fan of mucinex for children. I am ...
- Hello Maria- I just went thourhg thi smyself and I have a 9 month old who sucks her thumb for comfort and sleeping. Its very tough to manage thumb sucking with a s...
- Hi Maria, My son is 4 months old and we've been dealing with Bronchialitis for a couple of weeks now. He is very congested and had a horrible cough. He wasn't slee...
