You're listening to the Forgotten podcast, bringing voice to the foster care community.

As a pediatrician, I'm not judging you.

I'm so happy you're here with this kid.

Like, I just want to hug you.

And so whatever you can, information you can give me, and you may not have a lot yet.

Like, you may not have even the health history on this kid yet.

I know that. But I'm going to ask you anyways, because I need to, you know, if you do health history on this kid yet. I know that.

But I'm going to ask you anyways, because I need to, you know, if you do know, I want to find out.

Hey, it's Jamie Cabe.

Welcome back to the Forgotten podcast.

You can find out more about today's episode by visiting the forgotteninitiative.org slash S2E8.

That's for Season 2, episode 8.

A quick note before we dive in.

At the end of today's episode, I will be bringing in a few of my team members at the

Forgotten Initiative to pick the winner of the free KFO registration and T-shirt, so stay

tuned for that.

Today, I'm talking with my friend and our kids pediatrician, Dr. Andrea Kane.

Dr. Kane is a general pediatrician

for Advocate Medical Group in Bloomington, Illinois. She has been a pediatrician since 2008 and has worked

with many foster families over the years. Her passions include newborn care, nutrition,

preventative care with vaccinations, and development. This episode is extremely practical.

So I want to give you the freedom to stop what you're doing. Put down the laundry or stop doing the

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