Posts by MaryMarg

Thanks--I'll try these and let you know!

You could be seen by a speech pathologist or an occupational therapist, either of whom should specialize in oral-motor/feeding therapy. A therapist can assess the baby's sucking, suck-swallow-breathe coordination, general muscle tone...

No problem giving Nux or a remedy to a 14mo. You can dissolve the pellet in water and give your son a teaspoon of that water--he doesn't have to drink it all and you can simply cover and use again for the next dose if another is needed....

I have used homeopathic remedies throughout pregnancy and breastfeeding with no (known) ill-effects on my children. There are some that bf'ing moms should take caution with and the potency (6x, 12c, 30c, etc.) is important to get right...

We live in the deep South and grow plants in large containers in our very sunny back yard. Using the containers as our thick, red clay doesn't let much of anything grow well directly in soil. Have had little success growing bell...

We've used some older-than-suggested bm from the freezer, too, without any ill-effects on DS. He disliked some of the oldest milk and I assumed it didn't taste right, so just kept moving forward in dates til we found what was good! No...

Just learning from you guys and reading up on ruta in my Ullman Homeo. for kids book and he suggests, oddly, that (ruta and) Rhus tox is common for sprains. Rhus tox does have the restlessness (esp at night b/c of the pain) but I know...

Thanks, y'all! I know it's time to stop but just can't imagine not pumping! Kind of sad to stop, too--DS getting big too fast! Thanks for encouragement.

The homeopathy group meets usually the last Sunday of the month at the Hoover Library on 31. It is specifically studying the use of homeopathic remedies and does not really cover lots of other holistic or integrative therapies. The...

14 month old DS is nursing 4-5 times a day. I work only one day a week and am down to pumping only one time during that 10-hour day. Problem is, when I pump, I get only drops! Have switched pumps with no success. Am certain DS is...