DR. PETER VACCARO WAS BORN IN NEW YORK CITY. HE ATTENDED MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE. HE DID HIS POST GRADUATE TRAINING AT THE BRONX MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL CENTER IN NEW YORK.read more

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Sign In to Ask a Question Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12   pediatrician   Thread Posted by Replies Views Date   gassy baby Question hi My baby girl was born 2 weeks early and she is only 2 weeks and very gassy She is tired and wants to sleep but as soon as i put her down she screams Also if she is asleep and i know she could sleep for 2 3 hours she gets so uncomfortable and cries I tired mylicon drops but still the same I don't want to give her meds is there any secret or anything i can do to help I am only frestfeeding my  child   thnx Answer mom24 1 134 7/24/08 9:15 pm   gassy baby Question hi My baby girl was born 2 weeks early and she is only 2 weeks and very gassy She is tired and wants to sleep but as soon as i put her down she screams Also if she is asleep and i know she could sleep for 2 3 hours she gets so uncomfortable and cries I tired mylicon drops but still the same I don't want to give her meds is there any secret or anything i can do to help I am only frestfeeding my  child   thnx Answer mom24 1 125 7/24/08 9:15 pm   blue feet/hands Question Is it abnormal for my 61/2 month to have blue feet and hands when she is cold Answer twin 1 109 7/26/08 7:25 pm   Confused Question My grandson is 2 weeks old when he went for his 1 week check up the Dr told us to start giving him Good Start formula   That first night he was having awful pain everytime he tried to pass gas (which was constantly) and before he would have a bowel movement he would ball up and scream (not cry) like his insides were coming out   I called back and they said he would have to stay on the formula for 1 week to see if it was the right kind for him   Well after 6 days I called them back and told them it was getting worse and I just didn't think he should have that formula   The regular Dr that he saw was not there so one of the Dr s in the office said it was either  milk tolerance or colic   He called in some drops called Levsin and we changed his milk to soy that day   He doesn't cry at all now when he passes gas and his stomach is not puffy looking anymore but he has not had a bowel movement since Thursday at 3 pm   I read that constipation could be a side effect of that medicine but I don't know if that is the problem or something else   Thank You Answer evansgrandma 1 99 7/27/08 1:57 am   fussy Question my 6 week old baby crys alot like she has colic and when she farts she has diarahha it either green or yellowish sometimes brown how can i calm her down Answer 1 125 7/28/08 12:07 am   sitting and crawling Question hi my granddaughter is almost 7 months she is showing very little signs of sitting up we have to sit her up and she falls over after a few seconds also she is not scooting around on the floor she rolls everywhere is this something to be concerned about thank you Answer bamagurl58 1 110 8/3/08 12:30 am   Mosquito bites Question Dr Vaccaro My 7 5 months old son had a lot of mosquito bites on his arms and legs (I had taken him out to backyard for a while) It seems that the bites turned from red to pink over these 2 days but I noticed that in the center of the bite but still we can tell from it Is it a concern for infant to have mosquito bites under what condition should I bring him to doctor Thanks     Answer SuperStar 1 103 8/4/08 2:32 pm   eight mounth old Question  I have an eight mounth old who does not crawl or hold his own bottle or even pick up food to eat is this normal Answer butterfly 1 103 8/7/08 1:05 pm   Blood in stool Question I have a 6 week old baby and I have noticed that in her stool there is blood is that normal or not Answer kathymarin123 1 93 8/7/08 10:47 pm   Getting my son to sleep in his room Question My son slept in his bed from the time he was born and slept in his own room since he was 6 months He is now 3 years old and he does not want to sleep in his room We have tried books lights talking time outs But he cries and screams and comes out of the room Please help me I am so desperate Thanks Answer luvmybabies 1 101 8/9/08 2:14 am   formula Question Our daughter is 10 months old and she has been on similac lactose free since she has been born   Now i put her on meijer brand infant formula which is not lactose free for about 1 month and her stools have been balls instead of normal poop   Should i change back or stay on it   She has been having the balls of poop for about 2 weeks now   THanks Answer Lisa 1 109 8/10/08 11:38 pm   omega-3 Question i was told that its really good to have in your system while your pregnant and i don't eat seafood so would it be ok to take the vitamins over the counter or no Answer sexybiatch315 1 90 8/11/08 8:38 pm   Son's penis Question hi i have a 11month old sone who was circumsized at birth and he seen a doctor for hydrocele and he noticed his forskin was growing back over so they pulled it back down he since then has some skin growing back over whick his doctor said will aventully pull itself back off my question is his penis looks a little red and swollen on the right side of the head what can i do for this i put vasaline on alot of the times also sometimes the head is kind of sticky and shiny is this normal Answer mduffy23 1 103 8/15/08 8:35 pm   ATTITTUDE Question I have a 3 year old son I’m worried because he is very aggressive towards his little sister and also towards me Hell scream and kicks and spits and bites and punches my daughter and myself I’ve taken his favorite toys away his TV put him in time out ground him in his bed I’ve tried everything and I have no idea what else to do The only person he doesn’t do that to is his father and I don’t understand why Answer LS 1 238 5/1/08 1:30 am   don't want to eat Question My 3 month old baby girl dosen't seems to eat in the mornig She will wake up around 6:30 am but the first bottle she will eat around noon And she will eat only 3 4 oz I am trying to give her bottle every hour since she will wake up but she is just fussing  and spitting up anything she will get in her mouth And after noon she will eat every 3 4 hours 3 4 oz The last meal she will have aroung 8 pm and then she is falling asleep Wake up only once during the night (around 2 am) and then she will wake up around 6:30 and it is again the same story She dosen't seem sick and she seems satisfited but she definitly dosen't eat the amount she should What can I do It started about 4 days ago Answer Tweety 1 247 4/25/08 6:41 pm   girls and color-blindness? Question My 2 1/2 yo daughter has learned her colors and can identify them accurately except she always mixes up red and yellow I assume she just forgets or gets them mixed up She can always identify orange without a problem My maternal grandfather had color blindness and from what I understand although I could potentially be a carrier and pass color blindness on to a son my daughter couldn't have color blindness unless her father was color blind as well Is my assumption right  I just wanted to make sure that there isn't something I should be watching for Thanks for your time Susan Answer Susan 1 193 4/22/08 6:35 pm   baby never full Question my son is now 7 weeks old   He was 9 lbs 6 oz at birth and now almost 14 lbs   he wants to eat all the time and never seems satisfied   i breast feed and formula feed right now   he averages 6 7 oz per feeding and hungry within 2 hours   is it too soon to start him on foods such as applesauce   i need sleep at night and that is hard when he is fussy because he is always hungry   help   how can i get my son satisfied Answer harleykc 1 262 4/22/08 11:58 am   Chronic fissures and c-section Question I have a history of anal fissures chronic off and on for 10 years   In the last 2 years the fissures worsened and I have undergone two operations to correct them unsuccessfully   Due to this history my colon and rectal doctor recommended that I have a c section (worried about tearing and making situation worse as well as incontinence post vaginal delivery)   My OB supports this decision   Normally they do a planned c section at 39 weeks which would be Friday May 9th   However my doctor will be out of town that day which leaves me the option of May 13th 3 days before my 40 week due date or May 6th 38 1/2 weeks (they only do c section on Tuesday and Friday)   I am a very petite person 5'7" and started out at 108 pounds I am currently at 136 and am just over 36 weeks   I have been having pre term contractions for the past 8 weeks and experiencing loose bowels almost daily for the past 2 weeks which aggravates my fissures (I think just as a result of the pressure and weight)   My question is which date you would recommend I want to do what is best for the baby's health as well as my own Answer moebandy 1 193 4/21/08 11:41 pm   No pooping Question My son was a premie 34 weeks and spent 13 days in the NICU   He came home fine and 6 weeks old I had to go back to work   I took him to the daycare I had choose (an in home daycare and I went to high school with this person & totally trusted) but at the same time he got an inter ear infection and was put on an antibiotic   Ever since that day he has not been able to poop on his own   Since March 3rd the only times he has went on his own is only 3 and have been total blowouts   Our pediatrician wants us to put a thermater up his rectal cavitiy and stimulat the spicstur muscle and this seems to let him go   He is gaining wieght and growing (because my husband is the sole care giver while I'm at work) but this does not seem normal   I have taken him to another Dr and he says he is not able to use these muscles   I don't understand because he is able to pass gas   Our pediatrician will not even return our phone calls (she thinks we are overreacting as first time parents)   My parents watch him every Wed and they think his is way to fussy   He seems to cry all the time unless you hold him upright   He started something new within the last week where he throws his upper body back and throws his arms in the air and screams after only eating 4 5 ounces of formula    The home heath nurse came today and gave him his last shot and made an appointment for Monday with a new pediatrician   She felt this was not normal either   I have him on Simalac formula for gas and colic babies   Please help Answer 1 199 4/20/08 4:18 am   gassy baby Question I have a 2 month old child that was born 6 weeks early She had no problems and came home 5 days later We have changed her formula 4 5 times and now on Neocate My two year old was on this also She acts like she is in pain every time she has gas which is all the time She is never a happy baby she is always grunting and crying My other daughter had colic but this seems to just be gas troubles We have tried drops gripe water and moving her legs Not sure what else to do Thank you for any advice Answer christina 2 361 3/17/08 3:07 pm   blankets Question My husband is very scared to put a blanket in our 5 wk old bed At what age can they use a blanket without worrying about SIDS Answer daisygr92 1 186 4/13/08 2:19 am   pedi stumped at what is wrong with my baby Question I have a 21 month old child that has been at the doctors office pretty much every 2 weeks since he was 3 months old He has tons of URIs and has had pneumonia twice within 6 months The months were April and January He had RSV at 7months got tubes in ears at 9 months He is a big baby 29 pounds so he is not havng failure to thrive which seems to have thrown lots of doctors off We have been to 3 immunologists/ allergists The last one was at Arkansas Childrens hospital and all his tests there were normal He did have one abnormal tetanus titer test but they redid it and it came back normal He now has had a random fever for 18 days He will have a normal temp in the morning and then start mid day  at 100 5 101 5 at times Sometimes it is the opposite with waking up with a fever and it being gone by night He is really low on energy but eating normally He is cranky a lot and will just lay in his bed at night( 12 3ish) and just cry He does not cry for me to hold him or to get him out of bed he cries in his sleep and just lays there My pediatrician just did a mono test and it was negative too I am very frustrated at this point because I have known that there was something wrong for 21 months now I have had to take family medical leave from work because he cant handle a daycare situation He catches everything He is on regular dose of bactrum and has been for 3 weeks now he also took omnicef for 10 days on top of that because he has this fever and feels bad his  lymphocytes are elevated The immunologist has pretty much written it off be cause all of their tests have come back normal My pediatricain is getting in touch with infectious diseases at childrens as we speak because she is stumped on why he is always so sick We thought that we would have some answers from his immunology tests but nothing showed up I cant sit back and just have them tell me " you just have one of those sick babies" This is abnormal and my pediatricain agrees He never gets just a cold it always is some type of infection WE went through 5 antibiotics with this last sickness/pneumonia before he ever got any better He gets better just never well PLEASE let me know where i  can go for a mystery sick child Answer edillinger 1 249 3/11/08 9:39 pm   6 Wk Old Son Question My 6 week Old son Weighed 6lbs 9 oz at birth at his 4 week checkup he weighed 10lb 4 oz he has been eating every two hours since I brought him home I breatfed for the first two weeks and then switched to formula and he still continues to eat every two hours we went from 2ounces at a time to 4 trying to spread out the feedings but he still wants to eat every two hours is that normal When will he sleep longer Is he eating too much Answer 1 229 4/7/08 6:16 pm   Infants and breasts Question My daughter is 2 weeks old and I have noticed that she is actually developing breasts Can you tell me what is the earliest age that girls begin to develop Answer MJR 1 224 4/7/08 6:40 pm   Toddler "humps" Question Whenever someone props their feet up my 2 year old son runs over to them   flops his body face down over their legs & begins to "hump"   I don't feel this is normal   Should I be worried or is this something that will pass   Signed Concerned   Answer 1 219 4/7/08 2:00 pm   plane travel Question I am planing to visit my country and I don't know when it will be save to go on the plane whit baby My is 2 months right now How old she has to be Any sugestion to make the travel confortable for her The flight will take aproximetly 12 hours Thank you Answer Tweety 1 198 4/3/08 9:57 pm   lead in paint dust Question My mother in law is having her kitchen remodeled and has told me there is dust everywhere It is an old house with (I'm sure ) lead paint My mother in law comes over quite often Is it neurotic to worry about her exposing my child from lead dust on her clothing My daughter has not been at her house she has just come to ours Answer lilcamp 2 197 3/30/08 5:09 pm   Please Help Me Question What should I do I am pregnant but am scared of needles Answer MelHoward20 1 223 4/3/08 2:14 am   constipaded Question Hi I had a baby 2 months ago by c section During the pregnancy I was verry regular I did poo poo at least every other day Befor pregnancy it wasn't so good I could go without for 2 weeks even And now I was hoping that since during pregnancy I was so regular I would stay like that but NO Again I can go weeks without empting my bowls I am on the diet currently eating fruits vegetables broiled chicken breast and yoghurt Do you think that's why I am so constipaded When I was pregnent I eat a lot And I gained 70 pounds and now I am eating much much less and do you think maybe that's why I don't have bowl movment What can I do to be regular I tried activia fiber pills and nothing helped and I don't want to go to laxitives PLEASE HELP ME because I am missrable Oh and I am not breast feeding any more Answer Tweety 1 238 3/26/08 5:02 pm   mucous in a baby's stool Question Hello Dr Vaccaro I noticed in my newborn's yellow seedy poop some stretchy and jello like mucous when she was 12 days old She is 17 days old now Her tommy makes some noise and she didn't gain weight since I noticed mucous ( I measured her weight yesturday) I am nursing her 10 times a day What could be the reason of her mucous To give you more to work with I will tell you that with my first daughter 4 years ago I had a similar problem When she was 3 4 months old she started having mucous in her poop her tommy made noise and she was gaining only a little bit of weight  Back then we went to the specialist and what he suggested was to illiminate dairy in my diet and see what happens I did and her tommy seemed to make less noise but mucous was still present Slowly it went away but it tool a few months The specialist also told us that if my diet didn't help to either take her off the breast or to try and check her colon by inserting some kind of camera Not sure how it's called   Anyway we didn't do this procedure then and I don't want it done now either So what should I do Please help Answer Valeri 2 233 3/26/08 12:46 am Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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