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Thumb Sucker
Asked by S.A. from Lynchburg
on February 3, 2007
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I have a 1 year old and she is a thumb sucker. She has sucked her thumb until it is raw and it is starting to blister. What do I do? what can I do? How can I stop it? ...
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- My son did this earlier, at about 6 months--he had his hands in his mouth constantly, and they were raw and bleeding. We put vaseline on his hand and covered them with...
- I don't know if you can find it, but I used this stuff called Thumb on my daughter when she used to chew on her nails when she was little. You paint it on like finger...
- With my daughter(when she was a year; she's 2 1/2 now)we limited her thumb-sucking to bed/nap times. We just told her that now was not the time. If she still sucked h...
Daughters Diaper Rash
Asked by S.C. from Bakersfield
on January 21, 2008
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my daughter has now gotten this nasty rash on her vagina twice. i always change her diaper as soon as it's soiled (she goes the longest without a change at night) and ...
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- It sounds like a yeast infection which girls can get very easily. Make sure the you are wiping her from front to back all the time. Never wipe from the butt up to th...
- S., could it be a reaction to something she's eating? Are you still breastfeeding? Maybe it's then a reaction to something you're eating. Maybe if she's eating more a...
- my daughter had a very sore bottom until I changed to cloth diapers and desitin creme really helped too good luck
Natural Cough Remedies
Asked by S.D. from Los Angeles
on June 29, 2009
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Hi Moms! I am currently 19 weeks pregnant and have had a lingering cough for about a week now and it seems to be getting worse. I do not want to take any OTC drugs eve...
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- I use the children's Hyland it's natural homeopathic... not sure about any of the ingredients while you're preggo though so I'd ask your OB... also, stay away from any...
- Hi Sara, Whole Foods has the absolutely BEST cough syrup (in the medicine section). It is all made from herbs, has no harmful ingredients, and works 500% better tha...
- Nothing is ever 100% safe, even our drinking water. However, I did manage to get a cold while I was preggo and I just drank a ton of hot water... about your body weigh...
My 11-Month Old's Thumb
Asked by L.A. from Richmond
on June 9, 2009
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My 11-month-old daughter has always sucked her thumb when going to bed or taking a nap. Just this week, though, I've noticed she's sucking her thumb raw. The skin is...
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- I sucked my thumb until I was 8 years old (no, that's not a typo LOL) and I had a huge callous on my thumb knuckle. I have no memory of the early years of thumb-sucki...
- My 10 mo old is doing this, too. It was pussy, so we had it looked at and they gave us ointment and said to splint or wrap it....I'm sure you can guess how well that w...
- I am not sure what you mean by "raw" but my 21-month old son has sucked his thumb so much/hard that at one point, he got a blister. At first I thought it was a wart, s...
Raw Nipples
Asked by C.H. from Visalia
on April 14, 2009
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I am a new to the breastfeeding thing. Everything has been going okay for the last 4 weeks, i know we have a bad latch but we are working on it. Now my nipples have s...
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- Sounds like she's not getting a good latch on. Make sure she has not only the nipple but the areola as well. It may seem like she would be smothered but there is spac...
- Hi C.. Well, clearly you're not alone, and I really just wanted to add my support. I went through the same thing with my son. My nipples did crack and even bleed a lit...
- C.. I had the same problem when nursing my daughter. I tried creams, shields and nothing worked except my own breast milk. Squeeze some of your own milk onto your nipp...
Get Child to Eat Vegetables.
Asked by C.B. from Albuquerque
on November 2, 2006
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I need some ideas on how to get my 3 year old to eat his vegetables. I have tried cheese and salad dressing. He will eat the cheese and dressing but not the veggies....
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- I found melted Velveeta cheese (mixed with a little milk) on my 3 year old's veggies helps. He's gotten very picky though. He used to eat everything! I keep offerin...
- Cut them into fun shapes, make little pictures on the plate using them, make them a readily available snack your 3 year old can get himself. Sometimes being a big boy ...
- Hi C.~ Both of my children love vegetables! I'm curious though, did you give your three year old veggies when he was little? It seems sometimes they are an acquired ...
Raw Food
Asked by A.H. from Grand Rapids
on January 25, 2009
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Are there any Raw Foodist out there???
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- Morning A.---I am studying to be a wellness educator through a naturopath who has her PhD in nutrition. Dr. Pam Popper runs the Wellness Forum in Columbus, OH. Her a...
- Hey I live in Grand Rapids. I have read some books and information on it and think it's very interesting. I know raw foods are best for our bodies, and make us more ...
- A. - Check out http://www.detroitevolution.com. It's a school (of sorts) in Detroit committed to helping people learn how to live a better life, by eating raw or v...
Raw Food Diet
Asked by J.S. from Washington DC
on July 9, 2008
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I have a 3 yr old golden retriever who has epilepsy. I had her on a raw food diet until about 3 months ago, it really seemed to help her have decreased seizure activ...
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- Hi J., We feed our dog Flint River Ranch dog food, which is all natural dry food (no preservatives), and she hasn't had a seizure in 2+ years. We opted for this ...
- Hi -- I think a dog having seizures might be a greater risk to a child than raw food. If your dog is like ours, she probably doesn't have any awareness or control whe...
- We also have a dog with seizures and 2 young children in the house. We considered the raw food diet, but thought it would be too much. We give our dog EVO Innova (ht...
Non-cooking?
Asked by D.N. from Philadelphia
on March 20, 2007
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hello all..im wondering if anyone here as explored the idea of a raw food lifestyle. i have been doing some research and find that children raised raw do better in sch...
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- This may sound silly, but "raw food" does not mean raw meat, right? From some of the responses here it sounds like people think that you are going to give your childr...
- I give a raw food diet to my dogs, but they can handle it. Giving animals raw meat is good because they have the enzyems. Humans can not handle raw meat. If you want t...
- I believe some of the readers are misunderstanding the "raw" diet. This is a vegetarian diet that consists of mostly uncooked vegetables and grains. I have never tried...
Do You Let Your Children Eat the Chocolate Cookie Dough or Lick the Spoon
Asked by F.M. from Springfield
on September 1, 2008
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Hi, I know that children shouldn't eat raw eggs because of the saftey hazard of getting salmanilla (sp?). When I was little (in the 60's) it was always a great joy wh...
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- Hi F., I love your question. I have a gourmet cookies business and have enjoyed baking with my kids since they were barely old enough to walk. When we're baking f...
- Hi F. - go ahead & let those kids indulge! there really is nothing wrong with having a little raw cookie dough or cake/brownie batter AT ALL!!!! We all did it PLEN...
- I let mine eat it & lick spoons or beaters. My husband hates it!
