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Quote: Originally Posted by ladybug6 Yes, we have always done this with DD1 with the baby version. Smells nice and helps her (or maybe it just helps me, feeling like I am doing something to help her). Good to know! Thanks!

Quote: Originally Posted by jujusmommy Your DSS reminds me of my DSS. We had a horrible summer with him. When he was a little younger I was able to teach him things and he was able to do them. (For example putting his clothes in his hamper.) Now, at almost 8 he can't do basic tasks. When I asked him what he wanted for Christmas his answer was video game this and this. When I said "we don't buy any video games or systems,...

the reason that you should not use drops in the ears of infants is because the Eustachian tubes drain upwards instead of down (mother nature's way of preventing breastmilk from draining up into the ears from the throat when laying down to nurse), so the liquid will just end up sitting in the ear and be useless. in most kids, by age 12 the canals have changed and drain down instead of up. i only know this because my ears and my dad's...

i have also had a HORRIBLE experience with ER doctors. My daughter went in with a high fever and I told them to check her for thrush as they were looking her over. I was told she did not have it. Then my ped. the next day said she totally had it bad (which is what I was sure of). mmmmm.....thrush is so common and they could not even recognize that?!? You really have to be proactive for your kiddos. I am glad you are all home. Two kids in the...

Re: Can a food allergy cause behavioral problems? Quote: Originally Posted by CalebsMome There have been links as well to gluten intolerances and/ or full blown Celiac's disease and misbehavior or ADHD. My oldest daughter has a wheat sensitivity and has also been diagnosed with ADHD.

Re: 2 year olds say the funniest things... Quote: Originally Posted by doodle19 I love toddler talk, we've been talking to DD about a baby as we are TTC. "Would you like to have a baby?" yadda yadda. Last night we went out for a date night(our 3rd one in the 22 months since her birth) to the movies. My SIL kept her and Chloe ask "Where mommy go?" SIL told her mommy's at the movies. Chloe replies,...

Soy is the easiest thing to get, but has its own issues for sure!! I would go easy on the soy if I were you. It mimics estrogen and can have problematic impacts too. That said I am one to agree that moderation is the key... so some soy is probably fine. Soy milks come in so many types. The one that most mimics milk is probably the refrigerated silk and also the vacuum boxed one at Trader Joes. Rice milks are sweet and yummy but not as full of...

Quote: Originally Posted by Catalytic I wasn't the one that made the comparison, but I can certainly see that poster's point. Smoking in a car with kids *could* kill them just as putting them in a car without a restraint, or in a restraint improperly. So no, I really DO NOT see a big difference. Taking a drink of water while driving , Talking on the phone while driving, looking at a map while driving, talking while driving, looking...

Our youngest co-slept happily until 14 months when Daddy said baby had to go. He was right, our quality of sleep was way lacking as our bed was only a full. So what I did(I'd say "we" but I did all the work), was we started a new bedtime routine of reading a book & rocking in a chair & nursing. Then I would get him **almost** asleep and put him down in his crib. If he fussed or woke up, I would stand...

Re: earwax removal? My mom used hydrogen peroxide in our ears and I use it my kids' ears (and my own). There's never been any problems and it gets out wax build up nicely. __________________ Jeanie, wife of Paul, mommy of Aurora-15 (5/23/94), Oliver-13 (12/27/95), Simon-11 (9/11/98), Savannah-9 (4/9/00), Harrison-6 (2/26/03), Genevieve-4 (2/24/05), and Sebastian-1 year and still 4/24/08