If you notice that your baby or toddler is not meeting expected milestones, please discuss your worries with your pediatric provider. Early detection and appropriate treatment of delays in development helps young brains and bodies catch up and grow stronger and healthier.
Broken bones are never fun. Casts provide the support and protection needed to help your child’s bone heal. Now that your child has a cast, here are some important ways to take care of it.
Circumcised boys may be fussy the day of their circumcision. If your baby is upset, give him infant Tylenol. Watch for excessive bleeding (more than the size of a half-dollar in the diaper), pus, redness or worsening swelling. Call us immediately if you detect a problem.
Influenza virus causes the true "flu," which is a respiratory illness with fever, cough and body aches. Each flu season, influenza infects 10 to 20 percent of the U.S. population, hospitalizes over 100,000 people and kills more than 36,000 Americans.