http://baby.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Baby Talk en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:16:48 GMT 2009-12-29T22:16:48Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724441&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace I often get asked whether parents need to use baby shampoo or baby soap to clean their baby. New parents also ask whether it is all right to mix their baby’s clothes in with the regular wash. . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:09:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724441&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-06-29T15:09:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718325&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Cooking shows are in. Chefs are today’s celebrities. The kitchen has replaced the living room as the center of activity for most families. Even if you don’t follow Emeril or Mario Batali, . . . Mon, 22 Jun 2009 15:46:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977718325&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-06-22T15:46:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711914&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Parents are often distressed when the full head of hair on their cute newborn suddenly melts away. In fact, many babies begin to look like their dads! A study done several years ago showed that many . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:55:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711914&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-06-15T17:55:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711893&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Parents are often distressed when the full head of hair on their cute newborn suddenly melts away. In fact, many babies begin to look like their dads! A study done several years ago showed that many . . . Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:31:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977711893&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-06-15T17:31:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704989&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace One question I try to ask my patients over the age of three is, “Are you learning how to swim?” I cannot emphasize enough how important it is for children to be comfortable in the water. Swim . . . Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:11:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977704989&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-06-08T16:11:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692472&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Whether to use daycare for your infant is a complicated issue. There are many factors to consider, top among them being whether both parents need to or want to work. If you decide your baby will go . . . Tue, 26 May 2009 21:45:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977692472&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-05-26T21:45:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685885&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace As most parents quickly learn, babies develop skills at very different rates. Some babies do everything early, from language acquisition to gross motor skills to fine motor development, while others are . . . Mon, 18 May 2009 20:43:13 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977685885&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-05-18T20:43:13Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679942&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace I recently received a joke about food. It essentially said that you cannot eat pork because of swine flu, you cannot eat chicken because of bird flu, no beef because of Mad Cow Disease, no fish because . . . Mon, 11 May 2009 19:46:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977679942&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-05-11T19:46:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673355&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace In the weeks following the birth of your baby you may start to notice brown spots on his body. These are often called café au lait spots. They can be fairly large in size—from the size of a dime to the . . . Mon, 04 May 2009 14:33:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977673355&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-05-04T14:33:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667211&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace The Academy of Pediatrics recently recommended that parents give pacifiers to infants when they are going to sleep. After years of telling parents that pacifiers cause, misaligned teeth, speech impediments, . . . Mon, 27 Apr 2009 15:12:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977667211&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-04-27T15:12:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660978&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Have you heard of the allergic salute? This is the motion of a hand rising up to rub a runny and itchy nose over and over again. Allergic shiners are the dark circles that some children have under their . . . Mon, 20 Apr 2009 14:45:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977660978&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-04-20T14:45:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654868&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace It is the season of college acceptances and rejections, which always stirs up feelings of angst in the hearts of parents. To compete in the world today, it helps to be armed with a good education and . . . Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:22:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977654868&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-04-13T17:22:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648092&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace In 1989 a group of physicians, nurses, and educators at Boston City Hospital (now part of Boston Medical Center) started a program called “Reach Out and Read” which initially sought to place books in . . . Mon, 06 Apr 2009 17:55:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977648092&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-04-06T17:55:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641439&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Parents today may find themselves walking the fine line between offering exposure to various activities like sports, language classes, music lessons, and art, without over-programming their kids. Below . . . Mon, 30 Mar 2009 15:25:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977641439&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-03-30T15:25:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634700&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Do babies need exercise? How about toddlers? School children? The answer is "yes" to all. Obviously, we are not about to roll out infant treadmills or elliptical machines, but I am concerned . . . Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:00:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977634700&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-03-23T19:00:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626924&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace It is possible to “potty train” a cat by holding the animal over the toilet every time it is urinating or having a bowel movement, so that eventually behavior modification kicks in and the cat knows to . . . Mon, 16 Mar 2009 17:33:34 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977626924&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-03-16T17:33:34Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611986&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Fever—especially a high fever in a young baby—can be worrisome for parents and doctors alike. Pediatricians consider 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit or above to be a fever. Fever is an elevation of body temperature . . . Mon, 02 Mar 2009 16:17:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977611986&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-03-02T16:17:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977601023&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace You may have heard your baby’s pediatrician say, “We cannot treat this illness because it is caused by a virus, not a bacteria.” Just what is the difference between the two? A virus is an infectious . . . Mon, 23 Feb 2009 16:57:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977601023&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-02-23T16:57:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977592242&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace This recipe doesn't have an age suggestion, but I'd probably wait until 7-8 months+. I can't wait to try this one with my son once he's old enough. :) I like to be prepared and started . . . Thu, 12 Feb 2009 14:46:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977592242&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Nichole - oh so broke - K .. 2009-02-12T14:46:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977597586&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Parents spend a lot of time studying their children’s bodies. At first they marvel that they produced this perfect little human specimen. Then, on closer exam, they start to notice little anomalies. . . . Tue, 17 Feb 2009 16:36:11 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977597586&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-02-17T16:36:11Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583647&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Being a parent is one of the toughest jobs in the world. We hear this so often that it has nearly become a cliché—and when things become clichés, it’s easy to forget that they are true. Think . . . Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:05:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583647&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Claire McCarthy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-02-03T21:05:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590074&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Few families today have nine children (although apparently having fourteen is back in fashion), but I sometimes evoke what I call the “Rule of Nine” when families are having trouble setting limits on . . . Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:20:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977590074&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-02-10T16:20:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575094&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Well we now have 7 weeks till little brother is due.  Still have to decide what we are naming him, we have some ideas but havn't made a decision for sure yet. The room that will be the baby's . . . Mon, 26 Jan 2009 17:50:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575094&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Amanda C. 2009-01-26T17:50:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582551&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Here is one of Maddison and Little Bits together Maddison has to be center of attention all the time =) she is just like her momma though hehehe.. Little bits is rolling all over a warm towel that I . . . Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:24:01 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582551&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace ★ツ♥êll¡ê♥ツ★ . 2009-02-02T19:24:01Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582558&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Here they are again first little is bathing herself and then once again Maddison's had to come into it and see what was going on... I hope that you all are enjoying my videos of my pets...Soon I . . . Mon, 02 Feb 2009 19:29:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977582558&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace ★ツ♥êll¡ê♥ツ★ . 2009-02-02T19:29:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583345&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace This might be one of the first foods I feed my son when he gets to be the right age! Sounds yummy :) Banana Applesauce Mush (4)6 months+ 1. Peel, core and cut apple into slices/chunks . . . Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:44:02 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583345&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Nichole - oh so broke - K .. 2009-02-03T15:44:02Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583632&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace What are those hard lumps on your children’s feet, fingers, and knees? Most likely, a hard lump on the finger or bottom of the foot is a wart. Warts are caused by a virus, and when they are on the . . . Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:49:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977583632&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-02-03T20:49:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575631&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Should babies be drinking? Just kidding—that answer is obviously no. But have you examined the role of alcohol in your household? Many mothers, upon discovering they are pregnant, give up alcohol for . . . Mon, 26 Jan 2009 22:58:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977575631&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-01-26T22:58:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569335&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace What do you do when your baby cries inconsolably for hours on end? Assuming your pediatrician has determined that the baby is healthy, t he answer depends on your baby’s age. In the first three months . . . Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:10:50 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977569335&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace Vicky McEvoy, M.D., Harvard Medical School 2009-01-20T21:10:50Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977553010&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace One of my childhood friends just celebrated the Birth of their beautiful baby girl!!! A Las Vegas family is celebrating more than just a new year. The Witt family welcomed a baby girl early New Year's . . . Sun, 04 Jan 2009 19:02:58 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977553010&grpId=3659174697250811&nav=Groupspace T Cheri P. 2009-01-04T19:02:58Z