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Seeking a Good Medical Advise Book
Asked by K.B. from St. Louis
on June 6, 2007
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My son has turned one year old and now he is walking full time. With that, he has been scraping his knees and arms, bumping his head, and so on. Thank God nothing ha...
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- What To Expect the Toddler Years has a good first aid and medical advice section. If you want a more holistic bent, Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine is great. Those ...
- I received a book when I was pregnant called something like three am questions. But I no longer need it. I will send it to you if you like. Let me know and I will get ...
- I like a book called "Your Toddler Head to Toe." It has come in very handy for me and my 2 year old son.
Looking for a GREAT Pediatrition in Tulsa...
Asked by A.R. from Tulsa
on April 15, 2008
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We are moving to Tulsa & I am looking for a GREAT (not just good) Pediatrician for both my infant son & 5 year old daughter. Our current Ped. is awesome. He is like t...
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- We also use South Tulsa Pediatrics; however, we see Dr. Freed. He's a DO, rather than an MD. I'm not sure what your thoughts are on that, but we LOVE him. He runs o...
- I take my son to a wonderful Doc, Dawn Mayberry with South Tulsa Pediatrics. She takes time with us and explains everything to me. My own physician takes her son to ...
- I go to Dr Cyrus, and Dr Rippy. They are at Southcrest hospital. They are a little slow at getting you in (having to wait for the appointment), but spend all the tim...
Tea to Drink While Nursing
Asked by R.C. from Portland
on April 23, 2010
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Hello ladies,
I like drinking things. I'm fond of many beverages, but favor herbal teas to drink during the day at work and evening. I drink plenty of plain water, ...
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- I'd really pose the question to your pediatrician to verify if the information you've received on the content of herbs in your favorite teas is accurate. I've asked...
- A lot of people don't know this, but yerba mate is FULL of caffeine -waaaaay more than in coffee!! Try this site: http://www.breastfeeding.com/reading_room/herbs.html
- hmm, I probably won't be much help to you, I loved me some Rooibos while I was prego and breastfeeding. I have tried some Rooibos I didn't care for, but I found a van...
3 Year Old with Cottage Cheese like Reflux
Asked by C.E. from Cincinnati
on April 1, 2008
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My 3 year has had trouble with reflux since she was a newborn. She was born with laryngomalacia (which she out grew but still hasn't out grown the reflux.) After month...
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- Hi C., First of all I really feel for you. It is very rough to see young children have such problems. You said that at one time soy seemed to help. Can I ask what ...
- my son is now 5 yrs old and he can only have very limited dairy products or his stomach goes haywire. the milk i buy for him is called lactaid, it's not soy, it milk w...
- I've never had a child go through this but I do go through much of this myself on a pretty regular basis. I would add a liquid antacid. It taste terrible but they real...
Infant Fainting Spell.
Asked by D.S. from Dallas
on October 8, 2006
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I had a very scary situation yesterday with my 13 month old daughter. My husband and I took our two children to the mall indoor playground. Everything was going fine a...
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- Is almost sounds like what a friend of mine's daughter does. It's where they hold their breath. It's not anything they do on purpose, but they do eventually outgrow ...
- Hi D. I would try to find a neurologist that works with children. she may have epilepsy. I have this and did not start having seizures until I was 11 but i'm sure it...
- You have a lot of good suggestions here. Just wondering if she had any immunizations in the past two weeks. Sometimes, one of the side effects can be small seizures,...
Non Contagious Tb
Asked by T.R. from Phoenix
on July 17, 2009
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We have recently discovered that my mother has tb however, the dr is telling us that it is not contagious. Not that I am doubting her doc but as I research the diagnos...
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- Check their vaccination cards. They may have had a tb vaccination. Well maybe not your daugther. I don't know. Give it a look I guess.
- Hi T., Can you please clarify: does she *have* TB, or did she test positive on a skin test, but has a clear chest x-ray (indicating exposure). t
- I have a friend who is a nurse and she tested positive for TB. She said she must have got it working in the hospital. She is inactive. She has a few spots on her xr...
1 Year Shots
Asked by L.A. from Houston
on June 9, 2008
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I was just wondering if any Moms out there could give me some advice on babies 1 year shots. My little girl is 10 1/2 months old right now and i'm starting to look at...
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- Dear L., Yes they will get the MMR and should get the chicken pox vac. as well. I don't believe they have changed the MMR formula. You know, these days are full of ...
- Hi, L., My pediatrician agreed to give my daughter just one shot per visit, instead of a bolus of shots at one visit. This meant that I had to cover the costs that...
- I thought I would offer you a little bit of re-assurance: From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The MMR vaccine controversy is over the safety of the MMR vaccine...
Pregnancy/blood Clots
Asked by T.L. from Philadelphia
on October 9, 2009
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I had my daughter feb 08, I had a natural birth and when I went home I started getting fevers about 2 days after I went home, I just kept getting these fevers, then th...
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- Hi T., This really does sound like a situation you should be discussing with a doctor. If you feel like your current doctor is giving you the brush off you should star...
- It sounds like your Dr isn't answering all of your questions!! Go in and ask him/her all of your questions. If they are not answering to your satisfaction, get your ...
- Hi T., I agree with the other posters... you've got to get your questions answered by your doctor! Besides writing down your questions, etc, make sure you take som...
I Am Seeking a Book to Help Me Explain Age-appropriate Details of "Growing Up"
Asked by E.K. from Atlanta
on July 26, 2007
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My daughter is eight and I would like to tell her about a woman's monthly cycle. I would also like to prepare myself for other random questions that can arise. I don...
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- Whew, well sweetie... I just got slammed over the head with the actual start of the cycle with my 13 year old. We had been talking about it since she was 8 actually so...
- These two books might be too young for her but they helped my parents explain some when my sibling were being born. "What's Happening to Me?' and "Where did I come Fro...
- I would suggest checking out the 'American Girl Library' series ( http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?SID=155180&z=y ), also check out 'Ready, Set,...
Fever Every Night Since Tuesday????
Asked by M.S. from Lafayette
on January 24, 2009
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My daughter who is almost three has had a fever since Tuesday when I picked her up from school. They said she woke from nap with a 101.7 temp. I got her home and she p...
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- M., I also have two small daughters and fevers can be scary. My 6 year old just was sick and her Pediatrician said that he is not horribly worried when they start ...
- The fever isn't constant. You are saying it is up and down. There are several viruses going around right now, unfortunately, and I went through this about 3 weeks ag...
- My daughter had a fever for a couple days. I took her to the doctor after a day they found nothing. She had no other syptoms besides just wanting to lay around here i...
