Posts by japonica

Parents lose faith in flu jabs.   Really? Why?   Quote: Health Department prevention and control public health physician Paul Effler said there had been insufficient studies into the safety of CSL product...

Doesn't exactly fall under the same category as "getting sick" but Hilary Butler had a chapter in one of her books about how carriage of certain types of bacteria seem to prevent colonisation with the others. It was the Hib-Pc-Staph...

Absolutely. It was one of the first things to cross my mind when we found out that baby #3 was a boy. I mean, the neuro issues (autism rates etc.) seem to affect boys more than girls, so if we think that there is some kind of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Jennyanydots  I have a question: I've avoided posting in MV although because I am considering some vaccines at my son's 2 yr visit coming up this spring, I guess I techincally could. I guess my...

Quote: Originally Posted by LLQ1011  I think there are two rhogam tests the basic titer one and a more extensive one. People can test negative but just be barely positive. If you are very concerned about getting the...

Quote: Originally Posted by LLQ1011  they should run a blood test to see if you are sensitized.  If you are, rhogam would not help any way. If you are not then you just have to decide if you want to have the shot...

Thanks. I think I'll give the timer system a try. We are going to the GP this week just to rule out anything I might have missed. I talked it out with DH last night and it sounds similar in some instances to encopresis. DS does have...

Thanks. Nothing really apparent. Same school and friends. We haven't moved. No new siblings (thank goodness). No new job situations for us. Everything seems to be the same. I just can't figure out WHY this is going on and more...

Hi there,   My DS will be five years old next month. He PTed late. He was 3y10m by the time he got the hang of it. Even after that point, he'd have the occasional wet pants when he didn't make it to the toilet in time, perhaps...

Quote: Originally Posted by Rrrrrachel  I'm sorry in advance because this is a doofy off topic question.   Does it sound as weird for you to think of winter being nov-feb as it does for me to think of...