Posts by illiterati

Just wanted to pop in here and offer hugs. And I hope your test results helped clarify something for you, and some course of action.    The two personal experiences wit autoimmune disorders that I can share are those of...

We're vegetarian and for the first few months of DS's life I was also sugar-free due to battling the evil thrush. While the reason for it sucked, I have to say I'm glad for the forced sugar detox. My taste buds changed so much that I...

Hi! Can I join? I wasn't part of the original DDC (although I might have lurked a few times while pregnant).  But my DS was born 1/29 so I'm right there with you all watching my little baby become a boy...sniffle...   I...

Your local community behavioral health center should be able to do a screening eval for her to determine what services would be best for her, either mental health or substance abuse, or likely both. If you need referral info united way...

Sorry, speech language pathologist.

I have no advice to offer but I've been wondering if my 11 month old may also have a strong gag reflex. It's not really posed a problem for him yet. Except that he's just not really into solids because as soon as a food has any lump in...

I don't know what to say. But I have tears in my eyes reading about your daughter. I'll be thinking of her and your family and sending healing thoughts your way. 

Hi! I just saw this and didn't want to leave you hanging. I'm not sure how far away you are from Athens. But I was super happy with the midwife practice at Athens Regiona. Also the hospital staff there were very hands- off during my...

We moved from FL up to Georgia for DH'a new job. But I still dearly miss it and it definitely feels way more like home when we visit. We lived just south of Gainesville in a cute little town called Micanopy. Lots of artists, musicians,...

I second the ergo back carry. We kept upgrading carriers until we found the ergo works best for us toting around our 25 pounder (11 month old). I would think any carrier that redistributed weight from shoulder to hips would work.