Posts by mavery

Quote: Originally Posted by kalisis Generally, your insurance will just see a bill. There's not even really any breakdown in codes - it's all just therapy. My experience has been that the insurance co....

What happens if you do something else with her while dressing? E.g. watch TV (if you do TV) or tell a story, or play I spy. Especially if it's something that lets her feel both engaged and close to you. Maybe it really is a sensory...

You could try http://www.idealist.org

I don't want to head off topic, but I am interested to see that a couple of people use melatonin, and very happy to see that their docs recommended it. I have a 4.5 yo who has ALWAYS had a terrible time sleeping. We tried No Cry Sleep...

I'm sure people will weigh in with much more expert opinions... I'm mostly responding because I had (and still have, at age 4.5!) a child with terrible sleep patterns and I just wanted to give you a for the sleep deprivation, which I...

Is it on a wireless network or are you just worried about EMF from the computer? If it's just the computer you're concerned about, you could check with a cheap gaussmeter to see what the levels are like. I tried that with mine a while...

There is an MDC mom who had vasa previa recently and just had a healthy baby. I forget her username here, but here is a link to her blog which contains discussion of the vasa previa and the decisions she made about how to manage it. (I...

I use jojoba oil in the morning, but I use tamanu oil at night (to clear up scars) or neem oil (on individual spots). I only use those at night bc the tamanu oil is very yellow(!) and both smell a little odd.

I think it's hard to know based on the current science. I decided to avoid them in large doses (e.g. in a lotion used everyday), but not go nuts over it. However, the Burt's Bees diaper cream we used (ds is no longer in diapers!)...

Oh I'm so glad this isn't going to be a struggle for either of you and you can be excited about your pregnancy! I think it's also wonderful that you were able to lay out all your feelings about it to your dh. Enjoy the rest of...