Posts by 47chromosomes

@ the vitamins.  I think I will check for something for kids that seems more high quality.  Any suggestions?  The ones he is getting are pretty run-of-the-mill.   @ sleeping.  I had that thought as...

Thank you for the suggestions.  I did have the idea to do some green smoothies.  I will get on that.  Also your suggestion for allergens... it makes so much sense.  I think I will try.   For some reason my...

My 3 year old son has been ill recently, and frequently it seems.  I had his hemoglobin checked in March, it was fine.  He just seems run down, sad and frustrated.  It makes me really sad to see him so down.  I just...

My son has Down Syndrome, and I highly recommend the Downsyn.com forum. link to the forum below. http://www.downsyn.com/phpbb2/index.php

Our oldest son has Down Syndrome.  We found this out when he was two and a half months old.  It was life changing for us, and we were really going through a lot.  We needed a lot of support, and it was hard to find the...

That is definitely a valid c-section reason.  It happens.  When a baby is crooked it is called acynclitic.  I've birthed two acynclitic babies vaginally, but I'll be honest, I don't think birth is a good idea for me in...

I would be afraid of experiencing something like that again, too.  So sorry.  I wonder why your midwife wasn't able to provide relief.  And, actually, WHY couldn't your get an epidural if you requested one? ...

Olivebubble - try the vitamin E thing while you wait to see another practitioner.  It really can't hurt, and I am absolutely not an expert, and my tear was internal, so different, but I would guess scar tissue may really be...

Did you have any tearing in your birth canal or perineum?  Any kind of scare tissue can cause pain with sex.  Or, even if you did not tear, having to get your baby out so quickly could certainly have damaged tissue that needs...

I'm sorry you had a rough birth.  Gosh, how scary.  I've never had forceps and don't know the long term effects for a baby or a mama when they are used.  Our little guy had a rough birth.  Like yours, pushing was...