Posts by jgallagher66

I will also be no longer posting to or visiting mothering. It's a shame but this is very underhanded.

I agree with everything MeeMee said. I'm confused about why she is getting so many antibiotics. Is she testing positive for strep? I suggest a probiotic. Multiple courses of antibiotics will wreak havoc on her intestinal balance of...

I didn't bathe them too often. Every 4 days sounds good. You can always do a sponge bath. If you bathe them too much they tend to get drier skin. Whatever works to keep them clean and comfortable. I avoid soap and prefer just water most...

You sound really worried. Is he in pain? Does he have a fever? I have never seen a brown discharge in any of my sons and I asked my husband and he couldn't remember anything like that ever but if one of my sons did have that symptom...

I had 4 of my 5 children by cesarean. Number 2 was a vbac. I would have liked to not had any c-sections but that was not the way things went for me. I had no complications from any of my surgeries including the fourth. They were all...

My experience with these nurse lines is they often tell you to see your doctor because they are so worried about being sued. Of course if you're worried you should see your doctor but I agree with Red Pajama that kids get sick. I feel...

I definately wait unless there are other symtoms that concern me. Most of the time it is viral and the doctor can't do much anyway and we really try to avoid unnecessary medications especially antibiotics. I'm not a big fan of over the...

I am not an expert on this by any means but one thing that occurred to me that you might want to try since you did have to take all of those antibiotics is some probiotics. They seem to really help immune function and antibiotics really...

One of our local libraries has museum passes that you can check out. They have a family pass for the children's museum, the natural history museum, the zoo, the botanical garden and others so you can go to these places for free! You...

I couldn't read and not respond because I could really sense your frustration when I read your post. First of all congratulations on the steps you' ve taken to improve your own health. That is so great that you' ve been able to make...