I've had great success using a brace/boot at night.

I found that my vitamin D level impacts my sleep. Once my levels finally increased, my insomnia improved dramatically. When I stop taking it for a prolonged period, it returns. After taking it again for a period of time, the insomnia improves again. I will add that if I take vitamin D later in the day, my sleep is negatively impacted. I always take it first thing in the morning.

Singulair did not cause mood issues for me. It did, however, cause me horrible nightmares/night terrors. It was awful. I could not get any restful sleep at all. I decided I would rather deal with my allergies, no matter how terrible. The nightmares/night terrors stopped as soon as I stopped taking the singulair.

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PSSST ... you gave away the answer. Click on share and it will copy the part without your guess to your clipboard. You can then paste it to your post 🙂. ETA: Just didn't think you would want to inadvertently ruin the fun for anyone. (I already solved it (albeit in 3 🙃), so no worries about me)

Just realized that might have sounded kind of creepy, lol, that I know where you live. Over the years a lot of places and things you mentioned have sounded SOOO familiar. One day out of curiosity and in attempt to procrastinate what I really should have been doing, I looked you up. There was a reason it all sounded so familiar! I think at some point I did mention here in one of your threads, but I have no idea which one as it was quite some time ago. Anyway, I really am not some creepy person on the internet. Really!! 🙂

Faithmanor, how many tests do you need? I don't know how far you are willing to drive. I live approximately 40 minutes north of you. I have some tests. They technically expired December 2, 2021, but I believe the FDA recently extended the expiration dates by 3 months. Let me know. We are locked down by choice here at my house, so not anticipating (at least hoping) that we will need them.

Thinking of you and your family.

So sorry you're going through this. I imagine you were relieved to find out before visiting your grandmother. I hope it's mild and short-lived and hopefully your children avoid coming down with it.

Thanks for your response, Jenny 🙂. My doctor considered having me get a 2nd dose, but loading me up on benadryl, pepcid, and prednisone beforehand and having me go to his office afterwards to spend the day there so they could monitor me and I would have help nearby (his office is next to the hospital). He decided against it though, saying it wasn't worth the risk. As far as a specialist, my understanding at the time was that they were breaking the vax into teeny tiny doses and then waiting a short while to see if there was a reaction and then proceeding, and so on, and so on over the course of a few hours. However, I have the complicating factor that I have a history of delayed anaphylactic reaction (I have other anaphylactic and severe allergies) - my reaction starts at about the two hour mark, so I don't know that that method would work. I should look into it again, though, to see if there are new methods. Right now I am holding out hope for a new vaccine to be authorized. Novavax was supposed to submit, but then delayed, and delayed again and again. They finally did submit their paperwork to the FDA on December 31st. I think, but could be wrong, that there is now a 30 day wait period and then they can apply for EUA, so crossing my fingers as it is my understanding that it is supposed to be safer for those with allergies. I believe it has already been authorized by the W.H.O. as well as other places (EU, India, and some others). I am not certain if any of these places have actually received and started using it yet. Anyway, my hope is that there will soon be another approved vaccine that will be safer for me. I will certainly feel more at ease once there is 🙂.

I am jealous of those of you that have providers taking so many precautions. I am so glad that some people have those options available to them!

Okay ... I called and rescheduled for March (and managed to get the first appointments of the day as well!) Hopefully things will have slowed down by then. I feel relieved. This was causing me so much stress. I know that sounds silly to some of you, but I just didn't feel good about going right now. Thank you all for your input 🙂

Glad they made the decision for you! That is what I have been hoping for, but so far I haven't heard anything so I guess I have to decide myself. I really am feeling I should cancel, but then I feel so confused and like maybe I am just totally and completely overreacting because of everyone else's carefree behavior here.

This is the only orthodontist in our tri-county area.

This is what I am thinking. Some of the children still have baby teeth yet to lose, so it's not as though they are going to be getting out of them any time soon anyway. When covid started, I felt pretty good about them. They made you wait in the car for your appointment and fill out a checklist and checked temperatures, so it appeared they were taking precautions. Then, on the occasions I had to go in with the kids to discuss treatment progression with the orthodontist, I was shocked at the lack of actual precautions being taken. Waiting in the car for your appointment is kind of pointless when they have multiple people in one treatment room being adjusted at the same time. Then there is the staff masking issue and ventilation/air quality issue.

My concern is that they may pick up covid while getting their adjustment (omicron is so contagious) and bring it into the household. I am unable to be fully vaccinated, let alone boosted, and am higher risk for severe covid. I have chronic health issues and have 8 children still in the house to educate and care for. Several of the children require extra care/effort (ASD), so I also worry about them getting covid (especially one of the youngest) because of communication difficulties along with other issues.

They have braces currently so it will delay treatment somewhat, but this orthodontist does adjustments every 6 weeks, so probably only by a month or two.

Opinions please regarding covid. Children have orthodontist appointment this week. Old building w/poor ventilation. Front office staff doesn’t mask. No air purifiers visible last time I went in with the kids. Patients are seen together in one open room, no barriers between at all. The last time I went in with the kids, one of the assistants doing the adjustments was wearing mask under nose. Oldest dc (16+) were boosted last Wednesday (just hit 6 months to be eligible). Middle dc (12-15 yo’s) have booster scheduled for this week. Youngest dc not vaxxed yet. I had anaphylactic reaction to my 1st vax dose (beginning of June) and am therefore not fully vaccinated, let alone boosted. I am higher risk for severe covid. Even a mild cold for everyone else pre-covid could take me out of commission for a couple months. Rural county (population approx. 30,000), however: Low vax rates, especially for children. Virtually no one masks (masks not required in schools). Low testing, high positivity, many covid deniers. Everyone is living life as though covid never existed. Omicron just detected in our county a couple days ago. Do I keep appointments or reschedule for March hoping that things have settled down by then? ETA: live in Michigan

Ask for a late check out. I always do (or should I say I did pre-covid). It has never been a problem. If I don't mention a time, they usually volunteer even later than I was going to ask for. Good luck! My ds heads home from up there next week. Getting the timing right in the winter to be sure there are no problems at the bridge is always fun. For some reason it always seems to be snowy or super windy on the dates needed to travel. FYI: They have changed tomorrow from wind advisory to high wind warning for tomorrow back home.

Okay, I saw the thread title "Glitter" and got excited. It has been a long day and the first thing that popped into my head was the glitter and waxing story from long ago. Was really hoping for a it to be a thread that had me doubled over in laughter! Alas, I have no advice regarding glitter. I banned it from the house years ago. That stuff keeps showing up forever!

My dc loved (and still do) the larger size plus plus blocks. The ages of my youngest dc are 3 and 5. My ds8 still plays with them, and dd10 and dd12 still make things out of them occasionally, esp. to make things to supplement their play with others toys. Dd10 and dd12 have requested the smaller ones to make more intricate items.

I would like an invite please. I have one that just graduated college and is now out on his own far away 😞 , one still at home, and another who just started college. Thank you.

Exactly! Many days I feel as though I am barely keeping my head above water with all that needs to be done. I can only juggle so many balls. I chose to let this one drop ☺️. As a side note, my dh is a ruthless deleter and frequently needs info from emails he has gotten rid of. I NEVER have that problem ... lol!

Glad to help!