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@glen101 My baby gained 3lbs in a month from his birth weight to 1 month appointment and the pediatrician had no issues. She was more impressed how fast he was growing! He drinks the same amount at 7 weeks now. He’s just a hungry boy! I think you need a new pediatrician!

@heavensdaughter We are requiring for anyone that will be regularly around our newborn in her first year of life. This includes grandparents, siblings and great grandparents. Luckily has been no issue with asking people to get this. My 90+ year old grandmothers (babies great grandmothers) were...

@racheldiane Popsicles are usually in the clear liquid category, so most OBs will be fine with it. But I’ve seen entire surgeries cancelled over a patient eating a cracker or even a sip of water. Anesthesiologists usually freak out about that. Not that in an emergency they will cancel but it’s...

@johnspring Please don’t give your wife food if the OB is saying not to eat. Many OBs will let you eat during labor nowadays because the evidence is poor that fasting has a benefit and the risk for aspiration (if emergency csection is needed with anesthesia) is low. But some OBs are more old...