Clean as a whistle — Keeping baby things sterile
You want to protect your baby from germs. One way to do this is cleaning infant items that they touch and put in their mouth. This includes things like bottles, feeding implements, pacifiers, infant toys and teethers. Another part of keeping baby things sterile is keeping your own hands clean.
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New Baby Must Haves
Look online or go to a baby store, and you may think you have to spend thousands of dollars on equipment for your newborn. The truth is, there are only a few new baby must haves that you need before you bring your precious bundle home. Our Plano pediatricians have advice and helpful tips to help you prepare for your new baby and provide excellent newborn care.
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Healthy Holiday Tips to SHARE
During the holidays, we want to share joy, love, food and gifts, not viruses or other illnesses. Preventing sickness during the holidays makes for joyful celebrations and happy travels for the whole family. Our Plano pediatricians SHARE a few healthy holiday tips to help keep the fun going and the bugs at bay.
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Find out what you need to know about RSV as a parent
RSV, or respiratory syncytial virus, has been in the news this fall. This respiratory illness is common among babies and children. By the age of two, most babies experience symptoms of RSV that are more like a cold. However, RSV symptoms can sometimes become more severe.
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Stop the spread of colds and viruses this coughing and sneezing season
Nothing takes the joy out of the holidays like colds, flus or other viruses. From the common cold and seasonal flus to COVID-19 and RSV, viruses and germs are everywhere during coughing and sneezing season. Our Plano pediatricians have some tips to help you stop the spread of colds and viruses in your household.
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Is it the flu or a common cold?
Your child has come home from school with a fever, a runny nose and exhaustion. Naturally, you look at their symptoms and wonder if it’s the flu or a common cold. Our Plano pediatricians have years of experience quickly helping parents find the answer to this common query.
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Teal Pumpkin Project Makes Halloween Less Scary for Kids With Food Allergies
Halloween should be fun and spooky, but it can be downright scary for kids with food allergies. Candy is at the heart of Halloween. Yet, those treats can contain harmful or even life-threatening allergens that are unsafe for the 8 percent of children with food allergies.
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School’s out! Learn about keeping kids healthy during the summer
Summertime, and the livin’ isn’t so easy for parents. You must make plans for your kids when school’s out, try to keep their meals and snacks healthy, and attempt to stick to valuable routines that can fly out the window during summer vacation. Our Plano pediatricians know it’s not easy,
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When do kids need antibiotics?
Parents often expect our Plano pediatricians to prescribe antibiotics for their sick children, but these medications are not always the right solution. So, when do kids need antibiotics? Antibiotics are only effective for treating bacterial infections. They don’t help with viral infections at all; in fact, they may do more harm than good.
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Spit happens! What you need to know about babies spitting up
Are your clothes covered in spit up? Do you smell like sour milk? Do you run through several burp clothes and shirts every day? Who knew your infant could look so cherubic while feeding one minute, and turn into a spitting alien the next?
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