The heavy metal band Queensrÿche's biggest hit wasn't a screaming head-banger, but ironically a lovely ballad about helping a child with nightmares control his dreams. The title “Silent Lucidity”, refers to lucid dreams wherein…
She thought she was doing the right thing. She was leaving baby for two minutes to get her toddler dressed. She put the 4 month-old in the middle of the bed and rolled up blankets around the edges in case baby scooted over, so…
We see a lot of little babies in the Emergency Department when they get their first colds. They cough and are congested, have noisy breathing, gag and hack on mucus, and sleep miserably. When I talk to the parents about what to…
There has been an unusual number of crib deaths in Acadiana recently. Crib death, or SIDS (for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is a rare but devastating event where baby is found in bed dead for no apparent reason. We in the…
When we bring a new baby home, we want to do everything to make our new family member comfortable. We got a sheepskin as a shower gift- put it under baby! Cover her with an extra blanket- don't want her to get chilly. Put some…