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Sara DuMond, MD, FAAP

Sara DuMond, MD, FAAPSara DuMond, MD, FAAP



Pediatrics

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Sara DuMond, MD, FAAP, is a board-certified pediatrician and author. She is a 2000 Alpha Omega Alpha graduate of the West Virginia University School of Medicine. She completed her pediatrics residency at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte, N.C., in 2003 and practiced general pediatrics with a private group practice in the Charlotte area for seven years. In 2010, she founded Pediatric Housecalls, Charlotte's first mobile urgent care for children. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Home Care Physicians. As an author, she has contributed numerous child health articles to local and national parenting and health publications, including Little Ones Magazine, Parents Magazine, and American Baby Magazine. She serves on the medical advisory board for American Baby Magazine. She has also written consumer health information for KidsHealth.org and Livestrong.com. She is a mother of three children, ages 3, 5, and 8, is an avid distance runner, and enjoys traveling with her family. For more information, please visit Dr. DuMond's website: www.pedshousecalls.com

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Organization Affiliations:
  • Pediatric Housecalls
 

My Answers

Q. My son is hungry, fussy, gassy, arches his back and fights me during breastfeeding. What is wrong?
A. First, the arching/spitting/pain/fussy symptoms that you are describing sound like textbook acid reflux. I am not his doctor, and therefore am not...
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A. The way you should handle diarrhea in a 3 month old, really depends on how much and how often he is having the diarrhea. In many cases, Pedialyte is...
Q. My baby is 9 days old. When he sleeps his arms and legs twitch in even timing, from 5 to 20 minutes. Is this normal?
A. It can be so hard to interpret all of the little movementsthat babies make. In this instance, since the twitching seems to be somewhatrhythmic and...
Q. My daughter was born with a bright red birthmark on her back. It is now solid & welted above the skin. Should I worry?
A. When birthmarks change over time, many parents worry that it is a sign that it represents something worrisome. In this case, however, you are...
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