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is it bad to sleep alot during pregnancy can i drink hot tea like herbal tea

Expert Post Viewd: 261 Posted: 7/2/09 11:06 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

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I know of a baby that is about 18 months old that has a brain tumor she is going through chemo and has had surgery to remove it is there hope for her to recover fully She has lost her eyesight as well I just feel so bad for the family

Expert Post Viewd: 277 Posted: 6/23/09 5:07 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

snake bite

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My daughter got bit by a snake on her finger She is 6 yrs old It s black and yellow THis happened 4 days ago She's doing fine It did bleed a lot though and i put hydrogen peroxide on it too IT looks like its healed but it has bumps on it It looks kinda weird We are pretty sure it was a garter snake ITs been in our hay for the horses So we moved all the hay in our pole barn and its not in the shed anymore There were 3 of them What do you suggest Should she see the Dr about bumps beingon her finger Or not Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 290 Posted: 6/22/09 11:55 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Repeating

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Whenever my 18 month old says some words she repeats them 3 times Like she will say puppy 3 times Or Daddy she'll say too other words as well Is that normal

Expert Post Viewd: 202 Posted: 6/22/09 3:06 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Fussy

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Its me again My daughter has been so fuusy today also When she starts to cry i pick her up and she stops but when i sit down with her she starts in again She loves to play outside and i took her out in the pool and started balling again She wanted to go inside the house SO she fell asleep in my arms for about 30 min Then woke up and she is still so fussy What could be wrong She has no fever We did give her a catscan on her head and they said the bones are closing early but its not pushing on the brain THe brain is fine I had craniosystosis when i was 4 and the bones were closing too soon and putting pressure on the brain so i had to have surgery I'm still concerned about her COuld this be why she is not sleeping well and very fussy and crying today Should i trust what the Dr said about her x ray A 21 month old can't tell you what is wrong with her My head hurts etc COuld it be her ears She does have tubes in her ears for about 1 year now The Dr said that if she does get an ear infection we will see stuff coming out of her ear but we don't see anything ANy suggestions

Expert Post Viewd: 186 Posted: 6/21/09 10:15 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

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SO i shouldn't go in at all even when she is screaming right ALso could it be teething She is still getting teeth in and it looks like she is getting some more in the front She has been biting on her fingers alot and chewing on a cold wash cloth COuld that be why

Expert Post Viewd: 177 Posted: 6/21/09 7:50 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

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SO i don't go in even if she is screaming for 20 minutes

Expert Post Viewd: 194 Posted: 6/21/09 2:31 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

sleep

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Hi its me again Emily is almost 21 months old and now she has started all over again to where she is screaming arond midnight and 5:30 SO i have been letting it go for about 10 min Then i go in make sure she is not sick and tell her to go night night and i put her back in bed It was happening once a night now its twice at night Is having nightmares She just screams bloody murder Should i just let her cry it out Thanks and I really appreciate it

Expert Post Viewd: 205 Posted: 6/21/09 10:46 am Posted by: Replies: 1

talking

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Our daughter is 20 1/2 months and she doesn't say much yet The doctor isn't too concerned yet She can say ba ba for bottle da for dog dada for dada mama for mama maa for more eeeee for teeth she won't say bye or hi But she will wave bye or hi If you tell her to change her diaper she will go to her room if you say anything she will understand anything you tell her She is very smart but the talking stage isn't really there yet But those are some of the words she will say SHould we be concerned Like i said she is very smart and she understands anything you tell her

Expert Post Viewd: 207 Posted: 6/14/09 1:15 am Posted by: Replies: 1

crawling

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My son is 8 5 months We are trying to work on crawling EVeryone is bugging me about him not crawling He sits great and plays reaches for things rolls around all were a little late He lays on his belly and tries to push up but seems like he doesnt have the shoulder strength He does better in the sense he doesnt bail to his back we think we are doing alot to encourage crawling but would love any ideas to help strengthen to help him crawl when he is ready

any suggestion would be greatly appreciated

Expert Post Viewd: 226 Posted: 6/6/09 12:52 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Fell on ground

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Laura

My mom and my son (18 months old) had just fell on the pavement (concrete) while crossing the road They were holding hand in hand My mom fell down first and then my son fell down in another second

Both of them hurt the position of cheek and the outter area of right eye The colour is bright red you can easy know that they have just fell on the found My son cried for 5 mins

I called my son's doctor but no answer When we were back to home I gave milk to my son he drank it and played as usual e g walk around play with the toys hold his toys to hit my head etc it seems that nothing is wrong with him But I am just a little bit worry I am afraid that he might have hurt his BRAIN or the eye inside

How can I tell he is OK or not or should I bring him to his doctor tommorrow My mom said she is OK no vomiting no nausea

Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 251 Posted: 6/2/09 8:39 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Okay then

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What could that bump be (from my post below) When Jenna (my older daughter) was a baby she had a bump on her back that the doctor said was just a fat deposit could it be that

Expert Post Viewd: 253 Posted: 5/28/09 4:32 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Soft bump

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Hi My daughter will be 17 MONTHS old tomorrow as I was giving her a bath tonight I noticed one of her boobies was more puffy than the other one the other one is completely flat I felt her boob and it has a soft bump that moves around I felt the other one and there is nothing in there My 17 YEAR old daughter had a fibroadinoma a couple of years back could this be something similar ( I have a 17 year old and a 17 month old just to clarify)

Expert Post Viewd: 258 Posted: 5/28/09 3:24 am Posted by: Replies: 2

brushing teeth

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Our daughter is 20 months and she recently had blisters in her throat She is finallty getting better but now she won't let me brush her teeth It started when she had a sore mouth and wouldn't eat much or drink I tried it again tonight and she still won't let me I don't want her to get cavities SHe was doing so well and now since her blisters she won't even open her mouth ANy suggestions COuld her mouth still be sore

Expert Post Viewd: 234 Posted: 5/27/09 12:11 am Posted by: Replies: 1

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Expert Post Viewd: 210 Posted: 5/24/09 7:31 pm Posted by: Replies: 0

Tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy

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Our daughter is 6 1/2 yrs old and she is having a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy done on the 28th of this month She has had so many strep throats in the past 9 months I heard on the news a couple of days ago that a 5 year old boy had his out and he died a week later from bleeding too much I'm sure this doesn't happen very often but I'm nervous about it now and so is my daughter but I'm trying to reassure her the same time I heard about that story Any suggestions Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 238 Posted: 5/24/09 12:51 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Blisters in throat

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Our daughter is almost 20 months and she was VERY fussy for a couple of days and she wasn't eating or drinking much at all and she had a 103 fever We took her to the Dr and he said she has blisters in her throat and its going around in infants and toddlers There is nothing for it Its just a virus and it will get better on its own in about 3 to 7 days We ahve been giving her tylenol and motrin She is still very fussy and crying a lot Even when i hold her sometimes I know it hurts but what else can we do She is hardly eating or drinking The Dr said as long as she has 2 wet dipers a day she won't be dehydrated THis has been 2 times that she has had blisters in her throat What causes this

Expert Post Viewd: 223 Posted: 5/24/09 12:47 am Posted by: Replies: 1

allergies

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My daughter is 6 1/2 and at night she coughs Someone told me it could be dust mites COuld it be an allergy thing I was thinking about taking her to an allergist to find out what she's allergic to She went to see a ENT for her tonsils and she's having tonsillectomy and adenoids taking out He said "She has really bad allergies '' So what could it be Only at night when it happens I give her honey and it helps i also give her benedryl and that helps too

Expert Post Viewd: 290 Posted: 5/5/09 7:19 am Posted by: Replies: 1

Swine Flu and traveling

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Is it safe to travel within the United States by airplane right now with the ongoing reports of swine flu What can I do to help protect my family if we travel

Expert Post Viewd: 305 Posted: 5/1/09 10:56 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

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Expert Post Viewd: 292 Posted: 5/2/09 12:20 am Posted by: Replies: 0

teeth

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Hi Laura

My son is 16 5 months old and has only 4 teeth in the front so far His teeth emerged when he was 9 months old And today I discovered that something like white bone is on his lower right jaw in the molar position

I know that he is a little bit late in teething right and nothing we can do should I bring him to a dentist Will there be a chance that the molar would come out before the others

He is also late in walking and speaking he can walk when I hold one of his hands and say only Ma Ma and Pa Pa His doctor told me that when he is 18 months he needs to have physical therephy and speech theraphy so in US these are provided by governent or charitable orgs with income restrictions How much the cost would be

How can I help my son

Expert Post Viewd: 242 Posted: 4/29/09 1:55 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

bottle

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Our daughter is 19 months old and she is back to the bottle SHe got so fussy so i gave in which i shouldn't have She won't drink milk out of a sippy cup And she does get constipated quite often Doesn't cheese and milk get her constipated Does spinach have calcium in it and broccoli WOuld that count towards dairy Is yogurt binding also Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 250 Posted: 4/27/09 11:39 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

fussy and appetite

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Our daughter is 19 months old and she is fussy I think she just wants her bottle I have been trying to get it away from her but she is so fussy and crying that i give in and she likes it with milk in it or water So recently I have been giving her a bottle with water in it only and she is still fussy ALso she hasn;t been eating much either The Dr isn;t too concerned yet This has been going on for about 1 month Is it her teething or something else She is VERY picky on what she eats She won't eat nay meat I have tried everything Also she seems to trip often She bumps her head face etc Well maybe I'm overexagerating She does seem to trip sometimes Is this normal Maybe she is walking too fast SHe does try to walk fast Or being clumsy Anything to worry about

Expert Post Viewd: 229 Posted: 4/27/09 11:30 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Reason for decrease in appetite

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I currently have a 5 and half month old that is showing no interest in eating very much for almost two weeks now He was currently eating 5 bottles 5 6 oz and two feeding of cereal and fruits/veg He cut back on the bottles to 4 which was understandable since he really started eating the solids Now though he is refusing to take only about 3 oz of formula at a feeding and not eating much of his solids either THe only time he will eat a good bottle is before bedtime he will eat 6 oz We talked with our doctor and she switched us to 3 solids meals a day with the bottle immediately following the breakfast and lunch but he really wont take any formula right after eating solids We have even waited 30 minutes or so He will sleep about 11 hours at night and when he wakes up in the morning never wants to eat right away so I wait til he seems hungry and then feed him He still won't eat much He is maybe getting 18 oz of formula a day I am just at my end trying to figure out what he likes and how and when to get him to eat I want to make sure he is getting enough daily nutrients He wakes up between 7 730 for the day and takes first nap between 9 930 His last bottle for the day is between 8 830 pm I thought he might be teething because he is gnawing on things a lot and drooling but I have tried giving him relief before eating such as teething tablets oragel sucking on something cold and even tylenol Nothing seems to work I just didnt know if it could decrease his appetite that much and this long Could there be an underlying problem or is it just a phase ANy advice or suggestions on the schedule would be great I am getting desperate:(

Expert Post Viewd: 269 Posted: 4/21/09 5:45 pm Posted by: Replies: 2

bedtime

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Emily is 1 1/2 years old and she was going to bed around 8:00 or 8:30 pm Now she will go to bed around 9:30pm SHe is so happy after 8:00pm She will take her nap around 12:00 or 1:00 for about an hour I feed her dinner around 5 or 5:30 then bath at 7:30pm then is in bed by 8:00 or 8:30pm Now its 9:30pm The sound machine is on What happened You'll probably say "let her cry it out " right She is not sick Maybe she is just insecure Should I do something different before i put her in bed Thanks

Expert Post Viewd: 260 Posted: 4/20/09 11:54 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

9 month old

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My baby is on a soy based formula should i switch her to a miked based formula since she is will be able to drink whole milk soon Will it upset her system going on whole milk and should i worry about nutritional needs being on soy is milk better

Expert Post Viewd: 267 Posted: 4/17/09 4:08 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

Jaundice & Heart Murmur

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My daughter had her 9 month check up last Friday and they think she is jaundiced She eats a lot of beta carotene and looks more orange than yellow to me her sclera's are totally white and she has no other obvious jaundice related symptoms Bloodwork results should be back soon Does this sound like a harmless jaundice condition to you The NP also heard a grade 2 heart murmur and we have an appointment next month with a pediatric cardiologist Is there any correlation between a possible heart defect and jaundice The NP is also a little concerned because she falling in the low weight percentiles but she was small at birth and both my husband and I are not big people height or weight She is a great eater still breastfeeding and reaching all her developmental milestones

Expert Post Viewd: 252 Posted: 4/9/09 12:02 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

surgery

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Our daughter is 1 1/2 yrs old and she had her 18 month check up and the Dr wanted to do an x ray on her skull because craniosynostosis is in the family especially I had it when i was 4 yrs old My other 2 cousins had it also my husbands other cousin had it also But we all had the surgery and turned out fine well 1 of my cousins is retarded because it was too late Anyway she had a xray and it shows signs of ( developing sagittal craniosynostosis) The Towne and coronal views show partial closure of the sagittal suture consistent with developing sagittla synostosis which is cranio I'm concerned She is going to see a pediatric neurosurgeon at Bronson Hospital on the 21st We'll see what he has to say about it But according to my experience and looking it up on line it only treated with surgery Mine was very major But Emily is alot younger than i was so hopefully it won't be as bad More than likely she will have to have surgery It puts pressure on the brain and that is not good Have you heard fo this before and do you know anyone else that have had experienced this before

Expert Post Viewd: 257 Posted: 4/4/09 10:26 pm Posted by: Replies: 1

sleep

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Our daughter is 1 1/2 yrs old and she usually sleeps from 8:00pm or 8:30pm until 8:00am or 8:30am Now she will sleep from 8:00pm or 8:30 pm until 6:30am or 7:00 am What happened She has just started this 4 days ago Thanks

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