If infants are accidentally left on conveyer belts at supermarket checkout counters, it is unlikely that they will be packed with the groceries.
But if they’re placed on belts at airport security they pass through the machine. It has happened. The scenario: Parent places infant on non-moving belt. Parent distracted. Belt moves. Infant enters machine. […]

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Tags: Airplane, Altitude, Travel

Warning: holiday family get-togethers can be hazardous for your children’s health and safety.
The same events that make the season fun and festive for kids – visiting family, lighting candles, and receiving toys, for example, can cause mishaps. Fortunately, most such problems are preventable – but only with forethought.
Here is what you should know:
1. Vaccinate infants […]

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A web site on breast-feeding says, “I carry a light-weight blanket when I travel with my breast-fed infant. If someone seems to be bothered by my nursing – even though I do it discreetly – I offer them the blanket so that they can cover their eyes.”

No reason to stay home because you’re breast-feeding. In […]

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My posting that has received the most comments — comments often laced with skepticism — are my statements that:

In-flight dehydration is a myth; and
Feeding infants frequently during air travel is counterproductive and may make them uncomfortable.

Please see my answers to the skeptics.
In-flight dehydration is a myth!! It doesn’t exist. Yes, it is frequently repeated by […]

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There is nothing novel about infants traveling by air. They have been doing so since time immemorial, long before adults. Legend has it that they were “delivered” by storks, and were never the worse for their trips. Of course, stork flights skimmed rooftops, eliminating concerns of high altitude and accompanying ear issues, dehydration, and excessive […]

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Tags: Airplane, Allergies, Altitude, Dehydration, Diabetes, Ear infections, Immune problems, Infants, Intestinal illnesses, Newborns, Pregnant, Respiratory infections