No, it doesn't sound normal. Also, there is some recent research that shows tylenol is not safe, especially in conjunction with vaccines. I would look into that first before giving her any.

A couple months ago I clicked on a thread about pinworms and made a comment about whether or not I should google that. And then the universe laughed and struck me down. For a few days my 13DD has been complaining of vaginal pain at night. Honestly, I wasn't sure what to make of it in the absence of other symptoms. Then a couple nights ago she woke me up horrified because she finally looked down there and found worms. I honestly can't think of anything more horrifying for a teen. Hysterical, she was. I spent several hours in the middle of the night on the internet, learning everything I could about pinworms and then made an Amazon order. I went back to bed, but couldn't sleep and DH was starting to get all snuggly and I was like Heck no! Don't touch me. Not until we get to the bottom of this. (Pun intended) The next morning I asked all my kids if their bums itched. Most were utterly aghast at the question, but my 4 year old (too young to know he should be embarrassed) remarked, "yeah, but it only itches at night, not in the day." So we have a 2nd confirmed victim. According to the Google, it's so contagious I have determined my other kids are either lying or asymptomatic. Amazon delivered the pyrantel pamoate in less than 24 hours and last night we all got our first dose. So far I have withstood the urge to bathe the kids in bleach after burning down the house, so we have commenced washing sheets for 9 (NINE!) people, vacuuming, and wiping down everything with Lysol. My questions are: 1) Will the meds take care of the.... uh.... worms that made it into the vaginal area? How will I know for sure? If it was me, I'd stick a clove of garlic up there to make it inhospitable to the little buggers, but my 40 year old vagina is no stranger to things going in or out of there. What can I or should I do for DD? 2) I did not dose the 9 month old crawler. If he were younger I probably wouldn't even worry about him, but he is just old enough to be crawling all over the floor putting everything in his mouth. (Gag!) What do I do for him? 3) How often should I give the meds? And when do you stop? Because right now everyone will probably get regular doses until the end of time. 4) How do you know when they are gone? Do you see them in the toilet? Besides not itching your bum anymore, how do you know you (and the whole fam damily) are really in the clear? (I am NOT looking at anyone's bum in the middle of the night if they are over the age of 6, so don't suggest it! And my teens and tween would die if I suggest the tape.) 5) What else should I do? Somewhere I saw mentioned that GFSE was good for this, so I ordered a bottle of tablets and thought I would give that to the confirmed victims at least. We will take anything and everything at this point. 6) I have sufficiently scared my kids into obsessively washing their hands, but now that they know about *shhhhhhh* the pinworms *shhhhhh* how do I make sure they never ever tell anyone about our dark secret outside the family?

I say go for it! I am almost 40 (but my baby is 9 months) and I am considering becoming an IBCLC. Who knows how or when, but it's been a little idea burning in the back of my mind.

My puppy has eaten a roll of toilet paper. Or at least made a mess of it. The worst though is when the dogs get into the diaper bin. Blech. They are pricey, but my pups love the bully sticks and yak chews.

In the end, I used the chicken for chicken pillows last night. It's been 24 hours and no has come down with food poisoning yet, so I think we are clear. :P Phew!

Mine comes from a family cookbook. "Homemade" using pre-made ingredients. 4 chicken breasts, cooked and cubed or shredded 1 can Cream of Mushroom soup 8 oz cream cheese 4 T soft butter 1/8 t pepper 2 cans Pillsbury crescent dinner rolls (get 3 just in case) 6 T melted butter bread crumbs SAUCE: 1 can Cream of Chicken soup 1/2 can evaporated milk 1 C sour cream Preheat oven to 375. Mix chicken, cream of mushroom soup, cream cheese, butter and pepper together. Shape rolls into squares and add approx 1/2 C chicken filling in center. Fold edges and tuck under to form pillow. Roll in butter and dip in crumbs. Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes. In a sauce pan, add cream of chicken soup, evaporated milk and sour cream and heat through. Pour over cooked chicken pillows.

Last night I put several pounds of chicken in the IP to shred for dinner tonight and tomorrow. When it was done cooking and the pressure released, I unplugged it so it would cool down.... and then totally forgot about it until this morning. The chicken was room temperature, but the lid had never been removed after it was done cooking. I shredded it and put it in the fridge this morning. Bot meals I intended to use it for will cook it again. (chicken pillows and chicken taquitos) I don't have any more chicken in the freezer so if I don't use it I will need to run to the store or change my menu plans for today and tomorrow. I know the right answer is probably no, and I suppose I could use it as dog training treats, but it's a lot of chicken to go to waste. 😞

Do you have a tongue tie? When we took my baby in to have his tongue tie lasered, I asked the dr about my teenager who has a tongue tie. She said it can cause sleep issues because in order to hold your mouth closed you have to create a suction with your tongue. If your tongue is tied to the floor of your mouth, that can be difficult to do.

I did not know I could do that. Such a relief!

DS11 decided to make some pearl barley in the instant pot this morning. He measured the barley and dumped it into the instant pot without the insert in it. The barley has fallen down to some lower, inaccessible part of the instant pot underneath where the insert sits. It sounds like there is a lot down there. Is my instant pot ruined? Is there a way to get it out? He almost did this the other day with the water but I caught him just in time and warned him it would ruin it. He knows the insert needs to be in there, he just forgot he took it out. He feels awful about this.

Does your mom still have the return receipt? Maybe with that and the empty card they could get a little farther and find more info?

Yeah, definitely wouldn't be accusing anyone without proof. I am really surprised Kohls can't give you more information about when it was used. I'd call back and try to speak with someone higher up, especially if the card had a significant amount of money on it.

Are the kids complaining or the parents? If it's the kids, you can ignore it. If it's the parents they need a whack upside the head.

Funny, I just started a batch of yogurt today for the first time in years. I am trying it out in the instant pot, but because I like to wash extra dishes I heated the milk on the stove first. 😄 In years past I always heated the milk on the stove, let it cool to 108 degrees, added 2 tbsp of yogurt and then put the pot in my oven with the light on. It was fail proof. When fruit and berries go on super sale, I buy a bunch and blend them up and freeze them in 1 cup portions to add to a batch of yogurt.

I think that's fantastic that you did that and that you shared it with your husband. But I don't think it's helping women when we tell them that sharing their sexuality with millions of people because that's what makes money is "empowering."

Is it really though? Or are we just hearing those voices the loudest? Because I think there are a lot of people (including yours truly) who have thought for many years that the halftime show has been inappropriate and not at all family-friendly.

I didn't watch the superbowl or the halftime show, but have read a little bit of commentary on it, both about how inappropriate it was and about the cultural aspects of it. I am not going to comment specifically on the halftime show. But I will say that just because something is part of a culture doesn't automatically make it acceptable.

With my last baby I took a vitamin K supplement for myself for the first 6 months. Baby is exclusively breastfed. One of my other babies had a severe reaction to the shot, and because VKDB is so rare, I felt comfortable just taking a supplement myself. If the baby will be getting formula, it already has vitamin k added.

We use a waffle-maker regularly too. Currently I am using my mom's ancient beast of a waffle maker that is still going strong. 😄 I am with you on the gifting of specific kitchen appliances or items that you don't know the receiver will be able to use. After receiving so many duplicates or items we just wouldn't use for our wedding, DH declared that we would only ever give gift cards or cash as gifts. I am a very practical person and I hate to see things go to waste or go un-used, so I usually check the registry first and give cash if there isn't anything left in my price range.

Yeah, it feels rude to me to actually say it. But bringing a receipt is often helpful. When DH and I got married we got at least 3 wafflemakers. We were able to return 2 of them, either because of a receipt or the store's lax return policy. The 3rd one we kept wasn't necessarily the best or nicest, but it was the only one we couldn't return. It turned out to be broken/defective but we had already returned the other 2 so we were without one entirely. 🙁

About 6 months ago my dad began having tremors of sort (they looked like a full-body hiccup) that turned out to be a reaction to the gabapentin. He was hospitalized because they thought maybe he was having a stroke. But according to the doctors, he was having some kidney issues, so his body wasn't able to process the gabapentin and it built up in his system, causing the tremors. I don't think the kidney issues had anything to do with the gabapenton-- that was more likely a complication of type 2 diabetes. The dr lowered his gabapentin dose, but now he's only been taking it as needed instead of daily. ETA: Rereading the OP I realize it doesn't really pertain to the last part of your question. But in hindsight I told think he was ever told that the risks of side effects was higher if he had kidney issues.

One of my big takeaways from this whole thread is that what may be considered "polite and refined" or socially acceptable isn't the same across cultures. So if you mean that tourists should do their best to adopt the social norms of the place they are visiting, sure. But I also think we could all be better at giving people the benefit of the doubt, having some patience, and trying to accept others for who they are and not who we think they should be.

https://www.thenourishinggourmet.com/2010/08/lacto-fermented-dilly-carrot-sticks.html These are so yummy! For the whey I used the clear liquid that separates from plain yogurt. If I am making several batches of these carrots (because my kids all love them too) and don't have enough whey, I just used a tablespoon of the yogurt. It makes the brine a bit murky, but it still works. When I make these my kids spend every day after asked over and over if they are ready yet.😄

If you have a health food store nearby by, they will have a large selection of good quality probiotics in a refrigerated section. I wouldn't bother with probiotics at the grocery store. Or even mail order because a lot of them should be refrigerated.

This is another recently discovered favorite. There is something about having dinner in the crock pot in the morning that makes me feel like a rock star. Everything else can go wrong during the day, but at least dinner is almost ready! I steam some broccoli and serve the Korean beef over rice. https://damndelicious.net/2015/02/21/slow-cooker-korean-beef/