Moments of Motherhood

February 1, 2012 by admin  
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Moments of Motherhood

Group session for new moms

Come join our Doctor, Lisa Visentin while she speaks this Thursday, Feb 2 @ 1 pm at the St Charles “Moments of Motherhood” group session.   Relax and learn all about your new baby.  Free admission, refreshments and an opportunity to meet other mothers. Please call St. Charles to register at  631-473-3700.Class will be held in the Family Education gym at St. Charles (directions below) this meeting includes babies, but not Dads. 

 

DIRECTIONS: St Charles Family Education Gym (1907 bldg. near Wisdom Conference Center)  From the chapel: proceed down the rehab hallway.  Follow red dots and dashes on the floor, almost to the end.  Make a right, following the markings down the ramps and then right again into the older section of the hospital.  Stop following red markings when the hallway narrows and you see the purple “1907 Elevator” sign hanging from the ceiling.  Straight ahead is a sign “LAMAZE, BREASTFEEDING, EXERCISE”.  The Family Ed Gym is the room on the left.  

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PROTECTION OF BREASTFEEDING FOR WORKNG MOTHERS

January 30, 2012 by admin  
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PROTECTION OF BREASTFEEDING FOR WORKNG MOTHERS
Currently US law does not provide adequate support for working breastfeeding mothers.  The recent Health Care Reform Act does not apply to salaried employees, such as teachers, or to small business employees.  It does not offer them protection though mandated breaks or private places to pump. A federal bill was introduced last year to address this issue would but has not yet passed. The act states:
 
The Breastfeeding Promotion Act of 2011 (H.R. 2758, S. 1463) includes two provisions:
  1. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect breastfeeding women from being fired or discriminated against in the workplace.
  2. Protects breastfeeding mothers by ensuring that executive, administrative, and professional employees, including elementary and secondary school teachers (in addition to non-exempt employees covered by the previous amendment), have break time and a private place to pump in the workplace.
 
If you would like to support this change please click below to contact your local representative:
http://www.usbreastfeeding.org/LegislationPolicy/ActionCampaigns/BreastfeedingPromotionAct/tabid/115/Default.aspx

Lisa Visentin, MD, CLC, FAAP

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Croup

December 5, 2011 by admin  
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     This is the time of year croup is most common.  Croup is caused by a virus that affects the upper airway, including the throat.  Infection causes swelling causing your child to have a barking, seal like cough and hoarse voice.
     Younger children are more affected because they have a smaller airway. As your child grows, so does his/her airway so older children and adults are less affected.  A baby who has croup may have difficulty breathing and a barky cough, while an adult may only have a hoarse voice. 
     For unknown reasons, croup is always worse at night and symptoms may almost completely resolve during the day.  The infection usually lasts 1-3 days and will resolve with supportive treatment. If your child develops a barky cough or s/he looks like she is struggling to catch his/her breath:
 
-          Take your child to the bathroom and steam it up by running a hot shower.  Sit you child in the bathroom to breath in the steam which reduces swelling
-          If it is cold outside, expose to cold air will also help reducing swelling and easy breathing difficulties
-          Try to keep your child calm
     If your child continues to have trouble breathing call our office for an appointment, or go to the nearest emergency room if it is at night. 
Dr. Visentin

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Flu Season Ahead!

July 29, 2011 by admin  
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Flu season is upon us! For your most recent flu updates:  CLICK HERE

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Well visits have begun!

June 24, 2011 by admin  
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Summer is here!  Schedule your well visits!

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Our new website is officially launched!

September 27, 2010 by admin  
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Hi everyone,

Our team is very excited to announce that we have launched our new website to include social media!  Facebook and Twitter!  Our office understands the importance of connecting with our clients not only in the office but outside the office environment.

This blog will showcase our hot doctor topics.  We get asked a lot of questions on a day to day basis and we are hoping to cover these topics in a blog format so that you can get more personal with our views and why we take measures to take care of your child.  We are very parent focused and we want you to know that our patients are very important to us.  We are constantly seeking outside resources to better serve our parents and we want to share those resources with you!

Please browse around our new site!  We thank you very much for trusting us and please know our mission is to serve our parents and kids with great care!

Warm regards and see you on the blog,

Dr. Forletti & Dr. Oleszak

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