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Bambini Newsletter June 16, 2013
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Dawn Prati: New PNP at Bamini
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 Please join us in welcoming Dawn Prati MSN, RN, CPNP-PC to Bambini. Mrs. Prati (who goes by "Dawn" in the office) received her BSN degree from Pace University in Pleasantville, NY in 2000. For the next five years, she staffed the inpatient pediatric services at Maria Fareri Children's Hospital in Valhalla. During this time, she also provided homecare nursing for respirator-dependent cerebral palsy patients.
In 2005, Dawn joined the nursing team of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at White Plains Hospital. There, she helped care for premature infants as tiny as 18 ounces. She enjoyed the long term interactions with both the babies and parents, and provided families much needed guidance along the way. It was around this time that she began her graduate studies at Lehman College in the Bronx.
In 2006, Dawn moved from White Plains to Wallkill where she continued her career in the NICU at St. Luke's Cornwall Hospital. In 2011, she received her MSN degree and became a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. She is a member of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners and is certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. Dawn resides in Wallkill with her husband and three young daughters.
She believes her own little ones as well as the children she has cared for during her career have been her greatest mentors.
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As some of you are already aware, Somer Delsignore PNP, a two-year veteran at Bambini, will be returning to North Carolina next month. We wish her the best. Also, Dr. Vianna will be moving on to do temp work in Boston.
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What's Happening
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 Do you feel alone and overwhelmed with your child's skin condition and food sensitivities? Or perhaps, you are curious if there is additional information out there to help your little one. SURVIVING FOOD, a new support group for parents of young children with food allergies and related skin conditions, welcomes your attendance at their next meeting:
Where: Waddle and Swaddle 32 Raymond Ave, Poughkeepsie, NY (waddlenswaddle.com)
When: Wednesday, June 19th at 10:30 AM
For more detail and contact information, please click here.
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Glow on the Go will be hosting a juice bar at our office from 3 to 4 PM on Friday June 21st. Kick off the first day of summer by sampling some of their Norwalk Press juices. Preparation of these juices involves a somewhat labor-intensive two-step process, but the resulting products are so loaded with antioxidants that they keep under refrigeration about 50% longer than conventionally-prepared varieties.
 This is a great opportunity to pick up one of their cleanse packages for the weekend. Again, the high nutrient content may take the edge off the cravings that typically accompany a weekend detox. Contact their CEO Kimberly Santoro [glow.kimberly@gmail.com; cell: (516) 721-1347] up to 3 days beforehand and they will have your package ready for pickup here on the 21st. Avoid delivery charges and receive a $1.00 Bambini Juice Bar discount! If this "happy hour" is well-received, we plan to make it a regular event.
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International Travel
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 This time of year our office regularly receives calls from parents planning a trip overseas. The most common questions we hear include:
- Does my child need any shots before we leave?
- What medications should we take?
- How can we keep her healthy?
With these intrepid travelers in mind, we've put together a brief handout addressing the above concerns (click here to download). If you are looking for a comprehensive, practical list of items to pack for children, categorized by age group, try this three-pager by Travel Mamas.
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Another Binkie Controversy
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 Here's a good one. Last month, researchers from Gothenburg, Sweden reported that parents who clean their baby's binkie by sucking on it may be protecting their infants from developing allergies!
184 children were enrolled and studied up to 36 months of age. The 65 kids whose parents sucked the binkies actually had less asthma, less eczema, and fewer allergies at 18 months. They also, not surprisingly found, that vaginal birth further reduced the risk of developing atopy.
Sounds like a great idea? Within two days, the American Dental Association responded with a caveat that adult saliva also contains cavity-causing bacteria such as Strep mutans. They are concerned that these babies whose parents were sucking their binkies might end up with a mouth full of cavities.
What's a parent to do? It's important to note that the dentists base their opinion on speculation, not research. It would seem to us that, if a parent has reasonably good oral health, sucking the binky might not be a bad idea - especially if the baby was delivered by c-section.
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