A Parenting and Children's Health Blog by Dr. Natasha Burgert
Tweet Most bottle manufacturers include multiple bottle nipples in infant “feeding systems.” But, they do not include much instruction on how to choose which bottle nipple is right for your baby. The good news is that the “level” of bottle nipple you use is rather arbitrary. Bottle nipples of various flow-rates are simply tools to [...]
TweetI see them everywhere. Toddlers running on the playground with sticky granola bars in their hands. Preschoolers riding their Razors with one hand in a bag of Goldfish crackers. Children whose smallest peep results in a parent reaching for a loaded Snack-Trap. The over-snacked. Over-snacking, or consuming food outside of normal meal times regardless of [...]
Tweet Last week, I had the pleasure of sharing my pediatric office with 19 local preschoolers. They arrived excited and interested in all things “doctor.” A few challenging questions were asked of me, including: “What makes you different than a doctor who helps dogs?” “How do you cut up bodies?” “What is that “thing” on [...]
TweetA huge part of fully transitioning from an infant diet to a toddler diet is changing to a new source of milk. Most families easily transition their toddler to cow’s milk by the first birthday. However, with many new products in the dairy aisle, more parents are asking questions about cow’s milk options. And, some [...]
TweetThere has been great media coverage about a new release from the AAP, the “Expert Panel on Integrated Guidelines for Cardiovascular Health and Risk Reduction in Children and Adolescents: Summary Report.” Wow, that’s a long title. The report is HUGE, almost 50 pages. Its goal is to provide guidance for health care providers in their [...]
TweetI first heard about the news via my Facebook feed. Intrigued, I continued to follow the trending concern until the source of the information became clear. Dr. Oz. The first week of the fall TV season, The Dr. Oz Show chose to lead off with a shocker. He revealed the results of a study that [...]
TweetAt the 6-month check up, nearly all of my patient families want to talk about starting their babies on solid food. The conversations usually start like this… “I go get all of Gerber stage 1 foods and then do all the greens, then the yellows, then the fruit. After she eats all of the stage [...]
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