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Need Advice on Spinda Bifida
Dr. Robert Dauser is awsome at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston. There are many forms of spina bifida, and the earlier the intervention the better. ...
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- The best thing you could do is call ECI(Early Childhood Intervention). I am in El Paso and the number is in the book but you can also locate them through the local edu...
- I know this must be a difficult time for you, and I'm sorry for that. I know next to nothing about it, except that the host/creator of my favorite children's show has...
- Your Dr., should have picked up on this at birth. I suggest you get another opinion and as soon as possible. Does your baby have any weakness in her legs? Does she ...
Seeking Other Moms with Adult Children That Have Bipolar
For those of you who do not want to give their children drugs, this juice is ..... texas children's hospital in houston · texas children's hospital houston ...
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- I have a 20 year old daughter, whose bipolar developed into schizophrenia--I was unaware that could even happen! She was hospitalized in a manic state (hallucinations,...
- Pray, mama! Pray. I have a cousin who was diagnosed as bipolar for years, and her episodes were also intolerable. She and her mother were at each others throats emo...
- I am sorry for you and your son. My adult sister has bipolar and she is now 47yrs. old. All I can tell you about is our experience. The medication flattens their perso...
Last Minute Birth Decision
It was comforting knowing I was in the hospital with Texas Children's at the end of the hall if anything should come up that needed the extra care. ...
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- For safety sake, always have an OB and pediatrician in a hospital. God willing all will go well, but God forbid it does not, you will always regret not taking advant...
- Best wishes with whichever method you choose! We had our baby at Woman's and everyone there was GREAT! I had no complications during my pregnancy and was in labor fo...
- Hi New Mama, I was worried about having my second baby in a US hospital, because of all the intervention. My son had been born in a Canadian hospital with midwives ...
Teaching My 10 Year Old to Be a Good Friend
A couple of months ago Alyssa started having very severe seizures and was taken to texas childrens hospital. She was diagnosed with encephalitis which is an ...
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- Hi, Did something happen at school today to change her mind? Maybe other friends made fun of her for going to spend the night. Especially when there is an ill child...
- Honestly if it has been me, I would told her no. She may be scared of the possibility that her friend will have a seizure while she is there, that she may be contag...
- M., I don't think you are wrong. I think it was a teachable moment. Your daughter has to learn early in life that it is important to keep her words, and commitmen...
Looks like My Son Might Need Tubes in His Ears?
Well, first of all, you are lucky in that you live in Houston, home of Texas Children's Hospital. I have had children undergo surgery in many different ...
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- Hi D.! Both of my children had tubes put in their ears. My daughter had it done at 1 1/2 and she did great! I was also stressed about putting her under but the surg...
- yep - been there - done that...I was scared - but these drs are great - we see dr peskind - windhaven & tollway in plano....depending on where you are - but he's great...
- We went to Dr. Mehendale (ENT) and he is awesome. So kind and good. My son was 17 months old. The only thing is they can't eat after midnight the night before and unti...
Seizures and MORE!
It lasted over 20 minutes, we were taken by ambulance to Children's. The Drs there could..." ... Texas Childrens Hospital · Medical City Hospital ...
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- C., I am a mother of an 8 year old daughter who has had every kind of seizure all of her life. We started out at Medical Center Dallas and were not real satisfied. We...
- I am so sorry you are having these issues with you daughter. My kids both have neuro issues and even though we are in Dallas we go to Cook Childrens in Fort Worth wher...
- My sister was 9 when she had unexplained grand mal seizures, probably brought on by a high fever and over the counter medicine I gave her during this fever. She was t...
Tonsils and Adenoids Removal
Then we went to see a specialist in a Texas Children's Hospital and he suggested the tonsils and adenoids removal. We have a surgery scheduled for May 7th ...
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- Two out of my three kids had their tonsils and adenoids removed. It was the best thing I could have ever done. My ENT said to hold my nose while trying to eat in ord...
- Hi A., My brother had his removed when he was 5 years old. I remember the doctor my parents he was not going to be able to eat much but that he will be getting lots...
- Why would you want to make your son suffer for two more years just because you saw an unpleasant video? All surgeries are gruesome. You paid the doctor for his opini...
"Advice on Baby Sleep Needed Fas"t!
Bryan Vartabedian, a pediatric gastroenterologist at Texas Children's Hospital, had an epiphany when his own irritable baby improved dramatically when she ...
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- I'm sorry L., but unfortunately that was my experience too. My son, who is turning 2, slept for 20 minutes at a time when I placed him on his back to sleep, by 2 mont...
- My daughter was like this. It's SO hard, because you think by this time it should be getting a little better, right? I wouldn't start any cry it out until much later-...
- We went through a period simiar to this. My 2nd son would only sleep in our bed with us. I could rock him to sleep for an hour and as soon as his head hit the crib m...
Toddler Not Talking
This is service is only for children up to the age of three. .... actually sees my son at his daycare-I work full time at Texas Childrens Hospital). ...
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- C., I went through this with my oldest son (second child.) We could tell early on that his speech was not developing at the rate his older sister's did despite al...
- A common cause of toddlers not talking is that they are not hearing everything correctly. My sister had a lot of ear infections when she was little and this affected ...
- We went through the same thing with our son. Your inquiry explained everything that Elliott was, i.e. gross motor skills and energy, walking at 10 months etc. He too d...
Projectile Vomitting 2 Month Old
At the age of 6 weeks he had a surgical procedure in which a wonderful doctor at Texas Children's Hospital in Houston made a small incision and cut the ...
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- Hi G.! All babies have their own type of reflux. This is probably what your baby is experiencing. Basically you will need to keep your baby postitioned up for about...
- G., for your sanity as well, just put a call to the pedi office to speak to a nurse. She may very well tell you that he either drank too fast and the milk haven't had ...
- Hi there. I remember that happened with my first baby a couple of times and I freaked out! But it's absolutely nothing to worry about, he just slurped it down a little...
