Posts by bluedaisy

My 15 month old son has mild eczema - when he gets flare ups he gets quite itchy and can't sleep, and scratches until he bleeds sometimes.   We have no idea what is causing it, and at this point in my life the idea of an...

Thanks for the reply sbgrace - I'm also thinking it's just wonky hormones...   I read about implantation bleeding and it seems like it could be that, but it seems a bit too soon (day 21 of my cycle - not sure when I ovulated...

I have an almost 15 month old son and just got my first postpartum period on March 30th.   Then, on April 18th (day 20 of my cycle) I got some light bleeding.  It was enough that I had to wear a pad, but after the whole...

Thanks for the comments, I did end up posting:   Sorry to hear they've been having a hard time! HepB is acutally an STD, so unless your babies will be having unprotected sex or sharing needles they have no chance of getting it...

I always cringe when I read facebook posts about my friends giving their babies their shots.  I usually don't say anything unless someone posts something asking for advice or opinions, and although I have occasionally posted an...

My son has eczema and we live in Uganda where there are NO options for free and clear detergents.  So I am considering two options:   Making my own - I can get pure soap flakes (it says made from vegetable oil) from Kenya...

I'm pretty sure my one year old son has eczema...he has very dry skin on both legs that gets cracked and scaly and sometimes bleeds and scabs over.  I see him itching it often, although it doesn't seem to bother him too...

Thanks mirzam - I'll have to look around for that.  I'd be surprised if I can find it here but I can have someone ship it or bring some to me for the future.  Anything that can help avoid antibiotics is good!!  

sbgrace - thank you for your reply, I will start taking the probiotics about 3 hours after each dose - I guess i will just give them to my son at various times throughout the day?  He breastfeeds at least every 3 hours so I assume...

I live in Uganda and was recently diagnosed with giardia and an amoeba - both intestinal parasites.  I'm on two different meds - one that is not absorbed into breastmilk and then metronidazole - 500 mg for 7 days.  They...