Diseases

Can I Give My Baby a Yeast Infection?

A yeast infection is a fairly common occurrence, so it’s only natural to wonder if you can pass it along to your baby. For a healthy woman, it is fairly common to sometimes develop an irritation in the vaginal area or the mouth. When it is accompanied by other symptoms such as a creamy white, [...]

When Can I Give My Baby a Haircut?

There are certainly “firsts” to everything, and a baby’s first haircut is one of them. A lot of new mothers seem to constantly ask themselves how they can deal with their new babies. Well-intentioned friends and other mothers gladly give advice, though a lot of them can be conflicting. Finding out for sure which advice [...]

Can I Give My Baby a Cold Sore?

A cold sore comes as an effect of HSV or the “Herpes Simplex Virus.” Cold sores are quite common, infecting a number of children even before they are 5 years of age. As a matter of fact, a baby can contract this virus at some stage of vaginal labor, should the mother have an infection. [...]

Can I Give My Baby Mono?

Whether or not you can give your baby mono is a pressing question for those that have come down with a case of mononucleosis. But how contagious is it in regards to your baby? Most parents are aware that their baby’s immune system is still developing after they’re born, so they are more susceptible to [...]

Can I Give My Baby Eczema?

If you’ve come down with a case of eczema of course you’d wonder if your baby is at risk for getting it as well. There’s good news and bad news on this one, and the good news is you can’t spread it to your baby like a virus. The bad news is that they may [...]

Can I Give My Baby Pink Eye?

Pink eye, or as your doctor may refer to it conjunctivitis, can be a contagious infection and results in itchy, red, swollen eyes. Getting a proper diagnosis of the type of pink eye that you have will help you determine whether it’s something you can pass on to your child. If you do have a [...]

Can I Give My Baby Food Poisoning Through Breast Milk?

Giving your baby food poisoning through breast milk is a concern you might have if you’ve eaten some bad food, since you pass all sorts of good things to your baby through your milk, it makes sense that some of the bad might transfer as well. But luckily it’s not very likely that you’ll do [...]

Can I Give My Baby Diarrhea?

As a new parent you might wonder if it’s possible to give your baby diarrhea, either by passing along your stomach bug, or by feeding them the wrong foods at the wrong time. We’re here to help you steer clear of inadvertently giving your baby stomach trouble. As adults it’s pretty easy to tell when [...]

Can I Give My Baby Bronchitis?

When you get a bad cold your first concern is whether you can pass it on to your baby, and bronchitis is usually one that you’d prefer they not get. What makes it hard is being sick yourself and needing to take care of your sick baby. There’s the added concern that something like bronchitis [...]

Can I Give My Baby My Cold?

Parents always want to protect their children from harm, whether physically from a cold, or emotionally. We all know how awful having the common cold can be, and since there is no cure, we all know how unbearable it can be. If you or someone in your house is sick with a cold, chances are, [...]

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