Sun Damage
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Sunscreen Vs. Vitamin D - Are They at Odds or Is There a Balance?
Asked by E.D. from Seattle
on April 21, 2011
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I am perplexed.
In our area - land of the perpetually overcast sky - Vitamin D deficiencies are very prevalent. If I understand correctly, a Vitamin D deficiency ...
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- 15 mins a day without sunscreen is what you need for natural vit D. If you are going to be in the sun all day wear sunscreen. Taking a vit D3 supplement is a good wa...
- I have fair skin and tanned and burned too many times as a child, teen and 20 something. My grandpa got skin cancer so around 30 when I finally matured and smartened ...
- I know what you mean! I just moved from sunny SO California to Northern VA. I really hardly ever wore sunscreen. I would walk to the beach and not put any sunscreen un...
Need Makeup Help
Asked by H.C. from San Antonio
on August 20, 2008
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First off let me say I never wear makeup but am starting to think it would be nice every now and then. All I want is something easy like a powder foundation that I ca...
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- Hi H.! I know you've already gotten loads of advice (I'm jealous; no one's responded to me, LOL!), but here's my two cents. You need to read this short paragraph by ...
- Hi H., I wear makeup all the time, but on the weekends since I'm tired of doing it every morning I just wear the Mary Kay Mineral Powder foundation over the sunbloc...
- H. It took me ages and ages and finally a dermatologist to discover that I could not use any foundation or skin care products which contain oil. I would get break-ou...
Urinary Reflux Disease in 18 Mo Old...
Asked by A.B. from St. Louis
on November 17, 2008
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My 18 mo old daughter was just given medication for a urinary tract infection...we're lucky we caught it because she didn't have a fever or anything, but every once in...
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- Hi A.: My 6- yr old daughter has reflux as well (due to a birth defect) and it's really not a big deal. She is on Macrodantin and her urologist does a yearly ultrasoun...
- A., My daughter was diagnosed with the same thing at about the same age. She was on Bactrim for almost 3 years give or take a few months. It just became routine...n...
- Hi A., I have a daughter, now 11 yrs old, that had Urinary Reflux as a baby. It was diagnosed when I was pregnant with her several months before she was born. She h...
Giving Tylenol to 11Mo for Teething...
Asked by G.M. from New York
on October 24, 2010
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Hello Moms, my daughter has been teething since she was 3 months old. In the beginning I would only give her Hyland's teething tablets but then it started to become mo...
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- You can become hooked on tylenol (or any pain med). I would switch it back and forth since she's old enough to have it, but like you said, only when she really needs it.
- My son cut his first tooth at 4 months old...I am a fan of tylenol however I would use the infant tylenol as needed but would probably try not to use it long term and/...
- They do have all natural teething drops. I forget the name but it has winnie the pooh on the bottle and the box is blue. That is what I used on my daughter and it does...
Double Knot in Umbilical Cord.
Asked by T.C. from New York
on January 13, 2010
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Thank u to everyone who responded to my question. I wast really clear when i asked it though. Lol.....when i was pregnant i started to get monitored because my son onl...
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- It may not have necesarily been caught. My sister in law ended up having to have a c-section which ended up to be a good thing because the umbilical cord was wrapped ...
- I've been told that you cannot visualize the cord sufficiently on ultrasound to see what's going on with it -- you can see little sections, but not the whole thing, an...
- Why did you have ultrasounds every week? Not sure if they can see that on ultrasound. That is something you will have to investigate. I am sorry you have to go t...
Self Tanning Lotion
Asked by A.H. from Dallas
on April 2, 2007
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OK-while we're on the subject of getting ready for summer w/all the lotion talk I thought I'd throw my question out there. We talked about Mystic tan last week. But I'...
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- I like the Neutrogena spray, easy and quick to apply, and Jergens is good too.
- Yep, it's that time of year! I asked this same question just a few weeks ago! lol I don't remember the websites now but at that time, I googled it and came across a...
- I prefer the Neutrogena spray. You can apply as much or as little as you need.
Opinions on Nitrous Oxide for Children
Asked by A.J. from Albany
on March 13, 2009
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My almost 7 year old daughter needed to have a filling replaced. The dentist recomended using nitrous. Last year she had nitrous before when she had 4 fillings done ...
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- Hi A.- I worked for a pediatric dentist for 5 years, and we never used nitrous oxide. There are different studies being conducted about the negative results of nitro...
- I remember as a child having fillings done and getting the nitrous/novocaine combo-several times and wishing as an adult that they would still do that!!! If you ask mo...
- The only advice I can give you is be very careful with the nitrous. My daughter was 7 years old at the time when she had a tooth filled. They gave her the nitrous...an...
How to Get Rid of an Unwanted Woodpecker?!?
Asked by J.R. from Boston
on March 14, 2009
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In the Fall we heard and saw a woodpecker on the side of our house. Besides the aggravating noise it makes, it really started to do a lot of damage to our shingles. Th...
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- I once had a woodpecker in a palm tree I planted at our home in Florida. What I did was simple, took 3 sprays in one day and the woodpecker NEVER returned. The wellnes...
- Hi J., We had the same problem a few years back and were told to hang a mylar balloon in the area where the woodpecker was. The constant movement makes them think some...
- Woodpeckers do this for two reasons. One is to call territory, but it is a little early in the season for them to be nesting. The other is looking for food. Are you...
Riding in Carseat
Asked by J.D. from Minneapolis
on February 24, 2008
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My 8 1/2 months old son seems terrified to ride for more than five minutes in the car unless someone is back there with him. Rear facing seat. We've installed a mirror...
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- try turning the car seat around
- I'm sorry this is happening--mine did the same thing. I know how bewildering and distressing this can be. It's totally normal. have you tried planning so it's snack ti...
- Both of my kids were that way, and for us it was a matter of getting through the phase. It was awful! For a while I only went places that were within 5 minutes of my h...
Not Your Typical Diaper Rash!
Asked by M.H. from Salt Lake City
on January 30, 2010
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First of all, for all of you lovely mothers out there who have given me amazing advice and a sense of peace, THANK YOU! So I am reaching out to this fabulous network ...
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- Triple Paste is what my doctor recommended for my son when he had a bad diaper rash. I know that The university of Utah Clinic on about 7400 S. State used tohave it. ...
- I have found A & D ointment liberally applied before bed can heal most chapped, chafed or burned skin almost overnight.
- Poor little guy! My son had something similar when he was younger. It doesn't cure it, but it sure does soothe their bum and any irritated area, just makes a mess! ...
