Childhood ear infections are a painful, uncomfortable affair that can effect the whole family. Unfortunately some children and their parents end up in the Emergency Room at their wits end. The issue is that the great majority of inner ear infections are viral caused, this means antibiotics will have NO EFFECT and the hours spent [...]
What is "Baby Led Weaning"? This comes up so often in my practice and I am so happy it is catching on with new parents. I first learned of the method for introducing solids from the book Baby-Led Weaning by Gil Rapley and Tracey Murkett. It involves self-feeding for your child, you skip purées and make [...]
Part of being a good health care practitioner is empowering my patients to take care of themselves and their families. Natural remedies are often the best first line of care for the bumps, bruises and hiccups of our daily lives. Accidents and viruses happen but early interventions can reduce the length of time we have [...]
I love helping families navigate the first year (or two!) of sleep for their little ones. There is so much bad information that has made its way into our cultural norms. I consider it my job to discover if there could be an issue blocking sleep for baby (colic, teething, reflux, hunger etc). If instead, [...]
