Dr Jen 4 Kids

08/15/2025

Looking forward to spending the day with the Southern Oregon Lactation Association on October 17th!

03/28/2025

I will be in Atlanta at Emory University on April 15!

Emory University is pleased to offer a dynamic and engaging conference on breastfeeding in collaboration with Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, hospitals across the region, and partners from community organizations. The conference is known for bringing in national speakers and local experts for a ...

08/01/2024

Here is the podcast I did for pediatricians to help understand our recommendations on tongue-tie and breastfeeding.

This episode of Pediatrics On Call offers guidance for diagnosing and treating ankyloglossia or tongue-tie. It also offers a preview of the 2024 National Conference and Exhibition from Sept. 27 to Oct. 1.

07/29/2024

Here is more information for families who have questions!

07/29/2024

This is a big day for me. We have been working on this tongue and breastfeeding paper for a few years and it got published this morning!

Ankyloglossia refers to a congenitally tight lingual frenulum that limits the motion of the tongue. Whether the release of a tight lingual frenulum in neonates improves breastfeeding is not clear. Because many of the symptoms of ankyloglossia overlap those of other breastfeeding difficulties, a team...

12/03/2023

A nice reminder for this cold weather.

Keeping baby warm in the winter is essential. Use layers, instead of puffy material, to ensure your car seat harness has a snug fit.

11/30/2023

It’s official! I passed the board certification exam so I am in the first group of physicians to be certified in Breastfeeding and Lactation Medicine! 🎉🎉

08/15/2023

We are getting guidance from the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices about how and when to use the monoclonal antibody against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). It will be recommended for all infants heading into their first RSV season (October to March) and high risk children going into their second RSV season. I will post here when we find out how we will implement this at the clinic.

ACIP and AAP Recommendations for the Use of the Monoclonal Antibody Nirsevimab for the Prevention of RSV Disease Nirsevimab was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on July 17, 2023. Nirsevimab is a long-acting monoclonal antibody product intended for use in newborns and infants to....

07/14/2023

I see so much iron deficiency from excessive cow's milk intake in children over a year of age. Kids have needed blood transfusions and IV iron infusions. Sixteen ounces is enough. More than that and we get disorders of sleep, gut health and development. I know I am in a state where we wear cheese on our heads, but too much cow's milk is not good for children.

07/01/2023

How long do you think it took me to say yes to this conference? I think I’ll get a new Packer jersey for the occasion.

September!

12/05/2022

I want to share this because the unprecedented amount of severe infections in children is helping us see that covid is not a benign illness in kids. We have evidence that even mild infection causes lung damage in children even a year after infection. We are also learning that the cellular immune system in some kids is not working well. One of the reasons RSV and Influenza are doing so much damage and requiring so many hospitalizations is due to what we are learning about the damage to the immune system in kids who have had even mild covid.

Influenza A is everywhere now. It starts with headache and vomiting and moves to cough and muscle pain, especially in the calf muscles. The fevers are very high and last 5-7 days, and longer in some kids. There isn’t much we can do except hydration and oxygen. Sometimes albuterol can help with the cough.

We can see bacterial infections co-occurring with RSV and Influenza. We have shortages of many of the medications we need to treat these infections.

I am making room on my schedule for my patients who need to be seen. Call the office as these appointments are created as we need them and may not appear on the app.

Children dying from Strep throat and other immune consequences This virus season has been like no other with high hospitalization rates from RSV, Influenza and now more children are dying from Strep A bacterial infections. This long thread looks at what might be going on.🧵1/

11/29/2022

Just a quick note for my patients:

If you have a sick child and you would like to make an appointment, please call. We are adding appointments every day but they cannot be accessed on the LiveWell app because I’m creating them as we need them.

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