Kristie McNealy, MD

With only 11% of women in the US exclusively breastfeeding through the first 6 months of their baby’s life, I’m always looking for another reason to encourage more women to breastfeed.  Aside from the benefits breastfeeding brings to baby, like antibodies and fats that promote brain and eye development, and a reduced risk of obesity, [...]

Providing breastmilk for your preemie or NICU baby can be stressful and time consuming. As a matter of fact, I’ve even found that breastfeeding a perfectly healthy term baby (who just happens to develop a million food allergies) can sometimes turn you life upside down. No matter what your circumstances are, finding the [...]

Our newest addition has always had sensitive skin. First it was the newborn rash (erythema toxicum) that his pediatrician declared the worst case she had ever seen. Then came truly terrible cradle cap that spread down his neck and onto his face. There was the funny pink rash that lasted for 5 [...]