Getzwell Pediatrics

This past January Surgeon General Regina M. Benjamin announced the The Surgeon General’s Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding.  Due to mounting evidence of breastfeeding’s myriad health benefits she declared its promotion a national priority.  Indeed, most people have heard about the passage of immunities from mothers to their breastfed infants, but few parents have [...]

Dr. Jack Newman’s website provides excellent information for nursing mothers.  He has tips on everything from thrush and sore nipples to breast feeding the toddler.

Lactation Consultations in the Office – GetzWell Pediatrics is committed to helping new mothers breastfeed successfully. Our physicians and our pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation educator, Emily Waight, are available to address your breastfeeding questions or challenges. Whether you have an issue with cracked or inverted nipples, thrush, latch problems, blocked milk ducts, mastitis or [...]

Lactation Consultations in Your Home – GetzWell Pediatrics is committed to helping new mothers breastfeed successfully. Our pediatric nurse practitioner and lactation educator, Emily Waight, is available for visits in the comfort of your home in order to address your breastfeeding questions or challenges. Whether you have an issue with painful, inverted or flat nipples, latch issues, [...]

Newborn House Calls – Transitioning to your role as new parent can be both exciting and daunting. In order to help your family ease into its new rhythms, GetzWell Pediatrics offers newborn house calls* within 2 – 3 days of your child’s birth. House calls allow our board certified pediatricians to spend unhurried time (usually [...]

Wild, cold water fish like salmon, mackerel, anchovies, herring, and sardines are the best source of the essential fatty acids called omega-3s.  These fats are not only important for a baby’s developing brain and visual system, but also keep mother’s immune system and that of the developing baby functioning optimally.  As long as pregnant women [...]