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My Son Snores like a Grown Man
health man · national institutes of health · athens news · baby snoring · how to turn on a man · how to turn a man on · abnormally big · infant sleep apnea ...
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- That sounds like pediatric sleep apnea. This is a serious condition where people stop breathing while they are asleep for a few seconds at a time. It causes very lou...
- I'd deffinately take him to a ped to have him checked out, it could be just allergies , nose stopped up so he has to breath with his mouth open at night and drainage d...
- Hi T., Snoring doesn't necessarily mean there is an adenoid or tonsil problem. Snoring only occurs when someone is NOT in deep sleep. Something may be preventing hi...
"I DON'T WANT TO WEAN" Cries Baby and MOMMY!!
... but did you know that the american academy of pediatrics, the national institute of health, and the center for disease control, which are all american ...
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- I agree with the other Moms. Allow your baby to tell you when it is time. Enjoy every second of it, you'll know when its right to wean. Best of luck.
- Hey Lady! You have awesome life-- don't make yourself sad or your baby sad -- let him nurse. He's only 11 months old! I nursed for 16 months - then 22 months-- then ...
- D., Is there a reason that you need to wean? Our bodies were designed to provide milk for our babies if they want it. It is certainly ok to nurse beyond a year, and...
Bacterial Infection and Breastfeeding
One is a database within the National Institute of Health called LactMed (google Lactmed) and another is a book by Thomas Hale called Medications and ...
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- I would always call my sons pediatrician if I was given a prescription while breast-feeding. They will know if it's safe, and it only takes a minute to call the offic...
- E., I am a RN and IBCLC and I definately agree with the post about checking with Dr. Hale's reccomendation. The drug companies put the not for breastfeeding women wa...
- Call a LLL leader or look in the book Medications and Mother's Milk. Many (most) medicines are compatable with breastfeeding. If it's not, there certainly is somethi...
Best Test for Lactose Intolerance
lactose intolerant toddler · Irritable Bowel Syndrome · ferrous lactate milk allergy · lactose intolerant baby · national institutes of health ...
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- I went to see an allergist for some issues i was having. He suggested taking a lactase pill every day. My friend, further, suggested some chewable tablets - Solgar's...
- This isn't about lactose but it might help. I had an Ig/G blood test done for food sensitivities. My results prompted me to get my chronically sick, lethargic and ac...
- I agree with Betty. Avoidance is the best way. In my experience (3 kids with various food allergies), it takes more than a day or two to clear their system of the of...
Need Input: Your Baby Can Read Program
I believe it is developed by the National Institute for Human Development and Advancement. That program uses 5 flash cards a week, starting with simple ...
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- I agree with the other posters....your son is way too young to learning to read. This is the time when you should be instilling in him a love a books by reading to hi...
- hi N. , agreed w/ 1st comment . children need help about age 10 years old ... that is when they get lost or full steam ahead . T.
- I haven't tried it. I feel like it doesn't put the child ahead, at Kindergarten and 1st grade all the kids catch up anyway. In my opinion it's a waste of money. I woul...
Circumcision Question...
... for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Institutes of Health. ...... National average figures suggest circumcision is on the decline and ...
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- I wouldn't let the resident on call or the pedi do the circumcision. I would get a pediatric surgeon. I worked in a recovery room where they did repairs of circumcisio...
- You can have whomever you want do it. Make your request clear at the hospital! Many obgyns do it; a few family doctors can as well if they choose - many don't becaus...
- Do it when the baby is born. They are so little they do not remember. Call your pedi, they should come and check on the baby at the hospital and will do it then. My...
Colon Cancer
I'm so sorry that you may be going through this again with your father. the National Cancer institute website will give you more info on sympoms, diagnosis, ...
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- There are a couple of websites that I can direct you to, one is Mercksource.com (a medical professional website, so it can be a little wordy) and stedmans.com Howev...
- I get a lot of info from http://www.webmd.com. Simple language, diagrams and explanations of tests, treatments and outcomes, and things you should ask your physician -...
- R.- I work in the healthcare field and, unfortunately, see cancer on a daily basis. Your father definitely has the signs and symptoms of colon cancer, and colon canc...
17 Month Old Not Talking
dog day care · language development · baby talking · dog problems · dog school · wild fire · language activities · national institutes of health ...
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- I also have an 18th month old that seems to be at the stage your daughter is verbally. The difference is probably that I also have a 7 year old that did the exact sam...
- if you are really worried about it I would go see the doctor. Try teaching her words and see if she goes for that. Maybe she has no reason to talk, when she wants mi...
- I have an 18 month old (born Feb 2007) who also doesn't talk. He doesn't say ANYTHING...doesn't even repeat words after us. But I'm not very worried. I've talked to MA...
Infant with Paralyzed Vocal Cords
infant development · national institute of health · infant health · at risk youth · health care news · arizona doctors · national institutes of health ...
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- My daughter was born with trachealarnygomalacia. Basically, she had a severe stridor and squeaked when she breathed. She also sounded like she was gasping, so much so ...
- Hi M.-I faced a situation very similar to yours. My daughter had laryngomalacia, an underdeveloped larynx, when she was born. I clearly remember the day I called my ...
- What a bind....the natural instinct is to not go back to work and really throw some proactive effort at this problem, but that penalizes you....via insurance. No ...
Developmental Dyspraxia
Information on this trial can be found at (see study number 92-DC-0178) or by contacting the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication ...
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- Hi N.! While it is very hard to see your children go thru these things, with a diagnosis your efforts can be more targeted and effective...so that's a good thing! ...
- pay close attention to the following info....I had my son in speech therapy by the time he was 2 years old for being language delayed....I feel that one on one attenti...
- Very importan tthat you try vision therapy. Check Vision Associates on CHerry Hill. near Hill. Also stimulating the shen men point on his ear can help. Check downloa...
