Posts by michelle

Is it safe to start taking St. John's wort while nursing a 2 1/2 year old? He only nurses a couple of times a day, but all my books say that this herb is prohibited for lactating women. Most books say that about ALL herbs, so I wasn't...

I'm looking for some information about kids who have allergies to food colorings. I have a strong suspicion that my 2 year old son has a sensitivity to red food coloring. He is allergic to peanuts, dairy and eggs, and we manage that...

My ds has eczema too...but I've never heard of Elidel? What is it and what does it do? Michelle

Hi! I'm in Northern Virginia too, and while I don't have a great GP reccomendation for you, I'd like to know who your homeopath and pediatrician is. We live in Fauquier county Virginia, and I am not really that happy with our ped. Any...

Yes, I think that is possible, in fact, pretty common. At my midwife's office, they let the moms dip their own urine at every check up. They show you how to read the little stick and everything. One of the squares is for leukocytes,...

It was my understanding that uva ursi was not recommended during pregnancy, but I have heard of midwives using it during pregnancy very carefully. You don't have to take much of it anyway, so even less during pregnancy. Just my two cents...

I have used cranberry for UTI's successfully in the past...I believe I took 1-2 400mg capsules, three times a day. But the important thing is to literally drown yourself with water. You have to drink so much water to flush the bacteria...