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when to stop medicine for silent reflux

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply yesterday at 11:57 am
  • 7 replies
  • sarah is taking pepcid for her silent reflux. (0.5 ml twice a day)my ped wanted to wean so we cutt of her morning dose. she was fine for 4-5 days but now she started to cry like hell almost whole the ...

My daughter won't eat!

Mommie42983
  • By Mommie42983 · New reply November 19, 2009
  • 15 replies
  • Okay fellow preemie parents, I need some help. My daughter who is 7 months old (4 months adjusted) is not eating like she should. She is fighting me when it is time to eat, by pushing out the nipple with ...

easy bruising/poor diet

mommyinneed
  • By mommyinneed · New reply November 19, 2009
  • 2 replies
  • Hi everyone..I know I post on here a lot about my son daniel but today I'm going to write about my son Isaiah. So here we go. Isaiah has asthma and has been on steriod medication since he was 6 months ...

How do I go on after my loss?

gracie28
  • By gracie28 · New reply November 16, 2009
  • 11 replies
  • I lost my little girl on August 13th, only 1 week after she was born. I find myself having alright days and really, really bad days in between. I don't know what to do....I miss Gracie soooo much. It ...

need urgent info please

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply November 12, 2009
  • 3 replies
  • one more thing i want to know if flue shot and H1N1 shot can be on same day??? sarah has got her first flue shot and second is due. is that possible to go for H1N1 and flue shot at the same time ...

I am really sick and tired plzz help me

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply November 7, 2009
  • 12 replies
  • Hi everyone I need your help for the sake of my daughter and off course me too. I am so tired to handle her. she is now 5 months and 7 days actual (8 weeks adjusted). The problem is either she sleep or ...

fibroids during pregnancy

Anna5
  • By Anna5 · New reply November 4, 2009
  • 19 replies
  • I just had some bleeding(i am 9 weeks pregnant) and went to ER to get it checked out.They did an ultrasound and a pelvic exam and seem to think its a fibroid thats causing it.Did anyone had this happened ...

need advice...22 weeks pregnant with cervix incompetent

tlawrence
  • By tlawrence · New reply October 29, 2009
  • 21 replies
  • hello everyone. i am new to this. i am in need of some insight. i am 22 weeks pregnant. i went to the doctor yesterday for cramping and found out that my cervix measures at 1.5cm. i was sent to the hospital ...

how can you tell?

mommyinneed
  • By mommyinneed · New reply October 29, 2009
  • 7 replies
  • Hi all, My son Daniel was just diagnosed with mild CP and is currently in therapy. As some of you might know children with CP are at a significant risk for seizures (50%) and I was wondering if anyone ...

Anyone had subchorionic hematoma?

Anna5
  • By Anna5 · New reply October 22, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • I am 15 weeks pregnant and have been bleeding since 9 weeks.When I went to the ER doctors thought I had a fibroid,later they discovered a subchorionic hematoma.I had SCH last time which ended up in abruption ...

spastic diplegia

mommyinneed
  • By mommyinneed · Posted October 20, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • Does anyone have a child with spastic diplegia and arm involvement. I'm a little confused on this subject because I have read that spastic diplegia can affect your arms, it just affects your legs more ...

not feeding properly

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply October 7, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • My daughter sarah is six months and a week actual (8 weeks early) is not eating properly from yesterday. Otherwise she looks normal. Also she hasnt pooped today. she was taking 4 oz of milk 5-6 times ...

RSV season and cleaning/Hygine

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply October 6, 2009
  • 9 replies
  • Hi everyone I am planing to stay at home for the entire RSV season. I know staying at home only is not enough. I have to be more careful specially when my DH is health worker ( his work is to go to hosp ...

cerebral palsy

mommyinneed
  • By mommyinneed · New reply October 4, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • So my son was diagnosed with CP just a few days ago. I still have not come to terms with it. The guilt and the hurt I feel are completly overwhelming. I've been taking sedative medications everday just ...

My mind is racing but my heart has stopped

mommyinneed
  • By mommyinneed · New reply October 2, 2009
  • 13 replies
  • Okay, I'm going to try and get through this without sobbing. Today my son (former 30 weeker) saw a neurologist and was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. I'm terrified how this will affect his life. The neurologist ...

Mothers Health 10 months postpartum

Hopesmom08
  • By Hopesmom08 · New reply September 28, 2009
  • 6 replies
  • Hi i had a very strange pregnancy and for about 4 months nowi have been bleeding profusely , my OB said its normal and now wont return my phone calls. Its not my period and i feel no pain and it is an ...

Retained Placenta

Hopesmom08
  • By Hopesmom08 · Posted September 25, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • I am nervous and afraid that i may have this. But i don't know if i do or not because if i did i would most likely have an infection now. I had my daughter via c-section 10 months ago. I have seen two ...

is there any remedy?

Fozia
  • By Fozia · New reply September 24, 2009
  • 5 replies
  • sarah has cough and cold and no fever from yesterday. I asked my ped he told me to put nasal drops and warm shower nothing else. I am using humidifier next to her. Is there anything else i can do? she ...

Anyone starting milk at 12 month actual

danisue76
  • By danisue76 · New reply September 18, 2009
  • 8 replies
  • Our pediatrician gave the go ahead to start whole milk at one year actual (my twins are 9 1/2 month corrected). I told him I would like to continue formula two more months. Has anyone else started at ...

Amniotic Fluid

Fozia
  • By Fozia · Posted September 16, 2009
  • 0 replies
  • one of my friend is in her 37th week and her fluid is very low and baby's weight is less than 5.5 pounds. She is taking almost 10 liters a day. is there anything to increase the fluid otherwise she has ...

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