Posts by USAmma

Just wanted to post some thoughts here. My first born is going to be 12 on her next bday (I can hardly believe time has passed so quickly!). I have had some changes in my life since that time including becoming a pediatric registered...

Quote: Originally Posted by Taximom5  You make excellent points here.   The problem is, the odds are not good, either way.    I do think that, today, a lot of the risk of the...

I chose to vax my first child on schedule. We traveled to India and I saw first-hand the effects of polio which is still active there. It was very heartbreaking.  My second child had some major health issues that lasted 5 years....

I am not on this diet but this is out of curiosity. I have known two people who went on this diet with injections from doctors and following the food rules. Both of them were on the pill, and both ended up pregnant. One of them had a...

I am finally being consistent in my workouts at the gym, and up to 2.5 miles of jogging. :-) Also planning a 5K with a coworker. I do not like the gym for various reasons-- it's inconvenient, I seem to always get someone next to me who...

I have an 11 year old dd who is in puberty and I'm sure her period is coming right around the corner. As a nurse and just as a matter of fact person in general, I have educated both my girls to periods for their whole lives. It's just...

Quote: Originally Posted by WindyCityMom  I was recently enrolled in community college and only needed vax proof because I was doing clinical hours in a hospital and needed immunity for MMR.  They just had me get...

He will probably be admitted to a floor in the hospital where they specialize in breathing issues, or maybe even the ICU just for observation. I work on an airway floor and we share our floor with ICU (peds hospital). I often get the...

Thanks so much for your thoughtful replies. I did not get back to this thread to reply as I got caught up in crazy work and family schedules. I did read them and started to encourage more time apart, and more time one on one with me...

My oldest did a version of this from early toddlerhood to around 1st grade. Ugh. She would rub herself on the stroller or carseat straps, my hip (!), or position herself on the edge of the coffee table or the arm of the sofa. I took...