Treatment is the same for both swine flu and regular flu from my understanding. Rest, fluids, anti-fever medication if you have a fever or are uncomfortable, any other medication to treat symptoms you wish to take. The same guidelines for when to call the doctor would apply as well: Call your doctor if you have these cold and flu symptoms: In children: High fever(above 103 degrees), or a fever that lasts for more than 3 days Symptoms that last for more than 10 days Trouble breathing, fast breathing or wheezing Bluish skin color Earache or drainage from the ear Changes in mental state (such as not waking up, irritability or seizures) Flu-like symptoms that improve, but return with a fever and a worse cough Worsening of a chronic medical condition (such as diabetes or heart disease) Vomiting or abdominal pain In adults: A high, prolonged fever (above 102 degrees) with fatigue and achiness Symptoms that last for more than 10 days or get worse instead of better Trouble breathing or shortness of breath Pain or pressure in the chest Fainting or feeling like you are about to faint Confusion or disorientation Severe or persistent vomiting Severe sinus pain in your face or forehead Very swollen glands in the neck or jaw Basically, treat it like the regular flu. If you would normally call the doctor, call the doctor. If it's manageable at home, treat it at home. ETA: I forgot to say, the differences between swine flu and regular flu are, I believe, that swine flu also causes diarrhea and vomiting in some cases.

This is great advice. Also, from what I've read it's most contagious 24 hours BEFORE symptoms even show up, so by the time you get sick you've likely spread it around anyway. We just stay home whenever we're sick in general, cause really, who wants to be out doing stuff when they feel like crap.

:iagree: eta: I have a spray called 'diaper lotion potion' to spray on their bottoms too. It smells great and helps prevent diaper rash. You could probably make it yourself, the ingredients are 'Witch hazel, jojoba oil infused with chamomile, lavender essential oil, tea tree essential oil'.

I use both. Cooking light is one of the best magazine sources, and allrecipes.com is THE best internet source. I get most of my stuff from allrecipes.com simply because of convenience, though I have searched the cooking light website searchable database too.

That's the basic recipe I use. I buy frozen brussel sprouts, so I throw them in the microwave for 5 minutes while the oven is warming up to pre-cook them a bit, then I roast them in the oven like the recipe says. I just had an executive chef over the other night and he tried them. He said they were the best he ever had and asked for the recipe. He couldn't believe when I told him how simple it was.

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When the girl gets a little bit older (8+) New Moon magazine is good. http://www.newmoon.com/magazine/ It's advertisement free and the articles, stories, poems, book reviews etc are written by other girls that age range. My brother really enjoyed Ranger Rick, but I know a pp said it didn't do well in her house. Is there a Borders or Barnes and Nobles nearby where you can take the kids to look at the magazines before you subscribe?

I say don't worry about it. That was my hubby too. He was 6' or so, 130lbs skinny as a rail in high school. I teased him about having no butt when we first met. Now he's 6' tall almost 200lbs. The main thing that filled him out was getting older and his metabolism settling down. If you try and fatten him up now it might backfire later if/when his metabolism slows down in his 20's.

Crockpots are great. Also, do you have a grill? You could grill things. You could even cook with pans on a grill, just not as much temperature control. Salads are good. You can get some of the pre cooked and sliced chicken breast to put on it for meat if you want. You'll probably have to buy food every other day or so if you only have a small fridge, so eating good shouldn't be too horrible. If you have one burner, you could do one pot recipes: http://southernfood.about.com/cs/maindishrecipes/a/onepotrecipes.htm http://www.eartheasy.com/eat_one_pot_meals.htm I hope your kitchen turns out great!

That was my first thought too. There is also a Magic School Bus episode with that plot :) But it's the school kids shrunk down, not doctors. ETA: Oh, I started looking up fantastic voyage, and it lead me to remember the movie Innerspace as well. Not quite the same plot, but same idea of shrinking people down and putting them inside someone.

I'm signed up to go back this fall semester. I'm signed up to start writing 101 starting september 9th through UMUC distance learning. My new major is English with a Natural Science minor. I'm only taking one class because I'm nervous about being able to handle classes and kids at the same time.

I'm cheap. I either use the free basic menu from http://www.menus4moms.com/ or the weekly menu posted on a frugal & thrifty moms board I go to. Both also give shopping lists. The menu's for moms offers other menu's you can pay for if you want, but like I said, I'm cheap.

Yes, I probably would. I trust my in laws completely, and believe they'd be in great hands. They babysit all the time. My kids are too young right now, but when they get older I hope to get away for at least a 3 day weekend or so with hubby cause we never had a honeymoon either. If you do, one thing I would probably do is draw up a temporary power of attorney for the grandparents in case of an emergency. If you're 12 hours away you want them to be able to make any emergency medical decisions until you get back. http://www.legalhelpmate.com/power-of-attorney-health-child-care-nd.aspx That website talks a little about it. Good luck with your decision!

For me it depends on how they're acting. If they have a fever of 101.5, but are still happy and playing I'll let them be. If they have a fever of 100.3 and they're acting miserable I'll often give them some tylenol or motrin. If the fever is 102 I'll probably give something either way, definitely over 103 just because I'm a nervous nelly. But the only time my kid had a fever as high as 103 they were acting miserable anyway.

I never had to do it. I did hear awhile ago that my cousin had to learn it at school something like 10 years old! I think parents were notice that it was happening, and could request that their kids not be involved, but even if they weren't in the class you know all the class mates would be talking about it afterwards and maybe even fooling around doing it at home with their friends later....

Our cc does duel enrollment, but you still pay for the class like a regular student. I think there is also a limit on how many classes you can take per semester if you are still a high school student.

That would be my biggest things right there. Unless we really needed the money I wouldn't do it. Hubby also isn't very good at cooking, so I'd end up having to have something ready for him to just heat up later, and then I'd miss dinner with my family, bedtime, hubby time, and sleep.

I mostly thought of that because of my BIL. He was 17 and had never changed a diaper before when we asked him to babysit the kids. He said it would be fine, he would just find a youtube video to show him how to change one if he needed to. He told me they have youtube video's to show you how to do just about anything.

There are instruction in the box, and most teens I know look up everything they don't know how to do on youtube, so maybe they'd find an instruction video? No one ever taught me how to use one, but hubby and I figured it out when we needed to.

I guess the difference is how I'm thinking of approaching it. I don't plan on getting out a cuke and showing them. I don't even plan on saying 'don't do it, but if you do use a condom'. I am hoping to do a public health education segment. During that I will discuss how condoms have helped to decrease the transmission of diseases. We will also talk about a variety of other public health topics during that time.

Computers digital camera scrapbook bibles checkbooks dog food clothes important documents (though they are in a fire safe box I wouldn't want to test it) A couple toys for the kids Some books (maybe 5 per person) Travel crib for the baby Very similar stuff to a short vacation (plus important documents and scrapbook). Most of what I own is replaceable when the insurance check comes in if the house is burned.

Well, since I'm not sure where to get clean needles other than hospital med room, I don't know what the answer would be as to where to go for clean needles. Maybe when we get into a study on public health I'll learn that along with them. (Oldest is 2 1/2 atm, so we have a ways to go) Either way it's not quite a perfect metaphor in my mind because I can't think of anytime illegal drug use is a good thing. There are a variety of things you can/should teach about drugs that are bad, the negative effects of drugs and so on. Dirty needles is the least of it. Sex on the other hand can be a very beautiful thing that has potentially negative side effects when people are not careful. The best way to prevent disease is always to wait until marriage, and it's also the best way to enter a relationship with no extra baggage in that department. But the unfortunate reality is that it seems like many kids, despite being told this, still engage in sex. The evidence is the dramatic rise in HIV, syphilis, and unwed pregnancy among young adults 18-20 which correlates in the abstinence only education program in schools. Like I said before, I'd rather my child doesn't become a statistic because of lack of information should she decide to ignore me.

I intend to stress abstinence as well. Part of the reason I plan to stress it is that even wearing a condom isn't 100%. It's still playing a bit of russian roulette. But I would feel like I was being irresponsible if I didn't talk about prevention at all. These statistics have gone up dramatically since abstinence only education has been taking place, so it seems like there must be a correlation. I just don't want my daughters to become a statistic.

I will teach them that dirty needles spread disease. I will teach them that they should always be careful about dirty needles, because they could run into them on a beach, in a tattoo parlor, in a hospital, anywhere.

CDC - AIDS in 15-19 year old men doubles, syphilis in women up 50% http://carnalnation.com/content/12488/4/government-survey-says-us-teens-need-better-sex-ed The results of data compiled by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) should not really come as a surprise to anyone: American teens need more and better sex education. The surveillance summary Sexual and Reproductive Health of Persons Aged 10--24 Years published in this week's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report paints a grim picture of the sexuality of American youth. Dr. Lorrie Gavin and colleagues write, "The data presented in this report indicate that many young persons in the United States engage in sexual risk behavior and experience negative reproductive health outcomes." Using data from a variety of studies and surveys involving several hundred thousand children, teens, and young adults from 2001 through 2007, the CDC researchers found dire news with regard to the incidence of sexually transmitted diseases and teen pregancy. The number of AIDS diagnoses among men aged 15-19 years has nearly doubled, increasing from 1.3 cases per 100,000 in 1997 to 2.5 per 100,000 in 2006. The rate of syphilis infection among women has gone up by nearly 50% with 1.5 cases per 100,000 in 2004 to 2.2 cases per 100,000 population in 2006. After years of decline, the teen birth rate also showed an increase with 40.5 births per 1,000 females in 2005 to 42.5 in 2007. The report also indicates that parents are not talking to their kids about sex. Only 49.8 percent of 18- and 19-year-old women had talked with their parents about birth control; whereas a meager 35 percent of men the same age had discussed the topic with a parent. The researchers also found that significant disparities in sex education and disease incidence exist between racial and ethnic groups as well as by geographic region. Southern states have the highest incidence of teen pregnancy and incidence of STDs. However, more than 80 percent of teen boys and girls say they have received formal education in how to say 'no' to sex. These results show that despite that formal education, adolescents abstained from exercising what they learne Reports like this are the reason I will teach my kids about safe sex. I will stress saving themselves until marriage, but I know that there is a chance they won't listen. I don't want them to do drugs either, but I will teach them about drugs as well.