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Patient History: Born at just 34 weeks, Parker was a handsome baby. “The nurses would often tell me how beautiful Parker was as they were making their rounds through the NICU,” says his mother Cat. But Parker, already a small baby because of his premature birth, started to lose weight soon after his arrival — losing over a pound off of his initial 5 lb. 11oz. birth weight. When his doctors tried new...

Patient History: At only two weeks old, it was clear that something was wrong with baby Max who would cry inconsolably all day long. “Max was in such discomfort,” says Amanda, Max’s mother. “He was unable to sleep and was always squirming and grunting. In general, he was just a very unhappy and uncomfortable baby.” Nutritional Management and Outcome: For three months, Amanda took Max to his pediatrician for weekly visits in hopes...

Patient History: Sawyer was only one month old when she began to suffer from projectile vomiting, skin rashes, chronic cold symptoms and constipation. She was always extremely fussy while eating and would cry inconsolably until she fell asleep. Sawyer’s pediatrician said that she had colic and acid reflux and that after treating both of those conditions her symptoms would pass. Unfortunately, as time went on, Sawyer’s condition continued to worsen and Sawyer’s mother...

Patient History: Braelyn was only three weeks old when she began experiencing the symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). She had terrible gas pains that caused her to constantly cry throughout the day. Her reflux caused her to choke, cough and wheeze in her sleep and several times it got so bad she stopped breathing. In addition, she developed a terrible rash on her face and to stop the itch she would try...

Patient History: From the day he was born, Trevor constantly spit up during and after feedings. With each day, his condition got worse. “As a newborn, Trevor was between the 25th and 50th percentile for growth and by six months he had fallen between the 10th and 25th percentile,” says his mother Jennifer. By seven and a half months, Trevor’s condition had become so bad that he was vomiting blood. His health problems...

...the above explanation for why Norman drinks formula rather than eating with the rest of us. That is true when he is on a diet consisting only of Neocate One Plus, Neocate Nutra and cane sugar. Those who have known Norman since birth know that it is complicated. As an infant, Norman rarely slept more than 20 to 30 minutes at a stretch. He screamed in pain every time he soiled his diaper which, for...

...good to have an extra pair of hands if your infant starts crying, or your toddler starts to misbehave. It’s also good just to have a second set of ears to listen so you don’t miss anything. During your visit As with most doctor visits, a weight and height check is always to be expected along with listening to heart and lungs, maybe checking ears and asking about what’s been happening since your last visit....