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Mumps- What you need to know
This week the Louisiana Office of Public Health reported that 5 students at LSU have tested positive for mumps. It seems that in recent years we have been seeing outbreaks of mumps, particularly on college campuses (the last cases reported at LSU occurred in 2017), ...
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Not your typical celebration
Well, believe it or not, we have been celebrating poop lately in our house. Yes, I know that is a very strange statement to start off a post on TheMommyDoctor.com. But you know, actually, I bet many experienced parents out there know exactly what I am saying....
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The Very Prickly Caterpillar
Eric Carle’s The Very Hungry Caterpillar is by far one of our favorite bedtime stories in our household. My kids love to tell me that, just like caterpillars, they need to eat things such as cake, lollipops, ice cream, and cupcakes in order to grow into...
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How my girlfriends make me a better mother
I spent this past weekend with 5 of my best girlfriends from college. We have been friends for almost 16 years now, and while we rarely have the opportunity to get away to spend the weekend together, when we do, it’s like we haven’t missed a beat. The six of us that...
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Recall Alert…Check Your Freezer
For those of us in the South, summertime is just around the corner (or let’s face it…the humidity that hits you in the face when you walk outside pretty much says it is already here), and what says summer more than sweet, scrumptious Louisiana...
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The Fever Files: Part 4- How and when to treat a fever
You know why the body has fever, you know when fever should be considered an emergency, and you have purchased a thermometer or two for your home medical bag. The final piece to the fever puzzle…how and when should fevers be treated? When it comes to treating...
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The Fever Files: Part 3- When fever is an emergency
With the nerdy science behind fevers covered in my first post and your “must haves” when thermometer shopping covered in my last post (click here or here to read these if you missed them the first time), we can move on to discuss more of the things that all parents...
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The Fever Files: Part 2- Let’s go shopping
Now that you are an expert about the biochemical reasons for fever and the definition of “true” fever (if you missed the first installment of The Fever Files you can click here), let’s talk shopping…for thermometers that is. When it comes to thermometers, the...
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The Fever Files: Part 1
It’s the middle of the night, and your little one wakes up crying. After you stumble across the house and, if your house is anything like mine, trip over a few shoes, toys, the family dog, etc. on the way to their room, you reach your child, feel their...
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Spring is in the air
Ahhh…[CHOO]…Spring Time! For those of us in the South, it is those few short weeks where temperatures are generally less than 90 degrees, the humidity is less than 90%, and it is bearable to sit outside for longer than 30 minutes. But of course,...
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The official start of Spring is tomorrow evening, but for many, you probably already know the seasons have changed thanks to never-ending sneezing, having a tissue constantly in your hand, or that little tickle in the back of your throat that makes you cough at the...
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