Coping with Ear Infections

Ear infections are very common in infants and toddlers and most children will have at least one ear infection before they reach three years old. Here’s how to tell if your infant’s ears are infected:
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Ear infections are very common in infants and toddlers and most children will have at least one ear infection before they reach three years old. Here’s how to tell if your infant’s ears are infected:
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You've proably been told (over and over) that "breast is best," but it's hard to bond with your baby if breastfeeding is painful. If your nipples hurt, it's usually because of a bad latch, says Dr. Jack Newman, head of the Newman Breastfeeding Clinic in Toronto. Here's how to get the right latch to up your odds of breastfeeding success.
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