Posts by japonica

Quote: Originally Posted by brant31  The new AAP statement on male circumcision, released today after 5 years of careful study, declares confidently (on page 9 of 31) that the normal adhesions between foreskin and...

That is disturbing. I wonder why the AAP is willing to put itself out there as so out of step with the majority of the other developed, western nations who have been going in the opposite direction for years. Do they not feel...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mirzam  I have a very hard time trusting anything put out or funded by pharmaceutical companies and most of the propaganda released by governments, and medical associations. This paper...

Both of my kids are in school and neither have had any vaxes to date. Their school is a K-12 with an enrollment of over a thousand.   When my DD started preschool, DS was almost 6 months old. I was most concerned about...

I was also told that I should consider a tetanus booster after I was stung by a wasp about four years ago.  I declined.   For me the bigger issue was that my ankle swelled to the size of a softball, so I'm more...

We're apparently into our third year of an "epidemic," according to the local media. In 2010, my state had 1452 notifications. Last year, 3989. This year so far, 2326 and we're not into spring here yet (Australia) which is when we see...

I'm in Australia too (resident for almost three years now).   There is a definite slant to the media to make it sound like parents who get CO forms are somehow abusing the system by collecting money for "vaccinating" parents...

Quote: Originally Posted by Katwoman    My DD1 has been diagnosed with SPD.  I've been doing a ton of reading.  According to "Out of Synch Child has Fun" sucking is a way to sort sensory...

Thanks for that. I see what you mean and will look at it as holistically as possible. Talking to the teachers will help too no doubt as they've probably noticed things at school that I don't see at home. They don't get the upside down...

Thanks so much for the quick reply. I read it and thought, "Oh thank goodness...I'm not just imagining this." Like I said, my hubby is not totally convinced. The stutter and speech problems, sure, that's a concrete definite issue. A...