Health: Infant

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Hi Everyone! So I have a 3 week old baby and I want to go visit my parents. When is it safe to travel with an infant? I'm worried because its flu seaso...
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I'M going on vacation to PR with my husband in the summer and i would like to kn...
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My husband and I will be travelling overseas with our 4 year old son and one on ...
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What is your favorite type of baby sling? I'm not really looking for a front pa...
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We are travelling to introduce our 8 month old daughter to her paternal grandpar...

Beauty

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I know that there are moms out there that can help me. I hope that this isn't too many questions in one post, but they are all inter-related. I have ...
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I would like to know what other women ages 30 to 40 are useing as their beauty r...
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My five year old recently asked me if he could use my hair gel to spike his hair...
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Has anyone tried the idea of infant potty training? I have recently discovered ...
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I don`t understand why it is better to use beauty products that are mostly or al...

Bladder & Kidney

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I spent 3 hours in Urgent care last night with xtreme pain while urinating. I also had blood in my urine. The doc said it could be a bladder or kidney...
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My daughter recently just got her second bladder infection. She got her first o...
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I am planning on going to the Dr's today... but... I need to know if any of you ...
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Hi moms, So, I had a doctors appointment on Wednesday and had some protein in my...
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After a trip to the ER Sat night when my 6 week old daughter's temp rose above t...

Broken Bones & Sprains

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Last night I received a phone call from my son's child care. Apparently he tripped and another little boy stepped on his leg. He wouldn't let anyone st...
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My 5 year old broke his leg and has about 3 wks left in his cast. He is primar...
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Hello My name is C. I am a mom of a VERY active 2 and a half yr old. Probblem He...
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I found a baby duck in the pond with a broken leg. Is there anything I can do fo...
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My 12 yr old son brok his arm yesterday between the elbow and shoulder. They 'se...

Checkup

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Friday morning I will be taking my infant for his 2 month check-up. At that time he is to receive about 4 immunizations. So far we have had no major pr...
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My L.o in 2 1/2 do I need to schedule a well child check up or is it only once a...
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My work just finished open enrollment for insurance. While it was still going on...
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Can anyone recomend a good pediatrician in the area? I am 21 weeks pregnant, and...
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We are expecting our first child due in February 2011. I have no idea where to ...

Childhood Illnesses

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Any suggestions will help. I do plan on calling my doctor again today. I have had a fever with chills and sweats off and on since Sunday. I did ...
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Hello everyone. I have a newborn son who just turned three weeks on Friday. I ha...
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At 18 months of age, my daughter had her 1st seizure. She is now 4 & is on Trile...
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Hi I was wondering what products many of you recommend for an infant (2 month o...
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I need help on this illness that my mother-in-law has...and to find out if anyon...

Children's Hospital

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Hi all! I am 27-weeks pregnant and, unfortunately, this pregnancy is not going as smoothly as my other two. My baby, whether he goes full-term or not, ...
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I have in perfect condition beanie baby bears and rather than selling them on eb...
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I had a little boy 1 1/2 weeks ago. He was only 34 weeks so he was pretty young...
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I hope that someone can figure this one out... My friend's grandson is in the h...
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What are some of the most helpful things that a friend could get you, or do for ...

Dental

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My 8 yr old son has lost several baby teeth and is in the process of having adult teeth grow in. His mouth is crowded and there doesn't seem to be muc...
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My son needs 7 baby teeth extracted and I have read various opinions/experiences...
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My daughter needs to see a dentist. I called the dentist that we have on our in...
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I went to the dentist last week and come to find out i have 3 cavities and have ...
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Our dentist wants my 8 y.o. to see an orthodontist right away; her mouth is tin...

Development

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Hi. I was just wondering if there are any suggestions to books about child development. Things I should be expecting, milestones, etc. and approximat...
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I'm looking for a good general child development book. Physical, emotional, soc...
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I have been on semi-bedrest since I was about 26 weeks for having contracations,...
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This is going to seem like an odd question. My daughter, who just turned two in...
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My son is 10 1/2 months and does not sit up on his own.  He will sit up once I ...

Diapers & Diaper Changing

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My 7 month old has turned diaper changing in to a challenging game. I am a first time Mom and have to say this is one topic I haven't read about and w...
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hello mamas, i have a 1 year old who hates and i mean, HATES being diaper cha...
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My daughter's asking for any/all ideas for diaper-changing an infant in a public...
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I'm just curious when people travel commercially where they change diapers on th...
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For the first 7 1/2 months of my baby's life I have had very little problem diap...

Digestion

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Hi Moms, I need some help for my little boy. For the past two weeks he has had a cold/infection (stuffy nose, cough, etc). It runs for a couple of da...
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Hello everyone. I have a newborn son who just turned three weeks on Friday. I ha...
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I have a 15 week old precious daughter who seems to me to be constipated. I nur...
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Does anybody have any suggestions to help with infant gas? I give my seven week ...
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My 2 month old son has been suffering from long periods of excessive gas--especi...

Dr. Visits

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Is there anything wrong with brining my 16 month old son with me to a doctor's appointment? I have an appointment with a dermatologist and would rathe...
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I just returned from my daughter's 2-year well-child visit with her doctor and I...
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Does anyone do this? I have a four month old, and besides grandparents, he ha...
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I just recently relocated to FLORIDA and I need an OB GYN Doctor. Any Suggestion...
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My little girl is 5 years old and this morning she threw up once. She was compla...

Early Intervention

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I've seen quite a few things about early intervention and I was wondering if anyone had the number for Bucks County. My son was born 8 weeks early and ...
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My son is just about 24 months old and only says mama and dada. I was thinking a...
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Has anyone used Early Intervention to help with your child's speech development?...
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My child has a mild form of torticollis and has qualified for physical therapy a...
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At my daugher's 2 yr checkup the pediatrician referred her to early intervention...

Eye Glasses

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Anyone ever had to go through our put their child through vision therapy? My 3yr old has strabismus (not constant, but her eyes will turn inward) and w...
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My daughter is 6 weeks old. Last week when I had her at the Dr., the Dr. noticed...
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Hi Everyone, The other day my 1 year olds right eye started to turn inward. I t...
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My 2 year old has a lazy eye. And not a subtle lazy eye either. We've patched ...
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My 1 year old son's left eye has been tearing up the last few days and when he w...

Eyes & Vision

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Having just learned that all children entering Kindergarten next year must have an eye exam, I am looking for a god eye doctor who is used to children ...
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I am looking for an eye doctor in Irving or Coppell. Does anyone have a recomme...
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What month is baby vision considered to be completely developed? Mine is 9 mo...
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My 21-month old toddler was recently assessed by early intervention due to speec...
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At what age should kids have their first eye exam? (This is not including suspe...

First Aid

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I am looking for CPR and First Aid courses. Any suggestions on where to take them? I need them by the end of the summer and the class through dakota co...
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My daughter was running around her bedroom and fell onto the edge of the bedfram...
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My baby is 5 months old. I'd like to take a baby first aid and CPR class (just ...
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I am expecting baby #2 in February and I would love to find a infant CPR class i...
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Has any one every went to a class to learn infant CPR. My daughter is just learn...

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Fitness

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I am about 20 pounds overweight, due to having 3 kids and lack of self-control when it comes to eating. I really want to begin exercising. I start th...
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Is it possible to get in better shape during pregnancy? Please, do not read any...
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I am desperatly trying to get rid of 30 pounds. I have lost only 5 pounds and 8 ...
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Hi all: I have a question for all of you active moms out there. Currently, I...
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I've been on a great exercise program for about a year now that includes cardio ...

Foot & Toe

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Has anyone ever had pain at the bottom of your foot? My right foot hurts right by the heel close to the arch of the foot. It hurts when I walk, as we...
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Hello, I am at 33 weeks with twins. Lately I have either a sharp, immobilizi...
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I'm 44 years old and for about 2 years I have been having a lot of discomfort in...
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Three days ago I dropped a heavy cooking sheet on my foot. Since then my foot ha...
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I know warts on kids is common. My youngest who is 5 got one on her thumb proba...

Good Hygiene

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Hello moms, I'm in need of some advice this morning. My sister in law and her daughter are temporaily living with us, and her daughter, my niece, has e...
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I am looking for suggestions to help me teach my 5 year old daughter good hygien...
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As a parent of a ten year old boy, I've done my research over the last few years...
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All.....My daughter is 11 going on 20, and I am having the hardest time with get...
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My oldest daughter is 4. I've started doing in home childcare for 2 little boys ...

Hair

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I got a perm and i loved it at first, but now its getting frizzy and no matter what products i buy, nothing really seems to help once it dries. so I am...
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my baby is 5 month old...but he still have no hair......
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Hi ladies,My 7 month old was born with lots of hair.  She has already had 3-4 h...
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I have been losing hair since 3 months after I gave birth to my daughter. She wi...
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My 11 year old daughter has very oily hair. Even using a clarifying shampoo, th...

Health Insurance

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Hi moms. I'm seeking health insurance for my family. My company just closed down and Cobra payments is just not an option for us. Has anyone had any...
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My husband and I are both self employed. We need to change our health insurance ...
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My fiance and I are finally in a position that we can afford to buy health insur...
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I was wondering if anyone out there has a good health insurance with decent mate...
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Hi ladies...I have a health insurance question that I'm hoping someone can help ...

Healthcare Providers

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I've always visited an Ob-Gyn and am not familiar with midwives or doulas. Now that I'm pregnant, I've heard a lot of good things about midwives/doula...
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I am 32 weeks pregnant and set to deliver at Scottsdale Healthcare North (on She...
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I have a new baby (4 weeks) that cries for extended periods of time and I don't ...
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My four month old son spits up all the time, i've taken him to the dr's office, ...
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My 9 month old son is getting a DOC Band and we were just told that our insuranc...

Height & Weight

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My daughter is 4'6 and a quarter weighs 74.2 pounds 10 december 11. is she overweight? she seems average. Her 4'3 best friend 9 years old weighs 58 pou...
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I have a 7 year old daughter who weighs 90 pounds. She is tall for her age, whi...
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My husband and I have been talking about adding number 3 to our family. My only ...
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I don't know what to do.. I have a 12 yr old step daughter who is 5'2 and 146 lb...
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I am 48 years old. I am 5'4" and weigh 170 - 175. Everytime I look in the mirr...

Home Remedies

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Hi Moms! I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and have had a lingering cough for about a week now and it seems to be getting worse. I do not want to take a...
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Hi Moms~ I was answering a post from another mom and in turn, came up with a qu...
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Hello, I have a 17 month old who is on a nebulizer 2-3 times a day (more when he...
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My youngest daughter has come down with a cold. I don't really want to give her ...
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My 21 month old boy has this large red rash on his bum/lower back. It started o...

Illnesses

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I am beyond frustrated. I almost have to laugh at this point because it is so ridiculous. My family has been sick a total of 12 times in the past f...
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To make a very long story short, the father of my 5 month old daughter has a sev...
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My daughter is in the 1st grade. Every so often I get the "I'm sick" card. I t...
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I took my 7 month old to the dr last Wednesday (almost a week ago) as he was cou...
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Hi my 5 mos is sick she has a runny nose and a cough, and i did take her to the ...

Illnesses & Symptoms

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Hi Moms! I have a 9-month-old son and for the last few days he has had a very runny nose and is all stuffed up. He does not let me suck his nose out or...
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Okay so i had a sinus infection i was battling it for 2 weeks before i went to t...
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my son has been coughing terribly for almost 5 weeks now.we have gone to the doc...
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My nearly 4 yo son has a cold/flu virus. He is oozing goo. His nose is running...
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My 3 yr old son has been coughing since July. He was already on the breathing tr...

Medicines

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Hi area moms- I was just diagnosed with strep throat and my Dr gave me a prescription (zithromax) and I can't breastfeed for 10 days... I have to pump...
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Hi! I'm in my second trimester, and occasionally up all night with painful huge ...
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Has anyone taken Category C prescription drugs after 32 weeks of pregnancy? My ...
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Now that all infant cold medication has been pulled from the shelves, what are y...
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I am going to the doctor tommorow and plan on discussing my depressed feelings. ...

Mental Health

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Hi I am a mother of three and I have been battling depression for years. I lost my father a few months ago and it seems to have triggered a bad spell....
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I was just curious as to how many moms who work outside the home moms take a day...
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Hello - I am the mother of three girls who are very close in age. 13, 12 and 10...
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Well after much fear/anxiety I have come to realize that I do need to get in and...
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Have any of you gone through a depression when your child was 18 mo or so? My do...

Potty Training

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My 15 month odl daughter has started telling my husband and I when she pees, or poops in her diaper. She wants us to change her as soon as she does it....
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My 17 month old is already showing signs of readiness to potty train. Every time...
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Audrey is 1 yr 1 month old and is staying dry 90% of the time during the day now...
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while getting ready for my wedding on friday my 19 month old climbed the potty a...
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My daughter is 19 months old and only takes a bottle 3 times in a day; once when...

Preventative Care

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Hi I was wondering what products many of you recommend for an infant (2 month old) who has a very bad sandpaper like rash all over her body. Her back ...
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Hi all you fabulous moms! I hope you are all having a great day! I recently st...
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What age should children have a first check up at the dentist? It is expensi...
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My son is 15 months old and has constant colds; he wheezes when he gets them. H...
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I would like advice - my 3 year old daughter has beautiful long hair that falls ...

Reproductive

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Does anyone know of a good obgyn with Women's Health Alliance? Or, perhaps, any to stay away from? My ob is with WHA and we don't seem to click well....
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A friend of mine, brand new mother of a 1 month old baby, is having problems wit...
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I'm interested to hear some real reviews on FertileAid for Women (or for Men). A...
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My 5 month old son has been constantly congested for 2 months, and it has turned...
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I am pregnant with baby number 3 but haven't been to the doctor yet. With my 2 ...

Respiratory

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I have a 7 month old daughter and a 3 year old daughter that are both sick. I'm more concerned about my baby because she can't take medicine like my 3...
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Hi all, My 5 month old baby has been sick for 6 weeks with a runny nose and horr...
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Hi There, We just got back from AI DuPont hospital and my little baby boy- 3 mon...
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My poor baby had RSV @ 2 and now he has pneumonia at 3!!!! He is in a smoke free...
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Hi Everyone My 17 month old daughter was just released from the hospital with P...

Shots & Vaccines

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Hey moms, am I the only one, or are there moms out there scared to immunize b/c of autism. I never use to think about the # of shots my children receiv...
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Our son is approaching his 7 month check up, which includes another round of imm...
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I have been debating the whole immunization for several months. I have read as m...
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Hello, My son has his 2 month well baby visit next week and I am reading up o...
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My question is about immunizations. I am a new mother of an almost 2 month litt...

Skin

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Hi Friends, I have had a chronic skin condition for quite a number of years with lows and highs. There are excessive spots and discoloration around ...
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My daugther has sensitive skin, she is 2 years old. When the weather gets hot (l...
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I am a mom of a soon to be 4 year old and an 8 week old. I had no problems with ...
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Our dog has some sort of skin problem which is causing her skin to flake and giv...
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HI all , I have a 3 1/2 old month baby who has very dry skin on her ...

Skin, Hair & Bath Care

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Hi- I am 33 years old and have quite a bit of sun damage and am starting to feel the effects of aging :-( I have fairly oily skin and I break-out o...
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My daughter is 4yrs old and has soft, wavy hair but it is very thick,and can be ...
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My 11 wk old son has x link ichthyosis that requires him to be lotioned from hea...
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How important is it for you that your children use organic products for bathing?...
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It's been almost 29 years since I had an infant to take care of. My daughters on...

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Sleeping Habits

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My daughter is almost 4 and wakes up every night and come into our room. My husband and I are too tired to fight with her about this anymore. We have t...
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My little girl Alannah will be one on Sunday. Just recently she has been waking ...
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My 16 year old son is always tired and has a major problem getting up in the mor...
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My son is almost 15mo. old and he is a restless sleeper. He usually tosses and t...
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I have a wonderful 2 year old son, who has been having major issues with sleep. ...

Social Workers

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Our boundle of joy had come, we are so happy to have our first baby, but we never expected to have Down Syndrome. Now, we need to prepare to a whole di...
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Friday morning I will be taking my infant for his 2 month check-up. At that time...
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My husband and I are just begining the adoption process -- our first formal meet...
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I've received so much help from all of you that I am couting on you again!!! I a...
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Im a high school student and Im trying to find a daycare for my 3 week old daugh...

Speech Therapy

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i have a 19 month old with a speech delay. she does not use any words and has been in speech therapy for 3 months. although she seems to have made some...
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Hi, My 2.5 year old son was recently diagnosed as PDD/NOS with a severe speech ...
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My 2 year old was recently diagnosed with a speech delay and will be starting sp...
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My 2 year old just started speech therapy about a month ago. The SLP comes to ou...
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Hello all moms! I have a 2 yr old boy that has just started speech therapy. Ou...

Stages & Milestones

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I'm sure all first time moms get a little paranoid about these milestones our children are supposed to meet... My daughter is 8 and 1/2 monthes old and...
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My daughter is 3 months old and was only 4lbs at birth, now she is just under 10...
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Hi moms. I had a baby boy at 33 weeks which makes him 14 weeks old now. I am n...
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My almost 2 year old daughter, Raven is trying to pass many toddler milestones a...
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My 7 1/2 baby still doesn't sits down by himself.... my first one, now 3 1/2 yea...

Support Groups

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I will be going to my sons Ped. tomorrow to discuss the chance that he has ADHD ( i am almost positive that it will be a "he does" answer). I am scare...
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Has anyone had to deal with their child being sexually abused? I need some supp...
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Hi mamas- My beautiful 4 month old baby girl was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular...
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My cousin and his wife just had and lost a baby to Trisomy 18 after about a day ...
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Hi all, my question is a friend of mine went thru a miscarraige yesterday. She ...

Taking Temperature

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Not a fan of the current thermometer I use...it takes too long to read, and with a squirming 7 month old, that is near impossible. Any recommendations...
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Can anyone recommend a good brand of thermometer for use with babies/toddlers? ...
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Can you reccommend a good thermometer for a newborn. Is it necessary to use a re...
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Any advice on what kind of thermomter to buy that will work for my 18 month old?...
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What kind of Thermometers do you use for taking your kids' temperature. I have ...

Teaching Good Hygiene

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I am looking for suggestions to help me teach my 5 year old daughter good hygiene skills. She seems to have trouble with wiping herself although she i...
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Maybe I am one of those paranoid mothers . . .but my son seems to catch everythi...
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I am at my wit's end about my son's lack of hygiene. Background: he had very se...
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I have a athletic 5 year old boy and now he is starting to get musty after playi...
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My husband and I are absolutely at the end of our tether with our 10-year-old so...

Vision

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Hi Everyone. My son just turned four and I suspect he's nearsighted. I'm blind as a bat myself. I took him to an optometrist about 8 months ago and ...
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I am looking for a pediatric optometrist in downtown Chicago. I live in the Str...
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Hi Mamas! I am hoping that someone can recommend a good pediatric optometrist...
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My beautiful healthy baby boy has had a blocked tear duct in his right eye since...
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My daughter is 5 1/2 years old. We just realized a few days ago that she may be...

Weight Management

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Recently, my husband, age 33, was told that he has high cholesterol. He is not overweight, but he has a terrible diet that consists of potato chips, pi...
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Hi my name is C.. I quite smoking almost seven years ago and gained a lot of wei...
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Help!!! It seems like the more I try to lose weight the more I gain... What is ...
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O.k. ladies seriously, what have you done to lose the baby weight. I realize the...
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So I have being trying to lose my last 10...maybe 13 pounds of after baby fat. ...

Wisdom Teeth

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I went to the dentist yesterday and found out that my wisdom teeth have to be taken out. I knew this was going to happen they have been bugging me for ...
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So I looked in all of the other questions asked just to see what people had to s...
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I still have my wisdom teeth and various dentists throughout the years have trie...
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My youngest (18) will have all his impacted wisdom teeth removed tomorrow mornin...
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Has anyone had their teenager's wisdom teeth removed? If so, did you have all fo...
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