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Adoption: Adopting Child with Possible Developmental Problems - 11/29/01

An Adoptive Mother Worried About Not Breastfeeding - 05/27/00

Aggression: An Energetic and Destructive One-Year-Old - 01/28/01

Allergies: What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00

Attention Problems: Hyperactive at 10 Months - 05/23/01

Baby Supplies: Shoes for a 9½-Month-Old - 08/01/01

The Dangers of Walkers - 07/23/01

Crib Safety: Width between Bars - 07/02/01

Nervous about Baby Sleeping with Blanket - 03/12/01

Stroller Tips - 10/23/00

Walking Shoes - 06/03/00

Sippy Cup Tips - 06/01/00

Behavior & Development: What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

Birth Order: Not As Attached to the Second Child - 08/01/01

Worried about Son Being an Only Child - 07/23/01

Every Child Has a Special Place - 05/10/01

Brains and Thinking: Educational Videos for Babies - 02/06/02

Sources for Earliest Memories - 09/11/01

Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01

Teaching a Child Right from Wrong - 02/20/01

Breastfeeding: General: Soymilk for Nursing Mothers - 04/11/02

Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02

Breast Milk Affected by What Mother Eats - 02/20/02

As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Decreased Milk Supply after Pumping - 12/04/01

Starting to Breastfeed When Infant's Three Months Old - 11/13/01

Resuming Breastfeeding after Stopping for a Week - 11/07/01

Wondering about Wet-Nursing - 11/06/01

Breastfeeding after Drinking Alcohol - 11/01/01

Breastfeeding and Pregnant Again - 11/01/01

Breast Milk Looks 'Watered Down' - 09/11/01

Leaving Breastfed Infant for the Weekend - 09/11/01

Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01

Concerned that Baby Is Spitting Up during Feedings - 04/26/01

Breast Milk Storage - 03/12/01

Preparing to Return to Work When Breastfeeding - 03/12/01

Pumping While Exclusively Breastfeeding - 06/08/00

Breastfeeding: Getting Started: Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02

Starting to Breastfeed When Infant's Three Months Old - 11/13/01

Burping Basics - 03/22/01

Breastfeeding: On Demand or on a Schedule - 06/08/00

Deciding How Long To Breastfeed - 06/08/00

Tips For Successful Breastfeeding - 06/04/00

Is Breastmilk Enough for a 3-Month-Old - 06/01/00

Breastfeeding: Problems: Breast Milk Affected by What Mother Eats - 02/20/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Decreased Milk Supply after Pumping - 12/04/01

Worried 11-Week-Old Is Not Eating Enough - 06/15/01

Anxious about Breastfeeding - 05/23/01

Frequent Nighttime Feeder - 01/03/01

Nipple Confusion - 06/06/00

Questioning The Need To Supplement A Breastfed Baby - 06/06/00

Breastfeeding: Weaning: Pumping while Weaning - 04/11/02

As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Medicine to Help Weaning - 01/29/02

Resuming Breastfeeding after Stopping for a Week - 11/07/01

Getting Enough Nutrients after Weaning - 07/11/01

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Weaning before Spending Time Apart - 04/06/01

Introducing Cow's Milk - 03/22/01

Limiting How Long You Breastfeed - 03/12/01

Preparing to Return to Work When Breastfeeding - 03/12/01

Infant Who Wakes Up Wanting to Suck - 03/12/01

An Infant Who Wants Nothing to Do with a Bottle - 02/01/01

Baby's Not Interested in a Bottle - 10/12/00

Deciding How Long To Breastfeed - 06/08/00

Breathing and Respiratory: Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

What Is Treacheolmalacia? - 01/31/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02

Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Stridor or Noisy Breathing - 05/14/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Getting Rid of Infant's Hiccups - 04/26/01

Concerned about Infant's Fast Breathing - 04/16/01

Is croup contagious? - 10/09/00

Child Abuse and Neglect: A Suspicion of Neglect - 04/22/02

Child Care: Worried about Transition to Daycare - 11/02/00

To work or not to work? - 10/10/00

Clothes & Shoes: Shoes for a 9½-Month-Old - 08/01/01

Walking Shoes - 06/03/00

Colds and Flu: Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Stridor or Noisy Breathing - 05/14/01

Cold or Flu - 04/09/01

Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00

Colic: Concerned Baby Is Fussier Than Other Babies - 04/26/01

Constipation: Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Diet Recommendations for a Constipated Six-Month-Old - 07/11/01

Prolonged Constipation In A Two-Month Old - 06/11/01

Infant Constipated since Birth - 05/23/01

Blood in Stools - 10/23/00

Crying: Concerned Baby Is Fussier Than Other Babies - 04/26/01

When Babies Cry - 03/12/01

Hard to Listen to the Crying - 10/17/00

Dental Care: Baby Eating Less While Teething - 08/03/01

Fevers Related to Teething - 05/10/01

Late Getting Her Teeth - 10/10/00

White Spots on Gums - 10/10/00

Development: How It Happens: Concern About Delayed Developmental Milestones - 06/11/00

Diabetes and Pregnancy: Breastfeeding with Type 1 Diabetes - 02/28/02

Diapering Baby: Recurrent Diaper Rash after Antibiotics - 07/22/02

Tips for Changing a Boy's Diaper - 05/23/01

A 10 Month Old Who Flips Off The Changing Table - 06/03/00

Discipline: Theories And Books About Discipline - 05/28/00

Discipline: Specific Techniques: Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01

Divorce: Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Staying Together for the Sake of the Children - 10/26/00

Emotions: What They Mean: Sweet Six-Month-Old Suddenly Irritable - 11/19/01

Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01

Leaving Baby at Home While Traveling - 10/01/01

Traveling without Baby - 07/23/01

Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01

Entertaining Your Baby: Playing with Baby - 06/13/01

Helping Infants Learn to Entertain Themselves - 05/29/01

Benefits of Therapeutic Touch for Newborns - 04/02/01

Eyes: Pinkness under the Eye - 07/22/02

Infant with Blocked Tear Ducks - 04/18/02

Contagiousness of Pinkeye - 04/16/01

Getting Care for a Cross-Eyed Infant - 11/08/00

Feeding Development: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Feeding Supplies: Sippy Cup Tips - 06/01/00

Fever: Overview: Fevers Related to Teething - 05/10/01

Very Worried about Infant's High Fever and Extreme Sleepiness - 05/07/01

Infant with Over 103-Degree Fever - 04/24/01

Spinal Tap on a Baby - 11/13/00

Fever: Treatment: Very Worried about Infant's High Fever and Extreme Sleepiness - 05/07/01

Fever Medication: Knowing The Dose - 05/27/00

Food Allergies: Egg Allergy in a One-Year-Old - 07/20/01

Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01

Avoid Feeding Infants Mixed Grains - 03/22/01

Introducing Cow's Milk - 03/22/01

Introducing Cow's Milk into a Baby's Diet - 10/24/00

When to Introduce Yogurt into an Infant's Diet - 10/24/00

Food Safety: The Perishability of Baby Food - 10/25/01

Giving Infant Milk Right Out of the Fridge - 08/03/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Two-Year-Old Drank Spoiled Milk - 04/12/01

Feeding Infants Corn Syrup - 03/22/01

Formula Temperature - 03/08/01

Adding Corn Syrup to Infant Formula - 12/27/00

Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00

Safe Eating; Avoiding Choking Hazards - 06/02/00

Formula Feeding: Six-Week-Old Too Congested to Take Her Bottle - 04/18/02

Baby Making Wheezing Sounds While Feeding - 01/17/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Relationship between Growth Patterns and Appetite in Infants - 10/25/01

Feeding Infant Cow's Milk - 10/05/01

Giving Infant Milk Right Out of the Fridge - 08/03/01

Introducing Solid Foods to Our Four-Month-Old - 08/03/01

Nine-Month-Old Not Eating Enough - 08/03/01

Safe Formula Temperature - 07/11/01

Alternating Different Brands of Formula - 07/11/01

Evaporated Milk Formula - 07/11/01

Finding the Best Feeding Schedule - 06/13/01

Pablum in the Nighttime Bottle - 05/29/01

Sick on Milk at 18 Months - 05/23/01

Concerned that Baby Is Spitting Up during Feedings - 04/26/01

Two-Year-Old Drank Spoiled Milk - 04/12/01

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01

Introducing Cow's Milk - 03/22/01

Feeding Infants Corn Syrup - 03/22/01

Ergonomic Baby Bottles - 03/22/01

Burping Basics - 03/22/01

Reduced Formula Intake - 03/22/01

Formula Temperature - 03/08/01

Thirsty vs. Hungry Infants - 03/08/01

Worrying about Warming a Baby's Bottle - 02/28/01

A 13-Month-Old Who Devours Bottle after Bottle - 02/20/01

An Infant Who Wants Nothing to Do with a Bottle - 02/01/01

Frequent Nighttime Feeder - 01/03/01

Appropriate Amount of Formula for a Two-Month-Old - 01/01/01

Adding Corn Syrup to Infant Formula - 12/27/00

Baby's Not Interested in a Bottle - 10/12/00

Soy vs.Cow's-Milk Formulas - 10/11/00

Holding Their Own Bottles - 10/09/00

A Three-Month-Old Eager Eater - 10/08/00

GI Problems: Miscellaneous: Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Yellow Stools in an 11-Month-Old - 11/07/01

Infant with White Stools - 05/08/01

Baby Is Painfully Gassy - 04/06/01

Genital Issues: Visible Groin Lymph Nodes in Young Children - 09/11/01

Three-Month-Old with a Cyst on Her Ovary - 04/25/01

Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01

Getting Pregnant: Breastfeeding and Pregnant Again - 11/01/01

Grandparents: Family Members Argue over Baby's Sleep Habit - 06/12/01

When Grandma Overdoes It - 05/09/01

A Mother-In-Law Who Thinks She Knows Best - 04/02/01

Growth and Growth Charts: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Tiny Infant Slow to Gain Weight - 11/28/01

Relationship between Growth Patterns and Appetite in Infants - 10/25/01

Concerns That Swaddling Hinders Growth - 06/13/01

Habit Problems: Nine-Year-Old Still Fond of His Blanket - 11/07/01

Toddler Troubled by Change - 10/01/01

Lost Pacifier Makes for Lost Sleep - 06/12/01

Thumb-Sucking and Hair-Pulling - 03/15/01

Infant Who Sucks Her Fingers - 03/12/01

Handedness: Handedness: Sources of Information - 08/24/01

Health & Medical: What is the relationship of your experts to Dr. Spock? - 10/08/00

Health Promotion: Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02

Echinacea and RSV - 01/31/02

Sunscreen for Young Babies - 06/15/01

Walking Shoes - 06/03/00

Healthy Eating: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Vitamin Supplements for Infants - 10/25/01

Relationship between Growth Patterns and Appetite in Infants - 10/25/01

Baby Eating Less While Teething - 08/03/01

Worried 11-Week-Old Is Not Eating Enough - 06/15/01

Worries about Underweight Toddler - 06/12/01

Concerned Baby Is Fussier Than Other Babies - 04/26/01

When to Give Infants Juice - 03/22/01

A Suitable Diet for a Child with Special Needs - 11/28/00

Introducing Cow's Milk into a Baby's Diet - 10/24/00

When to Introduce Yogurt into an Infant's Diet - 10/24/00

Immunizations: General: Vaccine Shortages - 04/11/02

Bacterial Meningitis: The Importance of Immunizations - 05/14/01

The Newly Released Pneumococcal Vaccine - 05/14/01

Vaccinations after a Splenectomy - 05/14/01

Immunizations When Child Is Sick - 05/14/01

Infections of Childhood: Young Infant Exposed to Shingles - 07/23/02

Treatment for Rotavirus - 07/22/02

Coxsackievirus in the Summertime - 06/22/01

Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01

Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01

Cold or Flu - 04/09/01

Cold(s) and Immunity - 10/09/00

Raw chicken and Salmonella - 10/08/00

Insects: Bites and Stings: A Bite Wound the Size of a Baseball - 04/16/01

What To Do For A Bee Sting - 06/01/00

Language: Talking and Understanding: 14-Month-Old Not Talking - 09/23/02

Sippy Cups and Speech - 04/22/02

Tongue Tie - 05/10/01

Bilingual baby - 04/10/01

Bilingual Baby - 02/20/01

A 17 Month Boy With Few Words - 06/08/00

Mealtime Behavior: 11-Month-Old Eats and Eats - 09/23/02

Infant Refusing to Eat Jarred Baby Food - 08/17/01

Reduced Formula Intake - 03/22/01

The Pickiest Eater I've Ever Seen - 06/26/00

Media Watch: Child-related Recall Information - 06/01/00

Medicines: Full vs. Half Dose of Medicine - 05/23/01

Fever Medication: Knowing The Dose - 05/27/00

Menstrual Issues: As Nursing Ends, Menstruation Returns - 02/06/02

Mental Health Care: Child Who Bites Himself after Being Punished - 03/15/01

Misbehavior: Miscellaneous: One-Year-Old Climbing into the Oven - 05/10/01

Motor Development: Eight-Month-Old Using One Side More Than the Other - 04/22/02

Nine-Month-Old's Right Foot Turns Out - 04/22/02

Infant Making Fists Repeatedly - 11/20/01

Different Ways to Get to Walking - 06/12/01

Four-Month-Old Loves to Stand Up - 05/29/01

Infant Swinging His Head Back and Forth - 04/25/01

Worried about A Lack of Motor Skills - 04/25/01

Eight-Month-Old Used to Sit But Won't Now - 04/10/01

Mouth and Throat Problems: Five-Week-Old with Thrush - 04/11/02

Mouth Blisters and Bruises - 05/14/01

Tongue Tie - 05/10/01

Constant Coughing after Gagging on an Apple - 05/08/01

Getting Rid of Infant's Hiccups - 04/26/01

Newborn Care: Sick with Baby at Home - 04/11/02

Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Newborn with a Third Nipple - 12/21/01

Taking a Two-Month-Old to an Amusement Park - 08/01/01

Baby Doesn't Like to Lie on His Tummy - 03/22/01

Traveling with a Two-Month-Old - 03/12/01

Umbilical Cord That Won't Fall Off - 01/15/01

Worried about Baby's Flattened Head - 11/07/00

Treating Baby Acne - 10/13/00

Newborns: Problems: Infant with Blocked Tear Ducks - 04/18/02

Infant with Gray and Yellow Stools - 02/26/02

Umbilical Cord That Won't Fall Off - 01/15/01

Spinal Tap on a Baby - 11/13/00

Worried about Baby's Flattened Head - 11/07/00

Treating Baby Acne - 10/13/00

Overweight and Underweight: Tiny Infant Slow to Gain Weight - 11/28/01

Parent Wonders about Infant's Weight - 06/12/01

Overweight Concerns - 06/26/00

Parenting: Not As Attached to the Second Child - 08/01/01

Finding Free Samples of Baby Products - 05/23/01

Researching Working vs. Stay-At-Home Moms - 03/12/01

Teaching a Child Right from Wrong - 02/20/01

Kiddies & Kitties - 11/01/00

Baby Who Cries Whenever He's Put Down - 10/24/00

The Merits of Physical Contact - 10/17/00

To work or not to work? - 10/10/00

When Parenthood is Frazzling - 05/20/00

Pets: Kiddies & Kitties - 11/01/00

Placenta, Cord and Amniotic Fluid: Umbilical Cord That Won't Fall Off - 01/15/01

Pneumonia: Infant with Cough for Two Weeks - 05/14/01

Infant with Over 103-Degree Fever - 04/24/01

Rashes and Skin Care: Recurrent Diaper Rash after Antibiotics - 07/22/02

Worried about Infant's Skin after Heat Rash - 04/11/02

A Young Child with Unpleasant Body Odor - 04/11/02

Cradle Cap and Hair Loss - 01/17/02

Newborn with a Third Nipple - 12/21/01

Ringworm - 08/24/01

A Simian Crease - 07/23/01

Sunscreen for Young Babies - 06/15/01

Painful IV Site - 05/14/01

Slapped Cheek - 05/10/01

Slapped Cheek (Fifth Disease) Risk to People with Cancer - 05/10/01

Pus-Filled Bumps on Genital Area and Hands - 04/09/01

Safety: Automobile: Infant Car Seat in a Pickup Truck - 02/26/02

Car Seats for Larger Infants - 09/11/01

Car Seat Position for a 25-Pound 9½-Month-Old - 06/15/01

Safety: Household: The Dangers of Walkers - 07/23/01

Crib Safety: Width between Bars - 07/02/01

One-Year-Old Climbing into the Oven - 05/10/01

Nervous about Baby Sleeping with Blanket - 03/12/01

A 10 Month Old Who Flips Off The Changing Table - 06/03/00

Safe Eating; Avoiding Choking Hazards - 06/02/00

Child-related Recall Information - 06/01/00

Safety: Outdoors: Taking a Two-Month-Old to an Amusement Park - 08/01/01

Sunscreen for Young Babies - 06/15/01

Seizures: Infant Making Fists Repeatedly - 11/20/01

Prematurity and Abnormal Movements - 04/10/01

Sex & Sexuality: Start 'Anatomy' Lessons Early - 06/12/01

Talking About Sex - 06/12/00

Sexuality: Talking About Sex - 06/12/00

Siblings: Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Not As Attached to the Second Child - 08/01/01

Traveling without Baby - 07/23/01

Having Children Close Together - 04/26/01

Hitting Baby Sister - 06/03/00

Preparing A 3 Year Old For A New Baby - 06/02/00

Sickle Cell Disease: Sickle Beta Thalessemia - 06/15/01

Vaccinations after a Splenectomy - 05/14/01

Treating Children with Sickle Cell Disease - 04/06/01

How Sickle Cell Disease Is Inherited - 04/06/01

Lack of Emphasis on Sickle Cell Disease - 03/12/01

The Lifespan for a Person with Sickle Cell Disease - 02/28/01

Single Parents: Helping Daughter Have Relationship with Half-Sibling - 11/20/01

Sleep Concepts: Putting a Nine-Month-Old on a Sleeping Schedule - 04/11/02

Development Milestones and Sleep Problems - 01/17/02

Newborn Sleeping Near a Computer - 08/01/01

Infant Crying before Falling Asleep - 07/02/01

Afraid Toddler is an Early Riser - 06/15/01

Concerns That Swaddling Hinders Growth - 06/13/01

Family Members Argue over Baby's Sleep Habit - 06/12/01

Pablum in the Nighttime Bottle - 05/29/01

Six-Week-Old Who Only Sleeps When Held - 05/23/01

Infant Sleeping on Mother's Chest - 05/10/01

Connection between Sleeping Better and Starting Solids - 05/10/01

Weaning Infant from Bottle and Pacifier at the Same Time - 04/10/01

Comforting Sick Infant to Sleep - 03/22/01

Hard to Listen to the Crying - 10/17/00

The Family Bed - 06/10/00

Sleep Supplies: Crib Safety: Width between Bars - 07/02/01

Nervous about Baby Sleeping with Blanket - 03/12/01

Baby Who Refuses to Sleep in His Crib - 10/20/00

Sleep: Specific Problems: Putting a Nine-Month-Old on a Sleeping Schedule - 04/11/02

Development Milestones and Sleep Problems - 01/17/02

Three-Month-Old Feeding Best at Night - 12/21/01

Infant Not Napping during the Day - 12/19/01

Sweet Six-Month-Old Suddenly Ir