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What to Expect When You're Expecting: Your Top Questions for a Pediatrician

Published: Aug. 5, 2020, 6 a.m.

b"Being a new parent is an amazing experience.One filled with a lot of joy, some worry, and a whole lot of questions.On this episode, I'm happy to welcome one of my followers from my Instagram @pedsdoctalk. She was 33 weeks pregnant with her first child at the time of the recording and she had a list of questions in regards of what to expect as a new parent.\\xa0\\n\\nHow do we find a Pediatrician?\\xa0\\n\\nHow long does baby stay in the hospital?\\n\\nWho examines baby in the hospital?\\n\\nWhat tests are done in the hospital?\\n\\nWhat about circumcisions?\\n\\nHow to care for the umbilical cord postpartum?\\n\\nWhat about breastfeeding tips?\\n\\nWhat about formula?\\n\\nCan we introduce pacifiers?\\n\\nWhat about screen-time?\\n\\nWe also spend the last portion of the episode discussing COVID, so if you are listening to this episode AFTER the COVID-19 pandemic, you can just stop it before that portion.If you haven't already, listen to episodes 4 and 6 of the podcast which can be helpful to new parents as well. Check out the PedsDocTalk New Mom's Survival Guide for help navigating through the first year of parenthood."