Intro to Surviving Tiny Humans
Surviving Tiny Humans: 10 Minute Triage for Newborns & New ParentsShow Notes
If you're a new or expecting parent wondering what actually matters -- and what you can safely ignore -- you're in the right place. Parenting today comes with an overwhelming amount of advice: social media reels, late-night Google searches, well-meaning opinions from everyone you know... and somehow the pressure to do everything perfectly (including baking sourdough bread). In this podcast, physician and mom Dr. Kailey Buller offers practical, evidence-based, guilt-free triage for your baby, body and mind. We'll talk newborn sleep, feeding, postpartum recovery, hormones, mental health, relationships, and the many things that are surprisingly normal -- but rarely talked about. Most parenting decisions aren't black and white. There's more than one way to be a great parent. And you don't need to have it all together to be a loving, capable keeper of tiny humans. If you're looking for advice that feels grounding instead of overwhelming, hit follow. You're not meant to do this alone. Let's survive these tiny humans -- together.
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This is the Season 1 finale of Surviving Tiny Humans — and we're going out with one of the most googled topics in parenting: fevers. Because at 2am with a sick baby, you don't want to read a medical textbook. You want someone to tell you clearly — does this need the ER or not? In this episode I'm walking you through everything you actually need to know: what counts as a real fever, what to do about it, when to go in, and when you can manage safely at home. Including a few things that might surprise you. In this episode: What actually counts as a fever vs. a low-grade temperature — and why the distinction matters more than the number Why the height of the fever is less important than how your child looks Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen — how they're different, how to use them together, and why ibuprofen before bed might be the move The fever rules by age — including why any fever in a baby under 30 days is an automatic ER visit no matter how well they look When to go to the ER vs. when an urgent appointment is enough The five-day fever rule and Kawasaki's disease — what it is and why every medical student on the planet knows about it Ear infections, delayed fevers, and how to recognize when a cold has turned into something else My favourite gut-check for telling a virus from a bacterial infection — and why the grosser it is, the more likely it's viral 🔗 Free fever flowchart linked below — print it, save it to your phone, and have it ready for the next 2am moment. https://www.vitalswithdrbuller.com/infant-er-flowchart
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