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The new ACA changes can help your kid's coverage if you understand what is offered.
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By Laura Leavitt
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baby health
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obamacare
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toddlers
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tweens and teens

The new ACA changes can help your kid's coverage if you understand what is offered.
» Read more
By Laura Leavitt
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babies
,
baby health
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family health
,
family life
,
gradeschool kids
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insurance
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kids health
,
obamacare
,
preschooler health
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preschoolers
,
toddler health
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toddlers
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tween and teen health
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tweens and teens

The new ACA changes can help your kid's coverage if you understand what is offered.
» Read more
By Laura Leavitt
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babies
,
baby health
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family health
,
family life
,
gradeschool kids
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insurance
,
kids health
,
obamacare
,
preschooler health
,
preschoolers
,
toddler health
,
toddlers
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tween and teen health
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tweens and teens

The new ACA changes can help your kid's coverage if you understand what is offered.
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By Laura Leavitt

Over the last ten years there has been an increase in the number of babies with flat spots on their heads (plagiocephaly). In 1992 the AAP recommended placing babies on their backs to sleep. The Back to Sleep campaign was introduced to prevent SIDS deaths. Since the program was launched the SIDS rate
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By JustMommies staff

What are probiotics and why would you want to give them to your baby? Probiotics are microorganisms (good bacteria) that provide health benefits to your baby including, improving colic and tummy problems, boosting immunity, treating diarrhea and diaper rash, as well as boosting immunity. Probiotics are
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By JustMommies staff

Acid reflux, or “spitting up,” is very common among infants. Because the ring of muscle between the esophagus and the stomach (lower esophageal sphincter) is not yet mature in infants, it is unable to effectively hold stomach contents down. Spit up can also occur when your baby simply drinks too
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By Laura Leavitt

A fat baby is a happy baby. That’s been the rule of thumb for generations, but in this day and age that old adage could be doing more harm than good. ‘Fat’ in your grandma’s day and ‘fat’ today refer to very different ideals. In your ancestor’s time, the diet was a lot more wholesome with
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By Laura Leavitt

Infant reflux is what happens when a baby spits up. Silent reflux (also known as laryngopharyngeal reflux or LPR) is very similar, but the baby doesn't actually spit up, because he's able to swallow the stomach contents. The problem is that the stomach contents are acidic, so it burns on the way up and
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By Laura Leavitt
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twins and multiples

Twins capture the curiosity of the world. From the Spearmint gum twins to Mary Kate and Ashley, seeing double brings amusement and assumptions. Just like anything else, the idea of twins carry a lot of fables with the facts. Parents of multiples need to field a lot of questions and misconceptions. Here
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