Accidentally dropping one’s baby on the head is not as unusual as you may think, yet at the same time, it just should never happen!

“Any young infant dropped on their head should be evaluated by a doctor after the fall,” says Irene Tien, MD, a board-certified emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine physician in MA. (more…)

A toddler should not have blue lips upon waking from a nap or under any other circumstance unless they got into Big Sis’s blue lipstick. (more…)

Though there may be nothing wrong when an infant’s eyes roll back in their head, this can also mean a serious brain or heart problem.

“Sometimes eyes will roll back when an infant is falling asleep,” says Irene Tien, MD, a board-certified emergency medicine and pediatric emergency medicine physician in MA. (more…)

Here are guidelines on when to take your baby or toddler to the emergency room if they hit their head from a fall or from running into something.

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Though it’s normal for children to have mild night sweats in most cases, there are several key things to look for that will raise a red flag that the sweating is being caused by a serious illness. (more…)

Why do infants’ butts stick up while they sleep on their stomach, being that this peculiar position would be impossible for any adult or even toddler to sleep through? (more…)

Many people have babies and many people have hot tubs.

But the combo of a baby in a hot tub can mean death to the baby. (more…)

Have you discovered orange gunk or goop in your baby’s diaper? 

Is this completely normal or a sign of an infection or other medical condition?

“Newborns may have dark urine that looks thick on the diaper, with a pink or orange tint,” begins Dr. Lisa Lewis, MD, a board certified pediatrician in Fort Worth, Texas, and author of “Feed the Baby Hummus, Pediatrician-Backed Secrets from Cultures Around the World.” (more…)