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   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn't help either Any ideas She's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 2 227 3/24/08 6:31 pm   Sudden Sleep Problems--help! Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn't help either Any ideas She's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 1 217 3/24/08 5:49 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she 's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don 't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn 't help either Any ideas She 's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 2 199 3/24/08 5:49 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she 's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don 't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn 't help either Any ideas She 's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 1 181 3/24/08 5:49 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she 's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don 't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn 't help either Any ideas She 's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 1 164 3/24/08 5:49 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she 's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don 't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn 't help either Any ideas She 's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 1 170 3/24/08 5:56 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question Hi My 16 month old has been a good sleeper for quite a while now (putting herself to sleep self soothing when she wakes up in the middle of the night ) All of a sudden the past three nights she 's woken up hysterical and cannot get herself back to sleep I let her try to cry it out but it just ramps up so much that I finally go in I have tried to pat her back to get her back down which has worked in the past but to no avail The only thing that got her back to sleep was sleeping on me I know this is bad but I don 't know what else to do I tried motrin thinking she may be teething but this didn 't help either Any ideas She 's perfectly happy during the day just a night thing I 'm worried this will be a perpetual problem and her sleeping with me will make it worse Thanks Answer lilcamp 1 165 3/24/08 6:18 pm   My 6 yr old.. Question Hi Dr Vaccaro   My son who just turned 6 in dec has been kind of odd lately For some reason and i dont know if this behavioral but he has been putting everything in his mouth from his fingers to a chain thats around his neck Today in school the teachers had to take off his chain as he wouldnt keep it out of his mouth And when i ask him why he says he is hungry Any insight Answer jesschatt4 1 190 3/24/08 9:10 pm   hcg levels after you miscarry Question I miscarried on January 25 I was two months pregnant I have not had a period since I took a pregnancy test yesterday came out positive could this be from levels still high enough to register or is it a good chance I am pregnant again Answer articatmx1000 1 192 3/20/08 3:39 pm   RealSavvyMoms.com Mesage Boards Question I was two months pregnant nad miscarried on january 25 I have not had a period since I took a home pregnancy test which came out positive I am wondering if I am pregnant or is this still reading this from my loss Answer articatmx1000 1 185 3/20/08 3:34 pm   hcg levels after you miscarry Question I was two months pregnant nad miscarried on january 25 I have not had a period since I took a home pregnancy test which came out positive I am wondering if I am pregnant or is this still reading this from my loss Answer articatmx1000 1 173 3/20/08 3:32 pm   my 6 week old Question My son is 6 weeks old and I am a high wisk diabetic I was at a Christmas party while pregnet with him and I took a sip of alcohol I dont know why I did I normaly dont drink and exspecily while pregnet Would drinking a sip hurt him now I didnt even taste the alchol I tasted the butterscotch in it I been worryed about this for awhile but didnt know if its something to ask the pediatrision My son was born at 37 weeks and had some feeding problems and jundice and now has thrash but I know all that is pretty nurmal becouse my first son went tho all that I just dont want him to have fedal alcohol sidram I just wanted to know Answer gkayla 1 228 3/15/08 6:33 pm   my 17 month old can eat more then me! Question My 17 month old has been going through various immune difficiency testing and may even have a bone marrow biopsy since they can not find an answer to his low T cells and low WBC/RBC Besides his blood work he seems physically fine and can eat like a horse which I understand is a reason why the Dr's are even more confused over his lab results   Is there any link between immunology and hunger My son can eat like an adult ex: breakfast soy milk waffle and banana (if i'd let him have both) lunch: soy milk sandwich and piece of fruit snack: juice and organic crackers  dinner: handfull of organic meat beans and veggies He is around 32 in tall and about 28 lbs Is this a normal amount of food for a 17 month old or am I giving him too much and he just eats it Answer Froggy's mom 2 184 3/12/08 12:03 am   Hearing bubbles Question My baby is  3 weeks old and is both bottlefed and breastfed (breastfed mainly in evening and early morning) He always takes very large gulps and  whenever he eats you can hear and feel it going to his stomach  He also eats on average 3 4 ounces at a time I didn't even know his little belly could hold that much but when you try to stop him from eating he gets very upset Is this noise normal and the amount of food he eats okay   Answer diamonprnces 1 188 3/15/08 2:07 am   Breathing problems Question My son seems as if he has asthma or something like that he breaths like he's having a problem with his air getting through or like he stopped up or something His doctor didn't  say that he had a problem but I think that he does because I smoked cigarettes while carrying  him What do you think it may be Answer Mother of seven 1 192 3/10/08 10:27 pm   congestion Question what can i gave my 5 week old baby to help her to stop beng conjested i tried saline drops but she still the same and nothing really comes out when i suction w the baby syringe i dont want to over use it in her little nose either Answer pati 1 192 3/11/08 12:55 am   Vaccinations Question A child in our family became retarded after receiving her dpt shot and running a fever of 107    I don't want to vaccinate my child   What is your opinion Answer cuddles 1 195 3/10/08 2:22 am   sleep aids Question What is your opinion on using sleep aid products sound machines and positioners Answer kim 1 175 3/6/08 8:48 pm   The measures to care for a baby Question Hi Doc Me again 1) I would also like to know the best time to introduce the baby into a walker 2)About looking for a doctor to do my delivery at the hospital How do i prepare for that what i'm trying to say is I would like to know who my doctor is before the special time of day comes and i don't know jack about the male or female doing my delivery (e g name )or if i would feel comfortable throughout the process with him or her   Answer Evemicorazon 2 243 2/27/08 5:41 pm   Looking to do the right thing. Question Hi Doc I was wondering the best way to bathe a baby just coming out of the hospital Answer Evemicorazon 1 192 2/27/08 5:45 pm   Looking for safety Question Hi Doc I would like to know what company to look for a plus in safety for a stroller within budget of 150 00 Answer Evemicorazon 1 165 2/27/08 5:48 pm   How often to feed 1 mo old Question Hi can you tell me how often I should be nursing my 1 month old   He was eating every 2 5 3 hours   The last 5 days he's been eating every closer to every 4 hours because he is sleeping and he absolutely will not wake up to eat   Even if I can get him to wake up he won't eat   Is this him telling me to back off and he'll let me know when he needs to eat which has been about every 4 hours most times   Or should I be doing something different   My first baby was a more needy baby and wanted to nurse all the time so I'm not used to a baby who is more relaxed about everything   I want to make sure feeding him every 4 hours is okay at 1 month old   Thanks for all your help Answer Keegansmomma05 1 197 2/25/08 6:44 pm   Poo Poo Question Dr Vaccaro My little boy is just 2 months old Every time he poo poo he pushes very very hard his face turns red Just like a woman in labour or an adult has contipation He poo once or sometimes twice a day He is both breastfed and bottle fed and and I check the diapers it seems that his stool is not very dry So it is the normal behaviour of a newborn or something is wrong Thanks     Answer FirstTimeMom 1 204 2/25/08 1:01 pm   Travel on air - over 15 hours Question Dr Vaccaro I read thr your answers to other moms And you advised them to feed the baby during landing and taking off I just want to know Feed the baby actually is the sucking can equalise the pressure inside the ears so breastfeed bottle feed and even a pacifier can have the same result right And I heard that if the infant's ear drum burst in the airoplane  the ear drum can grow back to normal later and the hearing can be resumed is that true Thanks     Answer SuperStar 1 170 2/24/08 2:26 pm   what is that? Question Dr Vaccaro My son is 2 5 months old he is a full term baby In the past 1 month   I notice something around the opening of his little penis I think it is from inside It is very tiny like seasme white in clour in solid form not much just one or 2 pics at a time and maybe twice or 3 times a week Can you tell me what is this little tiny substances Something wrong with him What should I do pls advise Thanks           Answer SuperStar 1 167 2/24/08 2:21 pm   febrile seizures Question My daughter is 15 months old and had a febrile seizure last week due to a high fever She stopped breathing and turned blue during the seizure Thankfully she is okay and was treated for pneumonia after the incident My question is about the lack of breathing during her seizure I was told that she has a 30 percent chance of having another seizure during a fever I am terrified that she will again stop breathing during the seizure How likely is it that she will stop breathing for long enough to cause brain damage Have you heard of this happening during a febrile seizure How common is it for a child to stop breathing during the episode and how long do they stop I have heard that seizure can last up to 10 15 minutes Would a child stop breathing for that long Thank you so much in advance for your answer I am a nervous wreck and need someone to ease my mind Answer lilcamp 2 199 2/22/08 4:37 pm   sick 1year old Question my one year old is sick he has lots of flem in his throat it is hard for him to breath and has a runnie nose what should i do to help him feel better Answer elmo 1 155 2/22/08 6:36 pm   febrile seizures Question I apologize if this is my second posting but it doesn't look like my first went through My daughter is 15 months old and had a febrile seizure last week due to a high fever She stopped breathing and turned blue Thankfully she is okay I  am told that she has a 30 percent chance of having another seizure My question is about the lack of breathing How common is it for a child to stop breathing during a seizure And is it possible to stop breathing during a febrile seizure for so long that it could cause brain damage (I have heard that some seizures can last up to 10 minutes) I am SOO worried and really need someone to put my mind at ease Thank you in advance for your help Answer lilcamp 1 169 2/22/08 8:10 pm   Chocking Question Helo doctor When I a feeding my baby she is sometimes chocking Dosent matter if I am feeding her with bottle or with brest How can I prevent that And sometimes she is breathing funny like she would like to push like woman in labor And today when she was a sleep I heard that ( breathing like pushing) and the she couldn't catch her breath and she started to let a lot of seliva out of her moth and she stared to become purple So I called 911 but when the come she was fine What should I do if situation like that happen again And how can I ease her breathing I am sorry I just panic I am affraid that she will suffisticate one day Please help Answer Tweety 2 190 2/20/08 9:51 pm   When to see a dentist Question Dr Vaccaro Just want to know when to start to have routine dental checkup for an baby is appropriate 6 7 motnhs old when the teeth start coming out or Thanks     Answer Jennifer 1 171 2/21/08 1:17 pm Page 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

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