Posts by eleanorm

Thanks everyone for your helpful suggestions but I have to live with some limitations; 1) I live on a 3rd floor apartment with no car so carrying lots of laundry out is not an option with a 19 month old on my hip (being carried down...

When I was 8 months pregnant I took antibiotics for a bladder infection. I am now convinced that it caused the problems that my son is having with hypomineralisation of his teeth - the enamel never developed correctly. When the expert...

We currently live in an old apartment that is plagued with many beasts - one being moths. These are both the kitchen and clothes type. In about 1 month we are moving to a brand new house (can't wait..!) and I want to make sure that I...

I am also piping in to say that you just need to hang in another couple of months. From 17 months, of his own doing, DS starting behaving differently at night (and since 3 months old he has been a terrible sleeper). He no longer fell...

Another mother with hypothyroid issues. I was diagnosed 7 years ago after suffering from extreme exhaustion and despression. There was no significant weight gain (except a little puffiness/water retention around the face) but it was...

A very depressed mother of an 18 month old here. DS has lost more than half of one incisor and the other is quickly chipping away from the corner as well. We finally got to see a specialist pediatric professor of dentistry last week. ...

I must say that I have never had luck with FuzziBunz. Even with 2 inserts I am lucky if it lasts 1.5 hours before leaking. Then again, my DS may be an exceptionally heavy wetter. I first tried CD when he was 3 months and was fortunate...

I really don't think it would work in our house. If I didn't cook, do the dishes, clean up around the house and do the laundry it just wouldn't get done. My DP has no problem with living in filth and getting take-out every night. When...

Another mother battling caries in a 17 month old joining in here . Thanks for all the invaluable information. I now need to investigate any possible source of raw milk and butter oil in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It may be a...

Thanks Moneca, I had actually skimmed that thread but missed the 2 posts regarding the toxicity levels in fish. I will add any further questions there.