Dr Tanya - Our Resident Pediatrician

Question: We will be having our 2nd baby in June and we are considering banking the baby’s cord blood, we didn’t do it with our first baby. Do you feel that it is worth the cost?

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Question: I have a 2 1/2 year old son and a one month old son. My 2 1/2 year old will want to kiss and cuddle the baby one minute and then within seconds will try to hit him, kick him, head butt him, and step on him. We have tried to teach him appropriate ways to interact with the baby. When he has been aggressive we have put him in time out, we have taken things away from him, we have talked with him, we have yelled at him, and even tried spanking him (in a moment of weakness but to no avail). I can't turn my back to make lunch for my toddler because he will go after the baby, sometimes aggressively other times with overly physical affection. It is beginning to affect my relationship with my 2 year old to the point where I am starting to dread when he wakes up in the morning. What can I do? - Christy

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Question: I started solids with my 6 month old daughter.  We don't have any allergies in our families, but can I give her blueberries, cherries, strawberries, and raspberries?  Thank you - Jennifer

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Question: My 8-month old baby started to wake up every 2 hours about a month ago and breastfeeding makes him fall asleep only to wake up an hour later. My doctor told me to let him cry until he falls asleep, but are there any other gentler methods that work?

Also, how can I make him fall asleep at night without breastfeeding?

Thanks, Loni

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Question:

My husband and I generally agree on everything about our two-year old but lately we're at odds over what she drinks. I've always given her milk at meals and water the rest of the day but my husband seems to want desperately to give her other things to drink. She was totally satisfied with milk and water until he started giving her juices and now decaf tea. I try to stop it when I can because I LIKE the fact that she never asked for any of the sweet drinks, she just asked for water. However I don't have any scientific reason to be against tea. Like coffee, it just seems like an adult drink to me. Am I nuts? Is there no harm in it?

Do you have some good reasons as to why she should not have tea (I think I won the juice discussion when I pointed out the sugar content in juice).

By the way, now my lovely little one gets snarky when I limit her to water. She has started to cry for juice, etc. – exactly what I didn't want to happen! However, eventually she gives in and drinks the water.

Thirst wins out--for now. Can you convince me to chill and live with the tea? Or is my hubby doing something wrong?

Thanks for the help! - Jean

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