Ah, the week of the stomach flu… I have just gone through one, so I am thinking about it. It’s my fourth time in five years, so that means almost each year it hits. I hate this week. I hate it every time it comes. But since it is largely the same, I thought I’d [...]
Ahh, boys and their bowels. A lovely topic. But it must be discussed =) I have had three boys and even though they have wildly different personalities, some commonalities have emerged: 1. Somewhere around 2, the boys started hated having their bowels. They really resisted it and would generally hold them in forever. My mother-in-law [...]
I know hardly anyone uses this term anymore—there’s several fancier names out there—but croup is when your child doesn’t feel well and has this signature “barking” cough that sounds like a dog or a seal. Sometimes there is a fever and sometimes my babies used to get this after spending time in the nursery in Sunday School [...]
“Toddler Tummy” is what they call diarrhea caused by too much juice. Nowadays juice is getting a bad rap, so this phenomenon is not quite as popular. But just a few years ago, everyone offered babies juice —even to my six month old! I thought this was crazy at the time, and it has taken [...]
Whoever says a “cold” isn’t caused by the cold obviously doesn’t have children. Whenever autumn comes, and especially if the temperature is see-sawing up and down, be prepared for your child to get their first cold. Especially if they forget their jacket and you see them with that signature Rudolph nose. The sniffling and coughing [...]
Ok, girls. Here’s some man talk for you. Warning: don’t read if you’re skittish about male parts. So let’s say you are done having children and want to know what is involved in your husband getting a vasectomy. It certainly isn’t the most talked about subject in the world, even compared to female anatomy. Getting [...]
Diaper rash is normally caused by irritations or allergies. When it is caused by irritations, it is usually because the diaper has been on too long or the urine/stool is especially acidic. Sometimes oranges, raisins, peanuts, candy, or other foods cause irritations because they are not digested well and large pieces survive in the stool. [...]
I am not sure why the big buzz is about taking children’s Tylenol off the market, as well as all the normal OTC drugs. While they may be used often out of the mother’s fears rather than warranted, the reality is that any mom should be able to gauge the effectiveness of fever reducer or [...]
Although not normal, it is very common for newborns to be born with a heart murmur–a small hole or tear in the tissue of the heart. It sounds scary but usually it is nothing to worry about. A doctor will pick it up on the first day or two, and then they will send you [...]
I do not intend to put a lot of medical stuff in this blog because I want it to stay authentic and reliable, not off-the-cuff and faddish. But every now and then when some health issue comes up between my friends and I (we all have little children), I might post it here. A couple [...]
