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Could I Be Getting Even Heavier?
Asked by A.J. from Williamsport
on April 30, 2012
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Ok, ladies, I'm a life-long exercise buff. It's always been a lot of work for me to stay thin, and I've always done it. I have a slow, Irish metabolism, and every fe...
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- You could be in peri-menapause. If so your metabolisim is slowing down and the tendency to gain weight is hitting you. You can still lose and be slim and fit but it ...
- I had begun to wonder the same thing - I, too, had experienced weird weight gain over the past few years despite going to fitness boot camp, really watching my diet, e...
- OMG - you're built just like me!! Irish too.... I was 158 at my wedding (12 years ago) and a size 6/8 (6 at the waist so a tight waist/flowing skirt would fit in ...
Not Sure What to Do...
Asked by L.O. from New York
on June 24, 2011
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I'm pregnant with my second child and my husband and I haven't told anyone yet. We got the ok to tell family yesterday and when he wanted to go over and tell his mom I...
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- I don't mean to sound unsympathetic... your MIL sounds like a real peach. But I don't see the big difference in waiting an extra week to tell her. You are just pos...
- I will never understand the belly touching thing. I have had three children and multiple people, even strangers, would touch my belly. There is something so endearin...
- Just tell them. Come out with it and let the stress be over with. When your MIL touches you without permission/invitation on the belly, politely and firmly move her ...
Leg Cramps or Blood Clots?
Asked by A.H. from Tulsa
on August 8, 2008
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I just got back today from India and one of the flights was a 16 hour trip. I got up and walked around regularly like I always do on long trips and didn't think anythi...
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- I had a DVT in my thigh, but my experience was totally different. I didn't have bouts with pain (where the pain would come and go), but had swelling in the leg and so...
- I would go to the Dr just to be on the safe side. My hubby had a blood leg in his leg a long time ago he tells me that he had try moving it because it was crimped so bad.
- A., I just got back from China myself (a shorter flight) and while there I walked quite a bit. On return I have also been experiencing nightly leg cramps. In some of...
Poll: 12 Year Old and Friend Walking School -> Mall -> Home.
Asked by C.. from Columbia
on May 14, 2013
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It's my day for questions.....
So, my 12 year old (who is generally quite responsible) wants to walk from school to the mall (.5 miles through a residential neighbo...
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- Why risk it? The simplest thing can turn out to be more than we bargained for. Especially these days!
- Given the area you've described, I say call her bluff .... In our area, this wouldn't event be close to possible.
- As long as it was safe and time limits were clear, not out after dark. Call her bluff.
Suggestions on Home School Curriculum
Asked by S.J. from Dallas
on February 6, 2008
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I have two boys (5th and 3rd grade), in which I am considering home schooling the 5th grader. Overall, he is not happy in school. He is dyslexic and we struggle to g...
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- If you haven't already, look at www.homeschoolreviews.com . You can get an idea of what worked and didn't work for different people. Also, I've heard great thing...
- www.sonlight.com Also, read the book The Well Trained Mind by Susan Wise. Check out library. Also, I just use the library like crazy and go to the 1/2 price book...
- Check out Abeka Curriculum. IMO, they are one of the best. Your son will definitely get a sound education with Abeka Books. You can buy books individually or for th...
I Am So Confused After Taking the Boys to the Doctor for a Sick Visit.
Asked by D.L. from Oklahoma City
on November 7, 2006
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I took 2 year old DS to the Dr. yesterday and he was out so we saw his PA. His symptoms were cough, fever, vomit, congestion, green runny nose. She said he had Bronchi...
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- I dont know the answer but we use Doctor Stanford. for 9 years now and have never had a problem. I picked him because when I asked my OBGYN for a list of doctors ~...
- I don't know about the Singulair and Zyrtec, but my son's on albuterol right now. He has been battling an upper respiratory infection off and on for a month now, and ...
- We also use Dr Stanford and I think he's great! My first son has food allergies and the previous ped we had was really horrible, to find out if he wasnt allergic anymo...
Child with ADHD
Asked by G.A. from San Francisco
on April 21, 2008
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Hello, my son is in 6th grade and was diagnosed with ADHD since he was in the 1st grade. I have taken him to a psychologist and have had him tested on several occasi...
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- Hi G., You might want to contact the school and ask for a 504 meeting. A meeting should be held at least once a year or whenever you call one. The 504 is a legal ...
- Hello G., I totally relate to your experience. My son was diagnosed with ADHD when he was five years old and like you I was very skeptical about starting him on med...
- It sounds so much like what I went through with my daughter. She just didn't care and it's hard to deal with a child who doesn't care. One thing to remember is that ...
Standard Base Grading System??
Asked by E.B. from Seattle
on November 30, 2011
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What can you tell me about this??
This is the way my School district is now grading.
My son is only in first grade, so it seems easy enough to understand.
H...
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- This isn't exactly what you're asking, but here is my opinion for all to read :) The point of school is to teach children what they need to know in order to become ...
- It is my understanding that the switch is to reflect the No Child Left Behind standards, so ultimately I think the issue with the standards based grading is due to tha...
- I don't know about your grading system, Libby, but here are some thoughts. If you look at a state's standardized testing, measurements that are used to see how school...
Plagiocephaly / Flat Head, Has Anyone Opted NOT to Fix It??
Asked by J.P. from Phoenix
on April 16, 2011
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My daughter is 5 months old and has plagiocephaly. The back of her head is flat but also it's flatter on one side due to Torticolis in the neck. Hers is considered mod...
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- My daughter had this, while I was thinking about whether or not to proceed, my mother in law started massaging her head, I did it daily for a while and it rounded out ...
- All I know is that when my cousin was an infant, he had an extremely flat head on one side due to lying on the same spot all the time. It did correct itself when he g...
- It does not round up. You should get a helmet for your girl. My son has a mild flat spot on his head and it did not got better. Just because she is a girl you should d...
School Help-moms with Elementary Kids and Up
Asked by A.J. from Williamsport
on December 10, 2010
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Ok, Moms of elementary school kids and up. Our kids are young, but oldest already in Kindergarten, and we've been "preparing" ideas for dealing with the challenge of s...
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- I know what you mean. My kids are in 1st and 3rd grades, and this is our first year in public school. The schools in our area are supposedly pretty good, but I'm here ...
- We had a foreign exchange student from Germany. She was a straight A student. But coming here we found that she was behind my daughter who was two years younger in m...
- in my home town if it was available to have 2 high schools or to get a diffrent grade school with my oldest I could have used my mom or dads address instead of mine. t...
