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Many parents worry the first time they feel a lymph node on their babies, but most of the time it’s no cause of concern, as Graham’s parents recently discovered. If the lymph node lasts more than two weeks or if your little one has other symptoms, you might get it checked out.
PS – That was [...]

Bhalababy recently wrote about a challenge many of us parents face: do we really know enough to raise these beautiful children we’ve created?
Dr. Greene says parents frequently doubt their own abilities, second-guess themselves and worry, worry, worry. A few weeks ago, Dr. Greene put together his best advice for parents. The key is to trust [...]

Little Austen José is definitely steering the dinner conversations at his house. I laughed when I heard Daddy José got a text message about a successful poop.
We parents all know how silly we feel the first time we realize how often we talk about poopy diapers! But keeping track of baby’s bowel movements is critical [...]

Our thanks to Angel Isabel Angeles for her article on The Daily Clog, the blog of the Berkeley student newspaper. She gives common-sense tips on “How To: Dodge a Sneezy, Cough-y, Congested, Achy Midterm Season.
It’s a great reminder that the adult members of the DrGreene.com community need to stay healthy, too!

I loved this list from Dad Review of things that a new dad needs to have on hand when baby comes home
A head of cabbage? You bet! Cool cabbage leaves help mom’s breasts feel relief from engorgement. One of the biggest reasons that new mommies stop breastfeeding is because of breast pain. Studies have shown [...]

Sounds like little Henry and Eleanor keep the Arledge Family busy! The doctor is right about Henry’s habit of holding his breath – it’s really nothing to worry about for most parents. But it’s so scary when he holds it so long that he passes out! As long as you make sure he doesn’t hurt [...]

Hermione, don’t feel bad that you didn’t immediately take Miss Lydia to the doctor when she started tugging on her ears. Kids like to tug on their ears, and research says it’s not an immediate indicator that she has an ear infection. Of course, it was a real bummer to hear that she actually had [...]

Thanks to the VanDorn Family for this helpful list of green cleaning products. We provided a number of other recommendations in Raising Baby Greene as well.
(A special note: thanks for recommending our book as well )

Randy, I know how helpless you must have felt when your daughter Finley had her first night terrors. Dr. Greene and I definitely went through those long nights with our four children. As many as 15 percent of toddlers and pre-schoolers may experience “confusional arousal,” frequently when they’re overtired and off their sleep schedule.
Luckily an [...]

Crystal, congratulations on the recent arrival of little Eli! I’m sure you’ll be very busy with your new one and little Luke, who sounds like he had a rough bout with mouth blisters. If he indeed had herpangina, which is a viral infection that causes painful mouth ulcers, it’ll take 3-6 days for him to [...]