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Pediatrician and Vaccination Questions
Asked by K.P. from Atlanta
on November 6, 2008
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Hi ladies! A friend of mine is pregnant with her first child. She lives in the Suwanee area. I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good pediatrician in the Su...
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- I love my pediatrician in Johns Creek. Her name is Dr. Penny Forman. I can't tell you her views on vaccination because my kids had had all their shots by the time we m...
- I believe that The Vaccine Book by William Sears is a great resource. If you are an active reader(an analytical reader) if will give you the info u need to make an inf...
- Please tell your friend not to be swayed by celebrities who spread myths and misinformation about vaccines. All the scientific and medical evidence suggests that vacci...
Personal Safety Device Info Needed
Asked by L.S. from New York
on June 20, 2009
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My daughter gets out of work at night and want her to have something for her safety on her key ring. What should she have? Pepper spray? Where do you get something ...
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- Good Luck...keep your family safe...how wonderful!!!
- Dear L., I am a certified women's self-defense instructor and have read several studies on pepper spray. While there have been cases of women defending themselves s...
- I would say information and caution are her best safety. Everyone should be just scared enough to be aware of everything around them. And send her to a self defense co...
Central Austin
Asked by Q.W. from Austin
on May 20, 2008
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Hi! I have a 3 month old baby boy and was interested in finding someone to come to my house for personal training. I've heard of companies that specialize in mommy fit...
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- Hi! I am new to this site as of one hour ago. I don't know if you have found a trainer by this time but this is what I do for a living. I've been a trainer for 10 + ye...
- I am a certified personal trainer and have been for about 5 years now. My husband and I have just moved to Cedar Park from AZ in late October. My approach to training ...
- Hi Qwen, I received your posting from a good friend of mine who is a member of momsource, and got me to sign up. I have a 3 month old and am a personal trainer who do...
Stranger Safety/Child Abduction Question
Asked by M.S. from San Francisco
on May 21, 2008
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Hi Everyone,
I was wondering if any other moms worry about child abduction like I do. As news stories come up on child abductions,Amber alerts etc. I get increasing...
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- Yes, I have worried about this too. Actually, now that I'm a mom, it seems I can imagine and worry about every conceivable tragic thing that could possibly happen to ...
- Just watch your kid like a hawk. I'm paranoid about stranger dangers too, and my 15 year old daughter told me a couple of days ago I'm going to have to get used to it ...
- You have gotten a lot of very good advice. I was reading for my own info. because I have a son who is almost 3. I was also thinking about the scary situation of a ...
Possibly Deciding to Stop at One Child
Asked by T.M. from Austin
on August 4, 2009
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Up until recently I always pictured myself with 2 children, but now have been thinking about how it would be with just one. I am totally in love with my daughter and ...
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- I know I'm late in the game--I was on vacation when your post came up. Anyway, it's totally up to you. There are advantages of each. There are only children who ha...
- I have known many "only children" both family as well as friends. My dad being one of them. That is the very reason I did not want to have only one child. I have seen ...
- My first child was very difficult but I knew I would have more than one. Having two (actually have four now) made life so much easier. For me 2 was easier than 1. Sure...
Egg Donation
Asked by K.D. from Norfolk
on April 14, 2009
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I was thinking about donating eggs I wanted to see if it's not to personal of a topic if anyone has ever done it before give me some insight. Or even if you haven't do...
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- I've only talked to one person about this so my opinion may be biased. She had done a lot of resource and chose a reputable place to do it. She ended up having a lot o...
- With two young children to care for, I would weigh the risks to your health carefully. A quick check of Wikipedia lists the following risks of donating/harvesting e...
- I am looking forward to the responses! I have considered this myself. I have a friend who went through IVF that said its not really that bad if you can handle the da...
Major Issues with My Sister-in-laws
Asked by E.M. from Los Angeles
on July 31, 2009
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Hello Moms,
I have been struggling with something for a while. I have two sister-in-laws (well, one now - the evil one is now divorced - yay!). The evil sister-in...
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- yep, keep this woman at arms-length. You only see her once a year so just be cordial then. You decide how close you want to be with her, and you've already decided y...
- Block her email address from your inbox. That way you don't even have to delete teh emails. You never even get them. Don't answer the phone when she calls. Be poli...
- Have you tried talking to your brothers about this? One thing my parents have always said to me was NEVER let ANYTHING come between you and your siblings. You can let ...
Eco-friendly Flow? Diapers?
Asked by M.J. from Chicago
on June 7, 2007
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So, my husband and I are making an effort to "go green" in our house. We've done a lot of things and when brainstorming on other things we can do, there were two issue...
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- We are in the same boat. We live on the 3rd floor, and have no washer/dryer. We looked into cloth, but just could not do it. We use Tushies and have them delivered....
- I don't know the name of it, but there is a reusable tampon that you insert and then pull out and dump out and use over and over. My friend used it and really liked i...
- Hi M., I started using the keeper my freshman year of college and absolutely LOVE it. So comfortable, economical, not to mention the bonus of helping the environment!...
Bladder Problems Post Baby
Asked by J.H. from Houston
on January 8, 2009
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Hi fellow moms. This is a bit embarrassing and personal, but I need to figure this out. I had a baby almost 11 months ago. Very healthy pregnancy, vaginal delivery, he...
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- If you have not been doing your Kegal exercises, now is a great time to start. Many women go through this. Your muscles have stretched. Kegals will add strength ba...
- If it really is the bladder, and not ejaculation, you're lucky it doesn't happen when you sneeze and cough. Many women have loss of bladder control for months after bi...
- yes, I would see your Dr. a friend of mine had similar issues and her bladder had "lowered" and leaked at times. That can happen with pregnancys since the babies sit o...
