Posts by Altair

That sounds so painful and traumatic, even without any specific medical history. :-( you deserve the vodka with anything in it tonight. Be good to yourself.

St Luke's is not known for having great protocols for avoiding c-sections with vbacs and any other "high risk" mother.  I'd be happy to talk to you about my planned HBAC in NYC in PM if you want to PM me!   

Similarly, I just hang my wet dishtowels/washcloths over the hamper at the end of the day, then throw them in to hamper in the morning when they are dry.  We go through a few a day, but don't get mildew doing this (and we can only...

  Quote: Originally Posted by HarperRose      Schools evaluate and diagnose for their own purposes. It is not anything close to a true medical diagnosis. I don't think anyone here is...

It's a common misunderstanding of asp and HF autism that you can't be social. Many/most are social, but do not understand or internalize the social rules and social conventions and typical give and take of social interactions. What you...

We don't have the space in his room or our main living area to add a train table/coffee table, and his train tracks are SO huge and involved I can't imagine him confining them to a table size!  My son just turned 3 and he doesn't...

If you haven't picked the particular TrueFit yet, I wanted to put a plug in there for the TrueFit Premiere.  The anti-rebound bar http://www.amazon.com/The-First-Years-Premier-Convertible/dp/B002WN20GA which you can see in some of...

Quote: Originally Posted by jewel1288  Can you expand on what you mean by used to it? I just received my keeper moon cup and tried using it with no success. I could not get it in! My cycle ended the day before...

I love IKEA toys!  I think they are a great balance between cheap but not filled with chemicals.  And they are often simple and open ended.    We have their train set (which works with thomas and also NYC MTA...

It helps to not buy toys that are age specific, really, but just slowly start stocking up on open ended good quality toys.  Wooden train tracks (IKEAs are great and inexpensive), duplos, wood unit blocks, a wooden play kitchen and...