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  1. I've had 6 babies and I've never gone longer than 6 days early. Four of my babies were 2 weeks early or more. I think I might just be really efficient at growing babies. jk. Sex always brings on strong contractions for me. Several of my babies were born within a few hours of tEa. Just saying. Nipple stimulation. Very helpful in combination with the above. For one of my babies I developed a slow amniotic leak during the night but I wasn't having any contractions. So I sat down with my manual breast pumps and watched a couple episodes of Call the Midwife and within about 90 minutes we were rushing to the birth center with hard contractions. Baby was born a couple hours later. For baby #6 I cried and cried and cried to my midwife bc DH was preparing to be deployed and I just needed that baby out so I could get on the road to recovery already. At 38 weeks she stripped my membranes. (It was a lot of blood...I was not prepared for that.) About 24 hours after she stripped my membranes I was giving up all hope of going into labor ever (I was an emotional mess), but made one last attempt and sat down with the breast pumps again. Contractions got started and baby was born within a few hours. I am such a believer in the nip stim.
  2. Yes, I think full-fat real foods in moderation are healthier than fake low-fat alternatives. Once upon a time I remember believing that an entire package of Red Vines wasn't bad for you because it was "fat free." That's terrible for your blood sugar. A person would be better off (IMO) eating a candy bar with some nuts and fat in it because it's not going to hit their blood stream like pure sugar will. What you're doing is probably working because you're also counting calories and not over-eating in general. For a long time we believed that "fat made you fat" and people would justify eating a lot of sugary low-fat foods. Refined carbs and sugar make us far fatter and that's what we need to be watching instead.
  3. And no, I don't think she has any other symptoms of an allergy like you described.
  4. I've made the blue powder solution and actually saw the most improvement from that. (I should probably just make a list of all the stuff I've tried) I used it for several weeks and saw a huge improvement. Life happened and I wasn't as good about it and then her ears got bad again. The thing I am taking away from the conversation is that I need to keep up on what apparently will be a chronic forever condition. I've been frustrated because I couldn't find something to just fix the problem and be done with it. I need to look at this as something I need to maintain indefinitely. I quit the blue powder when she had more oozing out of one ear. I worried it was a ruptured ear drum. Vet couldn't see her eardrums due to swelling but said that's pretty rare and probably not. (She didn't have any of the other more extreme symptoms of a ruptured ear drum) The Oti pack they put in her ears is supposed to stay in for 2 weeks and I'm not supposed to do anything in the meantime. She's also on steroids for 2 weeks for inflammation. Does anyone know if there's any reason I can't also start her on allergy meds while taking steroids?They don't interact or anything?
  5. I mentioned to the vet that I had tried Zymox and she had never heard of it. Which I was surprised by. I did see results with Zymox in the beginning but I've never felt like I could clear it up completely. And then the next time I ordered it I didn't think it worked as well. I am tempted to try out benadryl or claritin in addition to the topical ear stuff.
  6. I used to love scary movies. Somehow I ended up watching It (the clown movie!) by myself when I was a kid. It totally freaked me out. But I liked it. Then about 12 years ago we watched The Grudge. Oh mylanta! I have never been so freaked out. The whole movie was just terrifying. I was afraid to walk under the opening to our attic for YEARS! You see, (spoiler alert) usually after a scary movie you can hide under the blankets where you're safe. Not in The Grudge. There's a scene where this thing appears under the covers with the girl hiding. I NO LONGER HAVE A SAFE SPACE!! I couldn't believe how many of my 5th grade students at the time mentioned they'd seen it.
  7. When I was pregnant with terrible reflux I started taking digestive enzymes and thought I saw some improvement.
  8. Zymox is one of the things I've tried. I felt like it helped in the beginning. But it's lost its effectiveness. I probably need to be better about doing things consistently. I have a tendency to be really good about her ears when they are bad and then forget about it until they are bad again.
  9. My 10 year old lab constantly has black gunk in her ears. About 4 years ago she got hit by a car and the ER vet also prescribed something for her ears. I don't remember it helping much. Over the past few years I've tried various OTC and home remedies. (don't judge, I do the same for myself!) I feel like things get less bad, but it never clears up. About 5 months ago I put her on grain free dog food but haven't noticed a difference. In the last 2 weeks she's had thick black ooze coming out of her ear. I took her to the vet today who put Oti-packs (?) in her ears and she prescribed steroids for the inflammation. She briefly mentioned allergy meds, but didn't prescribe anything. I am supposed to go back in 2 weeks for a follow-up. I assume they might prescribe or recommend an allergy med for her then. Just because I like to go into my appointments well informed, I'd like to know what other people do or what options are out there. The vet acted like for some dogs it's a maintenance issue and I'll always have to keep up on her ears. Which is fine. But my poor dog (who is very well behaved) still hides from me when she even just thinks I'm coming to put stuff in her ears. It makes me so sad! (FWIW, she hates water so it's not a swmming issue)
  10. I do not have any word art and I agree that some of these are kind of creepy. The only one I've ever been tempted to actually put up somewhere is this. "Let the wife make her husband glad to come home and let him make her sorry to see him leave." The internet attributes it to Martin Luther. I like it, despite the stereotyping of a wohd and sahm. My grandma had a sign in her kitchen that read "no husband was ever shot while doing this dishes." I think it's hilarious for some reason.
  11. I know someone who had all sisters and only aunts on their mother's side. I don't know how many generations back that pattern went but they assumed they would also never have a boy. They did eventually after several girls though.
  12. I'd be inclined to say "sounds like you've got other plans. We understand you won't be able to make it." Because it sounds like you're better off if they don't come anyway.
  13. I watched this last night with my 9 and 10 yos. We had a good conversation about it.
  14. Dh has a relative that after his father died, moved his family into his mother's home and declared it was now his. He "inhereted it." His mother moved out to the garage and eventually out of the house completely but was still paying the bills. She should have stood up to him. But it's hard to believe anyone could be so selfish. Really disgusting.
  15. I bought this book and read it. I need to pull it out for my 10 year old. Actually for all my kids. A while back my 7 year old was googling images for "birthday bike" because he wanted a bike for his birthday. Among the images was a bunch of women riding their bikes in their birthday suits! Doh! He was quite confused about why anyone would put a picture like that on the internet. *sigh*
  16. Maybe I'm just too literal. But anti-scratch stickers are see-through. Is he suggesting she wrap herself in Saran wrap?
  17. I have not read any of the replies but here's my take. My mother was a sahm mom and went back to work when her "baby" was in school. She got home a couple hours after we did. She was an amazing, generous woman and a fantastic mother. Her salary allowed all of her children to graduate college without loan debt. I have forever indebted to her for that. HOWEVER, those couple hours that we were under-supervised caused me a lot of heartache and grief. I was old enough to take care of myself, but I made certain choices that I shouldn't have and it had lasting affects on my life. I don't know exactly how to feel. I am so grateful for my college education. It definitely helped shape me into who I am today. But I wish my mom had been around a little more in the afternoons when I was much younger.
  18. I usually buy them. This year there was something odd about 1 pair in the package. A different design. I can't remember exactly but I won't be buying them this year. I am also on the lookout for decent goggles.
  19. I can't say I'm a fan either. I wonder if the large, loud prints are to distract us from the fact that leggings look terrible on most people. That was mean of me. I am going to go eat some chocolate.
  20. I generally shy away from picking a fight, but this would be something worth getting my panties in a wad over. I would probably call the school and tell them you excused her and that she doesn't need all those dang signatures. They aren't going to do anything about it anyway unless she reaches their limit. And then at that point I'd start making a real fuss.
  21. This a a little pet peeve of mine. No, it's a giant pet peeve of mine. IMO, an "unexcused absence" means the kid skipped school without the parents' permission. An excuse absence means the parent knows about it and "excused" them. It's none of the school's business where she went or why. It's excused because the parebt said so. She is your child. She doesn't belong to the school. You don't need their permission for your daughter to be anywhere. End rant. I am sorry you're in this mess though.
  22. I have heard that toddlers and teenagers are the hardest to manage. Dd was dxd before she was 2, so we get to go through both. Blech. We've got a couple years before puberty but I am already bracing myself.
  23. Yeah, even in K she had supplies in her class, but the nurse often came to her for checks. It was only 1/2 day. In first grade I insisted she be able to test herself at her desk if she felt low. I think the nurse was a little concerned she'd test herself too often or for the attention. (She never did) If we're trying to teach kids how to take over the management of their disease, they ought to do what they are capable of. Obviously really young kids need to be monitored. But I also wanted her to get used to the idea that she can and should test her bg anywhere and anytime she felt it was necessary. She needs to be able to trust her instincts and take care of herself. In 3rd grade at her enrichment program once a week they switch classes hourly. She carries all her supplies with her and only goes to the nurse to bolus for lunch. Even though she could do that all by herself because I provide her the carb count in her lunchbox. I gave each of her teachers a handout on symptoms of low or high blood sugar. If I freak them out sufficiently at the beginning of the year about her passing out in class, they take it pretty seriously.
  24. Maybe I am not connecting previous posts of hers, but Katy's post didn't come across to me like she was blaming the wife for a husband's porn use. In fact, it seemed she was saying that porn was the reason a husband might quit fulfilling his wife's needs, because he no longer found her exciting.
  25. That's really disappointing. The school that DD went to before homeschooling was really great. I think I took them by surprise though will all my handouts and paperwork and asking for a meeting with every single teacher she would have. The nurse was kind of shocked when I insisted that in first grade DD be able to have a blood sugar meter in the classroom and that she be able to test herself there and then be able to treat her lows (and then call the nurse), as opposed to walking down to the nurse first. She said she'd never had a child that young be able to take care of herself that way. I insisted and it was fine. But I learned to just insist on things my way. :) DD goes once a week to an enrichment program, also part of our public schools, and her experience there has been great as well.
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