Eye exam

We took Max to SUNY State College of Optometry for a free preventive eye exam. We were not overly worried about his eyesight but about "bad genes" or as I said it in my Pepe-le-Pew accent before Hubby corrected: "She means bad genetics".

Humidifier

The baby was a bit congested but things got better with a (real cute) humidifier. The pediatrician advised us to leave the baby in the bathroom when taking a hot shower or to use Vicks Baby on his chest. She is very much against the nose pumps which can damage the fragile baby's nose vessels.

Cord blood

Cord banking companies are pressuring parents to bank their babies' cords even though it is still very experimental (read the AAP statement). I was interested in donating the cord blood to a public bank for research and/or treatment but was turned down because I lived in Europe at the time of the mad cow disease epidemy.