Connecticut Children's Blog

It wasn’t her 9-month-old’s son’s diagnosis of bilateral undescended testicles that had Stephanie of New Fairfield worried. After all, Anne Dudley, MD, their urologist at Connecticut Children’s, had assured her that James’ condition was not uncommon – up to five percent of all full-term and 30 percent of premature babies are born with this condition […]

There are lots of myths and misconceptions about breastfeeding, so we sat down with Silvana Michael, a lactation nurse at Connecticut Children’s, to get answers to the most common questions. Our Lactation Team is based out of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), but they provide care to all breastfeeding families as well as employees […]

By Kasia My daughter Skye is nine months old, and the happiest child. Like most children her age, she loves to explore her world physically. Skye will reach and touch, respond to sights and sounds, and especially enjoys playing with her four year old big brother, Julius. Without the treatment she receives from Connecticut Children’s, […]

Melissa Santos, PhD, is the Senior Pediatric Psychologist and Clinical Director of the Pediatric Obesity Center at Connecticut Children’s Can we create better treatments for youth with obesity? That’s the question I want to answer. Recently I was awarded a federal grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive […]

By Donna Barnett, MA, RDN, CDN Over the past decade or so gluten-free diets have become increasingly popular, both for medical necessity and by personal preference. Some reports suggest that more than 3 million people in the U.S. follow a gluten-free diet, however the prevalence of celiac disease in the general population is much lower, […]

By Missy Kelly When my daughter Eva was a baby, someone called her “Eva the Diva.” At the time, we didn’t realize how much she was going to really grow into that name. She’s strong-willed and does what she wants when she wants, but she lives a very happy life. She loves swimming, shopping, visiting […]

When Amanda and Derek Williams learned they were expecting twins, they knew they would be introducing their two year old son to a doubly fun big brother experience. But stockpiling on diapers, wipes and onesies took an immediate backseat when one of their little boys was diagnosed in-utero with aortic coarctation – a congenital condition […]

“The nurses and doctors were kind and told me what to expect after my son was born. But nothing can prepare you for the moment when you first realize you will not be able to hold your newborn,” Marisol Castano, a self-assured and intelligent woman with bright eyes and cascading curls shared while sitting in […]

It was December in paradise – a week before Christmas 2015, in fact – when Elizabeth and Cesar Lopez knew they had no choice but to pack up their family, travel over 1500 miles from Puerto Rico to Connecticut and leave the only home they had ever known. It was a move they never planned […]