Health: Myself

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My 3 year old daughter has a severe peanut allergy and we are off for an international trip soon, and the flying time, hmmm, over 15 hours. My carry ...
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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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A while ago I saw an article in a magazine for a filter that fits over the airpl...
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My 2½-year-old son has a stuffy, runny nose and sounds pretty congested, and we...
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I am looking for some tips from traveling, breast-feeding moms... I need to fly...

Beauty

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I would like to know what other women ages 30 to 40 are useing as their beauty routine. What products do you use for skin care and hair care? Texan w...
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Hi Girls, I need some advice. I am a SAHM and need to make some extra money. ...
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Need to find the best beauty shop in Independence, MO...
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Hi, there. Has anyone had their hair colored or highlighted at a beauty school (...
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My five year old recently asked me if he could use my hair gel to spike his hair...

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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My 3 1/2 year old daughter is suddenly peeing more frequently than usual. She w...
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Well guys it is fri night and the Dr's not in the office till mon and I think I ...
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My son, 2yrs 3 mons has been telling me his "peepee" hurts. When I look at it a...

Checkup

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Hello. My daughter is 6 months old. When we go for our well baby check, her pediatrician is always very laid back and very brief. He asks if I have ...
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My work just finished open enrollment for insurance. While it was still going on...
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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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My daughter had open heart surgery a few months ago. At her last check-up she di...
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Can anyone recomend a good pediatrician in the area? I am 21 weeks pregnant, and...

Childhood Illnesses

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How do I assisit an indivilual w/ mental illness and they are not aware of their condition?...
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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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Please help me. My 10 year old daughter is having a difficult time accepting her...
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I need help on this illness that my mother-in-law has...and to find out if anyon...
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Hi Moms, My father-in-law is terminal with cancer. My adult children and my ...

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 hope that someone can figure this one out... My friend's grandson is in the h...
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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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What are some of the most helpful things that a friend could get you, or do for ...

Dental

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My boyfriend lost his job a month ago and his wisdom teeth are coming in and are hurting him badly. I need to find an oral surgeon that will do surgeri...
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My husband and I are looking for a great dental office and/or oral surgeons offi...
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I need all 4 wisdom teeth removed and I am SCARED TO DEATH because I have never ...
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I need to get both of my kids into a Orthodontist this fall. Was wondering if a...
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My 8 yr old son has lost several baby teeth and is in the process of having adul...

Development

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My daughter, who just turned 1 yesterday, was diagnosed with hypotonia and delayed motor development. She is unable to sit up on her own without some ...
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Is it my fault that my 2 year old son has speech delay and has sensory intregati...
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My 5 years-old son has difficulty saying words. He stutters terribly and speaks...
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Hi, I have a 3 yr and a 4 1/2 yr and I wanted to join them in a good Pre-K pro...
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Can someone give me some good info on where a 2 year old is supposed to be in te...

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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For the first 7 1/2 months of my baby's life I have had very little problem diap...
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My daughter's asking for any/all ideas for diaper-changing an infant in a public...
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My 1 year old daughter now hates diaper changing time. She has been fine with it...
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We're all of a sudden having difficulties changing my 10-month old girl's diaper...

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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I have a 5 month old daughter just starting out on some solids. We prepare fresh...
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I have a 4 week old son who is having bowel movements only once every 4-6 days a...
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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...

Dr. Visits

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I just returned from my daughter's 2-year well-child visit with her doctor and I am totally bummed. This is my only child and I know that I am a little...
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We missed our pediatrician's appointment. Happened for the first time in my lif...
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My daughter is 16 months old and has 5 teeth. I was wondering when should I take...
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Hi Moms, I spend so much time taking care of the kids, husband, home, and work,...
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I am looking for an OB GYN. I live in the Beaverton area, but would consider tra...

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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Hi, Does anyone have a good eye doctor. We just moved to Louisville and are l...
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Has anyone used vision therapy to help with a childs academic problems? My sons ...
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Can anyone recommend a good pediatric eye doctor (just for routine visits) in th...
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My son is in Kindergarten and has been getting OT for some fine and gross motor ...

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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I'm trying to find someone or group that can demonstrate the basics of cpr on in...
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I need to take a FIRST AIDE and CPR training specifically for kids. with Google ...
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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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Does anyone know of a hospital or other location that teaches new parent classes...

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Fitness

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I need some advice on how to lose my baby fat after a c-section. Lately I haven't had the motivation. After dealing with my 13-month old son I'm tired ...
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I am about 20 pounds overweight, due to having 3 kids and lack of self-control w...
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Does anyone know of any Fitness Centers/Gyms for Young children. I have a 9 year...
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I need help in finding low cost or free gym, yoga or aerobics classes, in or ne...
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tips on trimming the tummy and hips...

Good Hygiene

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I currently work with teenagers at my church. One teen in particular is a precious girl, who does wonderfully academically, and is just a great kid in...
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Hello moms, I'm in need of some advice this morning. My sister in law and her da...
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I am looking for suggestions to help me teach my 5 year old daughter good hygien...
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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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I feel guilty for feeling this way, but my 14yr old son smells, bad. My husband ...

Hair

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Is there any thing i can do to help with hair loss...
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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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my baby is 5 month old...but he still have no hair......
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does anyone know of any good products to help regrow thinning hair?...
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I am 39 and after I had my son four yrs. ago my hair started getting thinner. I ...

Health Insurance

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My husband and I are both self employed. We need to change our health insurance as our cobra plan is running out. Does anyone have good/bad experiences...
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I need help finding a cheap health insurance plan. i just had my daughter 5 mo a...
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Hi, Does anyone know of any low cost health insurance. I work 2 jobs and go to...
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Hi moms. I'm seeking health insurance for my family. My company just closed do...
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Hello Fabulous Mothers! I have a general question (a poll if you will) about hea...

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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We just moved to Wylie from Pa., and we need a pediatrician, dentist, family doc...
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I am 32 weeks pregnant and set to deliver at Scottsdale Healthcare North (on She...
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Which insurance is better Medica or Health Partners. My husband has to make a de...
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I am wondering what other families in the Twin Cities metro pay for health insur...

Height & Weight

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Ok mom's how do you tell your kid they are overweight without hurting their feelings?? I will always protect my child from everyone and I am always tel...
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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 am in need of plumbing advice. I have toilet and sink (same bathro...
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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 ...

Illnesses

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My daughter is in the 1st grade. Every so often I get the "I'm sick" card. I take her temp, it's normal, so off to school. Then I get a phone call f...
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Moms, I'd like to compile a list of do's and don'ts for what to say or do for a...
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Hello, friends! Unfortunately, my father is terminally ill. My son was 2 in No...
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My daughter is 3 and goes to a great daycare near my work. Of course they wont ...
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Hi Ladies~ I was just wondering what some of you moms do for your sick ones? I ...

Illnesses & Symptoms

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My 4 1/2 yr. old has a dry, hacking cough and a runny nose...we are uninsured at this time, so if this is not an emergency, I am not inclined to take h...
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I have a 6 1/2 year old son who has had tonsilitis at least 5 times in less than...
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ok i really need help trying to figure out what is wrong with my 20month old lit...
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Hi moms! My 5 yr old son has had a stuffy nose for months now. I took him to t...
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Our ENT doc has suggested we switch our 21 month old daughter to soy milk from c...

Medicines

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I am looking for anyone who can help or has ideas that might help. My grandma went to pick up her prescriptions this evening and was told she is no lon...
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Hi area moms- I was just diagnosed with strep throat and my Dr gave me a prescr...
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I have a friend who was prescribed Lovenox. To help with DVT "deep vain thrombos...
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I am wondering if anyone can tell me their experiences with the prescription acn...
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I am so tired of asking for advice on this lice issue!! But, here I am once agai...

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 am a mom of three girls, one of whom happens to have a very challenging mental...
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Does anyone have experience with a spouse or other family member with mental ill...
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I am so greatful to all of you being there for me. I am going through a time wi...
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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 17 month old is already showing signs of readiness to potty train. Every time she wets herself or otherwise, she takes off her dirty diaper and says...
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I have twin girls, almost 18 months old. One of my daughters is constantly taki...
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I have a 21 month old daughter who has recently gotten into taking off her diape...
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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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My son is 15 months old and has constant colds; he wheezes when he gets them. His pediatrician prescribed QVar and Albuterol - 2 inhaled medicines -an...
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I really need advice. I have an incredibly intense job - which I have worked ex...
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After spending another $100 at the vet yesterday on shots and health check ect. ...
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I am thinking about changing to a different health insurance policy. Right now ...
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Have you or anyone you all know of done these screenings they have where you can...

Reproductive

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Hi, Has anyone been to the Personal Women's Health Care in Elk Grove Village? Would you recommend it? If yes, which doctor in that practise would yo...
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Hi Girls, I need some advice. I am a SAHM and need to make some extra money. ...
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I need help finding a cheap health insurance plan. i just had my daughter 5 mo a...
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For years I had "working mother's" guilt. Now, I'm finally able to stay home, a...
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I need some advice on how to lose my baby fat after a c-section. Lately I haven'...

Respiratory

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Hi all, my son will be 4 in October and this is his 4th time getting pneumonia since March 2006. We get antibiotics and we're usually back to healhy i...
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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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My daughter is 6years old and she has had pneumonia 4 times in 6 months. We had ...
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Hi all, My 5 month old baby has been sick for 6 weeks with a runny nose and horr...

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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I have been debating the whole immunization for several months. I have read as m...
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Our son is approaching his 7 month check up, which includes another round of imm...
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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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What do other mom think about vaccinations? Are they safe? What about the corr...

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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Our dog has some sort of skin problem which is causing her skin to flake and giv...
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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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My skin has been extremely dry and peeling/flaking for months now. I have tried ...

Skin, Hair & Bath Care

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Can anyone suggest some good skin care products for african american women?...
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Does anyone have any good products or advice for taking care of my face? I am c...
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Hi Girls, I need some advice. I am a SAHM and need to make some extra money. ...
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I have a 10 month old Shih tzu/bichon mix.Up until now I have been able to manag...
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Hi Ladies, I am switching from a Marketing Manager job to being a full stay at ...

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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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I have a 6 year old and a 2 1/2 year old that share a room. The problem is that...
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For the last 4 nights my toddler (who is a very good sleeper usually) will not g...

Social Workers

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OK moms, I know I have asked you a lot of things, but this one is for my brother. He is in his third year at CSU and is kinda lost first he wanted to g...
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I was recently doing childcare out of my home as well as my full time job as a S...
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I've been under-employed for about a year and am now unemployed. I'm a social wo...
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I am wondering if anyone has any advice on how to make extra money for my family...
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What kind of degree/classes/schooling would someone need to become a social work...

Stages & Milestones

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My daughter is 3 months old and was only 4lbs at birth, now she is just under 10lbs. Does anyone else have a premie and when did they hit thier milest...
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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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I have the inention of nursing my son until he's atleast 3 if not 4 years old. I...
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My son is about to turn 3 years old and has reached all of his milestones except...

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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I am so greatful to all of you being there for me. I am going through a time wi...
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Just requesting some support and tips on how to deal with an autistic child. I ...
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Has anyone had to deal with their child being sexually abused? I need some supp...
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My 5 year old son was just dianosed with ADHD. We have been having a lot of beh...

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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Hi Mom's I am looking for a new thermometer for the little one. I need somethin...
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Can anyone recommend a good brand of thermometer for use with babies/toddlers? ...
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Hi! I'm looking for a good thermometer to use with my nine month old boys. I...
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I am trying to find a good thermometer. I have tried a couple of the in the ear ...

Teaching Good Hygiene

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I currently work with teenagers at my church. One teen in particular is a precious girl, who does wonderfully academically, and is just a great kid in...
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I am looking for suggestions to help me teach my 5 year old daughter good hygien...
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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 am so frustrated and depressed at the same time. What am I doing wrong? My n...

Vision

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My 7 yr old complains that his eyes hurt and sometimes of headaches. I am thinking he may need glasses. I also catch him squinting his eyes every onc...
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I need to get an eye exam but my medical insurance does not cover vision care. ...
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Hi, I'm looking for a good optometrist in the Round Rock & Cedar Park area. ...
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Recently I took my 10 year old in to have a physical and failed the eye exam the...
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One of my children failed her eye screening this past fall. I took her to Dr. S...

Weight Management

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Can anyone suggest a place for lunch or diner out that has a little more healthier menu. Vegatables/Fruit. Thanks...
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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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O.k. ladies seriously, what have you done to lose the baby weight. I realize the...
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Hey there Mamas!! Back in October, I had a partial hysterectomy. Ever since ...
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Has anyone heard of or tried this new weight loss diet? It is supposed to help ...

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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My dentist has informed me that I have to have all 4 of my wisdom teeth have to ...
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I still have my wisdom teeth and various dentists throughout the years have trie...
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Okay ladies hopefully someone can give me some insight here. I am scheduled to h...