Dr. Lindsay Moore

11/03/2026

The number on the thermometer is the first thing every parent leads with when they call me about a fever, and it is genuinely the least useful piece of information I can get.

Here is what I actually need to know.

➡️ Breathing. Tell me if it is staying rapid after you clear out their nose, if the skin between their ribs is sucking in with each breath in a way that looks different from normal, or if they are a very young baby who is flaring their nostrils and grunting. Any of those signs means I want them seen.

➡️ Behavior. A child who is acting confused, unusually difficult to wake, or just not themselves is a signal I take seriously regardless of what the thermometer says.

➡️ Output. Tell me whether they are still peeing. A child who has stopped urinating is telling me something important about what is happening internally.

One thing that changes all of this is age. If your baby is only a few weeks old, even a low fever is a different conversation entirely and I need you to take it seriously regardless of the number.

For everything else, call me before you decide where to go. That is exactly what I am here for.

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10/30/2026

Parents ask me whether a head injury means the emergency room or whether it is worth a call first.

The signs that tell me a child needs to be seen at the ER after a head injury are losing consciousness, acting confused or not like themselves, and vomiting after the injury. Any of those three things means go in. Outside of those signs I am happy to have you call me first and we can work through what to do next together.

If you decide to go straight to the ER without calling, that is completely fine. The call is not a test you can fail. It is just an option you have when you are not sure and want someone to help you think it through before you load everyone in the car.

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10/29/2026

I get a lot of questions about how much water to drink on a regular day, a hot day, or a day spent outside for hours, and most people want a number they can count and check off.

The marker I actually use is simpler than a number. Drink enough that you are not thirsty, and drink before thirst arrives rather than waiting for it. By the time thirst shows up your body is already running slightly behind, which means staying ahead of it is the whole strategy.

Exact daily targets exist and I can give them, but the number tends to become something people stress about rather than something that helps them. The thirst signal is already built into your body and it is more responsive to what you are actually doing that day than any fixed number could be.

This applies to breastfeeding too. We want breastfeeding moms well hydrated and water is completely fine for that. Drink until you are not thirsty and let your body guide the rest.

One marker, already built in, and you have been carrying it around your whole life.

10/27/2026

Parents ask me about taking domperidone for milk supply, and the answer sits somewhere in the middle of a real clinical debate.

In some situations it is a genuinely good option. In others it gets reached for too quickly before the underlying supply issue has been properly assessed. A complete answer on this one has to hold both of those things at the same time.

As a physician in the US I cannot prescribe it, but I can sit down with you and help you think through whether it makes sense to pursue it on your own. That is a conversation I am glad to have.

Nobody should feel bad for asking about this one. Supply questions do not always have one clean answer and this is one of them.

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10/23/2026

Parents ask me whether breast milk is useful for anything other than feeding the baby, and the honest answer is that it does have some uses but the evidence behind most of them is limited.

The three I hear about most are breast milk in the eye for an infection, milk baths, and applying it directly to the skin. Using it in the eye is a maybe.

There is no strong evidence either way that I am aware of and it is not going to cause any harm, so I do not have a problem with parents giving it a try.

Milk baths and topical use on the skin are in the same category for me, with one difference.

There is a small amount of evidence that breast milk has anti-inflammatory properties on the skin, and that is the only item on this list I will say has something clinical behind it.

The rest is a reasonable maybe, and a maybe is still fine with me if you want to try it.

If what you are trying is not working or something needs more attention than a home remedy can give it, that is what I am here for.

You can always call me.

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10/21/2026

A lot of parents ask me whether extended breastfeeding, or full term breastfeeding, is normal and a good idea, and the honest answer is yes.

As long as you and your baby both want to keep going, continuing makes complete sense. It is still nutrition. It still carries immune benefits and the bonding that comes with it does not have an expiration date just because the baby has gotten older.

The other half of this matters just as much.

If you decide you want to stop breastfeeding at any age, that is completely fine and something I can help you navigate.

There is no single right answer here that applies to every family, and I am not going to pretend there is one.

What I can tell you is that both paths are valid, both are ones I support, and whichever direction you are heading in you do not have to figure it out alone.

10/20/2026

A lot of moms ask me whether they have to stop nursing once they find out they are pregnant again.

Talk to your own OB first and make sure whatever you decide lines up with their guidance.

What follows is the general picture.

For most pregnancies nursing while pregnant is completely fine and the choice stays with you.

The thing worth knowing before you get there is what happens around a third to halfway through the pregnancy. If you are still nursing at that point your milk is likely to dry up or nearly dry up, and the flavor changes around the same time, becoming saltier and more concentrated.

Some toddlers get frustrated enough with the reduced milk or the change in taste that they lose interest and stop on their own.

Others nurse straight through the entire pregnancy without skipping a beat. Some stop for a while and then come back once the baby arrives and the milk starts flowing again.

There is no way to know ahead of time which of those will be yours, which is why it helps to know all three are normal before you are in the middle of it.

I am always happy to have you call in and help you think it through.

If you are nursing and pregnant, or you love someone who is, share this with a new mom who needs to hear it.

10/16/2026

People often ask me when they should start a bottle, and the honest answer is any time. There is no window you are going to miss.

As long as you are using paced bottle feeding, a technique your lactation support can walk you through, babies tend to go back and forth from breast to bottle very well.

The part that most families do not hear about is what has to happen on the supply side when a bottle goes in. If your baby takes a bottle instead of nursing, milk still has to come out at the same time. When that step gets skipped the supply starts to drop, and it can happen faster than most people expect.

That is the part that makes the overnight bottle handoff more complicated than it sounds. Someone offers to give a bottle so mom can sleep, nobody pumps, and over time the supply pays for it. Pumping while breastfeeding is going well is not a lot of fun, which is exactly why this is worth thinking through before it becomes a pattern.

Work it through with someone in lactation before you start so you are preventing the issue rather than troubleshooting it later.

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10/14/2026

10/13/2026

New moms often ask me when they should reach out for help with breastfeeding, and the honest answer is any time you have a question

Even better than that is looking for help before you have a problem.

A little research in your area before the baby arrives means you already know who to call the minute something feels off, instead of starting that search exhausted with a newborn.

Start with your local lactation consultants, who are trained specifically to help with feeding.

Then find out if there is a breastfeeding medicine physician in your area, a doctor with extra training in breastfeeding beyond what most pediatricians or OBs receive. They are sometimes hard to find, which is exactly why I would rather you look now while you have time.

See what is available so you know who to turn to the minute you need it. And you can always start here.

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