anatomy
Related Questions & Answers
Results 1-10 from 684 articles
Going Beyond Pull-ups for My 5Yr-old Boy with DMD
We sat down with an anatomy book and explained what was happening physiologically and we ... She also has a long history of UTIs and the anatomy book with ...
Answers
- From what you wrote I assume that your child knows something is going on with his health. I agree that he is probably too young to know everything about DMD and what i...
- Wow, where do I start. I have a 13 year old boy with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, DMD, and we went through all sorts of fun when it came to potty training. I think h...
- My son reverted back to pullups (for #2) after his brother was born... We had him completely trained... and about six months after the baby was born it all went out th...
12 Year Old Wants to Know What "SEX" Is
My daughter 15 and son 12 have had very open discussions about anatomy and have always been very matter of fact and not made a big deal out of sex, puberty, ...
Answers
- HI C., I know this was a little while ago that you asked this question, but I thought that I could share with you my expirence growning up. My parents were always ope...
- OMG C. u do have yourself a handful, but i do have one thing 2 share w/u, my daughter had asked me once when she was about maybe 7 r 8years old, mommy how do babies ge...
- My daughter 15 and son 12 have had very open discussions about anatomy and have always been very matter of fact and not made a big deal out of sex, puberty, etc. My so...
Cysts on Fetus' Brain
The ultrasound tech did a very thorough check of the rest of Ben's anatomy and while the cysts are a soft marker for some chromosomal disorders, ...
Answers
- I actually know 2 people who've been through this and both children were born healthy ...in both cases they dissolved on their own at some point close to birth. One g...
- B., I had to do some research in this myself a few months back. I think the cyst you referring to is a cloroid plexus cyst. If it is then yes a lot of times they wi...
- My daughter had a choroid plexus cyst on her brain. We had several ultrasounds to keep watch on it. Our doctor said most times these go away. In fact, most people h...
Blood Phobia and "The Talk"
There is a REALLY cool book, with amazing photos/graphics of human anatomy that I've left at my mum's. The pics are so utterly fantastic that I've been able ...
Answers
- I would be in a hurry. Many girls start as young as 9 or 10, and if she already has a fear and it starts and she does not understand what is going on she could get ve...
- I have gotten some great ideas from these responses myself. I never thought about distinguishing between actual blood and the menstrual shedding of the lining of the u...
- My daughter is turning 12 in a couple of weeks and also suffers from a few anxieties. There are other issues, but when she was about 8 I got her a book put out by Amer...
Trying to Have a Baby Girl!
With very limited medical training I remember a lot of things in the book from my Anatomy and Physiology classes and it seems to make sense. ...
Answers
- Hello K. - The relationship between the phase of the menstrual cycle and the likelihood of conceiving a child of a particular gender is associated with the acidity ...
- I completely understand (and it seems so do a LOT of others). I have 3 daughters from a previous marraige and desperately want a boy. My sister has 2 boys and desper...
- Try to get a book called Taking Charge of your Fertility, the definitive guide to natural birth control and pregnancy achievment by Toni Weschler, MPH. It is very har...
Alternative Treatment for Parkinson
Sep 10, 2009 ... I have no personal experience with either of these diseases but I loved the book by Norman CousinsThe anatomy of an illness This book talks ...
Answers
- C. - I'm the same age and am where you are - wanting something natural to fix things or lessen the symptoms' if nothing else. My disillusion with traditional medicine...
- While I understand your concern for man-made drugs, I am not sure that Parkinson's is one you should shy away from the medications with. My grandmother has had Parkin...
- my grandfather had parkinsons and took medication for it when he was alive he had it since I was born (in 74) and maybe even before that. without medication he couldn'...
When and How to Explain to Child "How Babies Are Made"
Oct 21, 2009 ... For younger children, it is just about anatomy and the science. This is a concrete and factual stage and there is no place for embarrasment ...
Answers
- Hi A. - Perhaps check with your local library for age-appropriate book suggestions. You might also consider finding kids books on animal husbandry rather than human s...
- Hi A.! Usually small children aren't really asking about all the details. I suggest going to the library and getting an age appropriate book to read to him. You c...
- There's a fabulous series called "God's Design for Sex Series" by Stan Jones - book 2 is called "Before I Was Born" and is for kids ages 5-8 years and is great. There...
UTI And Antibiotics?
I would insist on that- Anatomy changes after childbirth- some women get more UTI's while the abd and bladder muscles re-align themselves. ...
Answers
- Hi, K.. I had chronic UTIs and UTI symptoms for years. The doctor I was seeing at the time would do a culture and find no bacteria. Therefore, he ruled out UTI and ...
- Hi K.! I have had three this year and if I have another, I will have to see an urinologist. I have had no luck getting rid of them on my own; I have tried cranberry ...
- hi K. i seem to get symptoms of uti very often and like you have never had one in my life until giving birth. i have had to take many antibiotics when it was really ba...
Barium Enema for 2 Year Old
Since he is still having problems, the Dr. wants to try a barium enema which will show us if there is anything wrong with the actual anatomy of his large ...
Answers
- I don't know about enemas, but my son has been constapated his whole life. It was horrible to see him pass a stool when he was a baby...he's now 7. We tried all sorts...
- Dear K., My son had to have a barium enema when he was three. The only problem that he had was when they tried to get him to drink the casteroil stuff. We ended up...
- There are so many good suggestions here, and how wonderful that someone from Primary Children's that does that procedure even posted! I would go ahead with it based on...
14 Month Old Is Biting
My approach is to hold his head or in some way separate his teeth from being close enough to your anatomy to be able to bite. I'd also say no bite because ...
Answers
- Hi K., My son went thru this phase also. It seemed the more attention we drew to it, the more he thought it was a game to him.. smiling and doing it again, even thou...
- Hi, my son is 18 months. The biting seems to be under control now, but I still push his head away from me when he gets too close, and tell him "NO BITE" as a reminder....
- At the risk of offending or sounding cruel I will say this. When he bites try taking the same body part on him and biting back GENTLY but enough to cause discomfort. A...
