If the question isn’t about what to feed an infant just starting solids, obviously the other popular one is when to start them on solids. I’ll admit, there is a lot of fun to be had with this milestone of food introduction. Who doesn’t enjoy snapping pictures of their baby’s funny grimaces as he/she takes [...]
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Lately I’ve been inundated with questions- like never before in practice or since I’ve become a mom- about starting solids. When should I start? How should I start? When did you start? What did you give them first? Did you make your own food? And on the list goes… As email after email after text [...]
I was reading through the American Academy of Family Physicians’ Position Paper on doctors supporting breastfeeding. I hear many times a week, unfortunately, from patients whose doctors are not informed on the benefits of breastfeeding. And, sadly, these doctors do not know how to educate and support their parents so that their pediatric patients get the [...]
Did you know that the acronym for the “Standard American Diet” spells out “SAD”? The majority of households in America, on a daily basis in and outside of their homes, are eating food that makes their bodies very sad. Therefore, should I be surprised that when I start to educate people in my office on [...]