Portable Pediatrician Second Edition or Colic Solved

Portable Pediatrician, Second Edition: A Practicing Pediatrician's Guide to Your Child's Growth, Development, Health, and Behavior from Birth to A

Author: Laura W Nathanson

Dr. Laura Nathanson wrote The Portable Pediatrician to help parents find the joy in parenting and gain the confidence to quickly and easily assess their child's development, medical symptoms, and behavioral problems. Parents can't always visit their pediatrician every time they have a question, but fortunately with this book they have the next best thing.

The Portable Pediatrician, one of the few child-care books written by a practicing pediatrician, offers authoritative and practical advice on:

• Keeping up with, or even one step ahead of, your child's rapidly changing needs
• Setting limits before the one year birthday
• Planning the arrival of the next baby in the family
• Coping with your own as well as with your child's separation anxiety
• Dealing with the four I's: illnesses, injuries, immunizations, and insurance coverage
• Getting prompt medical attention for serious crises -- and what to do in the meantime
• Preventing childhood obesity and eating disorders later
• Confronting complex behavior and medical problems, including ADD, autism, asthma, oppositional behavior (including potty resistance)

Publishers Weekly

The updated edition of Nathanson's 1994 The Portable Pediatrician for Parents looks a lot like the original (are those the same kids on the cover?), but the author has done more than give the old version a spit and a polish: she adds, for example, essays on current concerns such as autism, drug-resistant bacteria and managed care. Divided into three main sections-The Well Child, Illness and Injury, and Pediatric Concerns and Controversies-the book helps parents understand what to expect from their children (e.g., most babies lose weight immediately after birth; most three or four year olds will begin to have questions about sex), how to parent them when they're healthy (everything from setting limits consistently to taking temperatures rectally), and what to do if they're sick (how to perform CPR; when to use Syrup of Ipecac). She also includes To-Do Lists ("Laugh at Four's jokes, even if you don't understand why they're funny), discussions of common but not serious problems, and an impressively large amount of information parents should know but maybe don't ("those bumps you see at the back of the throat are normal taste buds). It's an excellent-one might even say indispensable-resource for the new parent, and Nathanson has a great bedside manner: she shares her expertise clearly, confidently and sometimes with even a touch of humor. (Sept.) Copyright 2003 Cahners Business Information.

Interesting textbook:

Colic Solved: The Essential Guide to Infant Reflux and the Care of Your Crying, Difficult-to- Soothe Baby

Author: Bryan Vartabedian MD

For generations, doctors have been diagnosing babies with colic, offering little comfort and few solutions to worried, weary parents. But recent medical advances made through cutting-edge technology now reveal that many if not most cases of colic are actually caused by acid reflux. In this revolutionary book, Bryan Vartabedian, a noted pediatric gastroenterologist and the father of two babies with acid reflux, provides hands-on, practical advice about this hidden epidemic-and how to make your own baby happy again.
• Recognize the seven signs of reflux in infancy.
• Discover the role of milk protein allergy-the other colic.
• Learn what, when, and how to feed an irritable baby and the best positions for sleep.
• Recognize the role of formula, breast milk, bottle systems, burping, and pacificers in your baby's fussiness, and irritability.
• Understand when and why your baby may need testing for reflux.
Weigh the pros and cons of available treatment options.
Identify when a specialist is needed and where to find one.
Complete with inspiring real-life cases of colic solved, plus tips, sidebars, and illustrations, this essential guide provides real answers to a problem that has been upsetting babies-and parents-for years. Help and hope are at hand!

Jodith Janes, Cleveland Clinic Fdn. Lib.</P> - Library Journal

It is estimated that one in five babies has unexplained irritability and is diagnosed with colic. Vartabedian, the parent of a baby with that condition, describes colic as a "wastebasket diagnosis," as it is now known that these babies most likely suffer from either acid reflux or milk protein hypersensitivity. Here he draws on his personal experience as a pediatric gastroenterologist at Baylor College of Medicine/Texas Children's Hospital as well as on the North American Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition's consensus on the management of infant and childhood reflux. He presents a wealth of information and practical advice, giving parents the tools to become empowered advocates for their baby. Beginning with a description and the seven signs of reflux, Vartabedian advises on how to recognize a sick baby, how to care for and handle the infant, and medications that may be helpful. He also discusses tests and studies. Finally, he suggests talking with your pediatrician about reflux during the baby's first year. Personal histories, vignettes, and black-and-white illustrations complete this wonderful, informative guide. Highly recommended for consumer health collections.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments     vii
Introduction     xi
The Truth About Crying Babies     3
Reflux 101     22
Seven Signs of Reflux in Your Baby     38
Recognizing the Sick Baby: When It's More Than Just the Spits     65
Milk Proten Allergy: The Other Colic     100
The Care and Handling of Your Crying, Spitting, Difficult-to-Soothe Baby     130
Medications for Reflux: To Treat or Not to Treat?     169
A Parent's Guide to Tests and Studies     207
What to Expect from Your Physician     229
Reflux Beyond Infancy: What to Do When the Reflux That's Supposed to Have Gone Away Hasn't     251
Appendix     279
Glossary     287
Index     291