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I have a 3 yr old daughter who had a lot of ear infections until we had tubes put into her ears when she was 17 months. She had started to say words on schedule but then stopped and a lot of the people we took her to said it was because of her having fluid in her ears so much and she would catch up. Well, we have seen 1 ped, 3 speech ladies, had her hearing checked, and had her eyes checked. They all said that she would do it when she wanted and she was being stubborn. They didn't see anything wrong. We switched ped because the one we were going to left the practice. The new one recommended another speech person to go to. As soon as we walked in the room, the lady said that she could tell what was going on and she said that she was surprised that no one else had told us. She said my daughter has apraxia. She gave me some information on it and did a few tests with my daughter and said she would get us set up for therapy. She said my daughter understands and knows what she is suppose to for her age, the only problem she is having is her speech. I told her that my daughter liked her and that sometimes with the other people we went to she wouldn't try anything with them so they were not able to get a good sample of what was going on. I looked at the papers she gave me and my daughter has not had any problems with eating or anything like that and she has not had any motor skill problems either so I can understand why some may have overlooked this. I am sorry to be so long, here is my question: I want to look up some info and I want to look at the sites that are actually good. I have looked up things before and you know how some sites should not be looked at because it scares the parents to death with what it says when it is actually way off base. What websites would you recommend for me to look at so that I can help my daughter and learn more about this without trying to second guess everything to see if it is right? Thank you for reading this, I didn't mean for it to be so long. I am just excited that we actually have a name to look up and we can get started helping her.

I just finished my psych class and I had a question. We were discussing different religious views and traditions about death. For example, some believe you do not touch the person after they have died, you place the person on the floor to die, etc. What are some of your experiences with this topic.

My main question is does it bother you to tell someone to call the office in the morning or to go to the er. The only times I call is if a new sympton comes up (that I am asking do I need to go to er, can I treat at home with otc med, wait and see approach, call 1st thing in the morning, or with non-medical things like a steam bath, take outside, sleep up right, etc.) or I need to know doseage of otc med because the weight is not listed on the bottle and the weight has changed since the last time I used it. I do not ask for a diag because I know the nurse does not have my child or the chart in front of her and that is not her job. Thanks for your replies.

I don't know what the doc gave my son or if anything, but I was told that my son slept through the whole thing. He also was asleep when he was brought back to me. He slept through getting dressed up for his pictures as soon as he got back and through the pictures. I had a c-section so I had to stay a few days in the hospital and we had a hard time waking him to get him to eat a few times. Even now as a 4 year old he still loves to sleep.

I was wondering if you get frustrated with parents calling when you are on call after office hours. When I have questions about my kids (medicine, illness, signs of illness), I always try to call during office hours. But, we all know that sometimes things start after hours that I have a question about. I am hesitant to call sometimes about something that I have a question about like medicine or a new sympton that comes up because I feel like the nurse may feel like it could have waited until the next morning. I only call about sickness questions that pertain to that time. When I have other questions that I know can wait I write them down and ask the doc during qppointment times. Our ped office has the on call nurse pick up messages on the hour so if it is not an emergency they will call you after they pick up the messages. I don't want to be the parent that the nurses feel like calls about every little thing. I just don't want to give the wrong medicine or miss something that should signal that the illness is more serious and I need to do something then and not wait until the morning. I was just wondering how you all feel about it.

I have been thinking about becoming a bone marrow donor. My questions are about pain and do you have to be put to sleep or can you use a spinal or epidural? I have had 2 c-sections and I did well with the healing, is the pain level similar (I know it is a totally different area). I feel selfish worrying about it when I could save someone and make their life better. Also what are the risks? I would like to hear your experiences. Thank you.

I have had 2 c-sections. First one I was induced because my son was big and my ob didnt want him to get to big for me to have. I took the childbirth classes and read a lot of books. I wanted to go natural until the contractions started in my back. The class I took didn't go over breathing or any positions for back labor, they talked a lot out the pain relief you could get. I asked for an epidural and now I wished I had asked the nurse what to do and toughed it out longer than I did. My son ended up being to big for me to have and I had a c-section. My daughter was also born by c-section and I had a spinal with her. I wish you luck and my advice is to read everything and take more than one class if possible. Trust your body, I wish I had.

She doesn't have a special toy or blanket that is her lovey. We tried different blankets and toys (dolls, teddys, trains, etc). I am her comfort item and I don't know how to get that transfered. When my son weaned (at age 1) he was not as clingy but I think part of her problem is that she has been so uncomfortable with her ears that she turns to me. I hope this will turn her around and help her in so many ways like balance, speech, and independence. She is very strong willed right from birth, she refused to stay in the nursery at night. They tried rocking and the swing before they brought her to me, one night she screamed so loud coming down the hall, I woke up before they were even close to the door.

I spoke to the nurse again today about some prescriptions and I asked her again about recovery. She said I would not be allowed in there because of risk of infection and patient confidentiality (sp?). She will be in there for 15 minutes give or take after she wakes. I don't like the idea of her waking up without me and being with total strangers. I guess you can tell I am not totally comfortable with these people or the recovery rules for babies. If she were older and I could explain it to her I would feel a lot better. I think they should a parent in there because the baby would be more upset with a stranger. Maybe they could have a separate area for babies, its just my opinion. Hopefully I am getting worked up over nothing.

I talked to the nurse today and she said that we will not be able to see her until after she wakes up and it could be as long as 20 min after she wakes up because they want to check her and have her drink something. I told her that she will not drink out of a cup much (she has never had a bottle), we have tried to wean her twice and the 2nd time she started getting dehydrated after a few days (hardly any tears and wet diapers) so I gave in, the nurse told me I shouldn't have given in that she would have drank. I am worried that she will get too upset before they bring her to me, she will not let strangers or even her grandparents hold her so I know she will not drink for them. Am I being paranoid or should I say something to the dr. when we go in. The nurse didn't seem to want me breastfeed, she said they prefer juice, water, or soda, and if she doesn't drink them she will her to me. I know my child better than they do and I don't want to be a problem but I don't want her crying so much she feels worse. Should I say something? Thanks!

My 17 month old daughter is getting tubes in her ears on the 17th. She still has fluid in her ears. My questions are how safe is it? any tips to make her more comfortable? she is still nursing how soon afterward should she nurse? I am a worried mom and the specialist said she trusted the doctor that would be putting her to sleep and her kids have had it done and she felt comfortable about it. You all know how moms worry and I wanted some reassurance. My dd is not speaking and has had fluid and/or infections this go around since Oct. She has a history of ear infections and I know something needs to be done. We do not smoke and anyone that does goes outside. I guess I feel I should have been able to fix this myself. Thanks.

I have had 2 c-sections and have breastfed both of my children, my son for a year and my daughter for 13 months so far. We didn't have problems at the beginning. My son had a hard time waking up for his feedings but the nurses were great and showed us how to wake him and they would bring him to me every 2-3 hours during the night. He stayed in tho be nursery part of each night. The first night they fed him a little formula from a cup, other than that it was all me. My daughter didn't stay in the nursery all night either. She would be brought to me after I had a couple of hours sleep each night and then she would stay in the room. She latched right on like she had been doing it forever and she never had anything else. Could the reason my son was so sleepy be because I had had an epid all day? I was induced early that morning because dr didn't want him to get to big for me to have vag, it was to late, he was already to big.

I delivered both of my children in Greenville in case something happened and one had to go to the nicu, we would be in the same hospital instead of 30-45 minutes apart. Thankfully everything was fine although my son was checked by the nicu for possible infection, he was fine. We were talking to a nurse at AnMed in Anderson about a month ago and she said they were working to become a level III within a couple of years. You can look at their website. They just opened a new women's and children's hospital about 2 months ago.

Thank you for your replies. My dr had the cardiologist (sp?) check me before I left. He said I was fine. When I got pregnant the 2nd time, I asked my dr should I worry that it would happen again and he said it shouldn't.

My dr induced me 9 days before my due date because he thought my son would be to big for me to have vag., I'm 4ft 11in. I had pit (at about 7 a.m.) and started contractions right away. Dr broke my water about an hour or so later. All of the pain was in my back. I hadn't wanted an epid, I wanted to do it without any medication. Then I couldn't breathe through them like I had been taught in class and had read in all the books. I broke down and got one a couple of hours later (I feel guilty about not going longer since I had had my mind set on not having one). Anyway, I dilated to 10 and my son wouldn't come down. At 3:00 dr checked and said we may have to do a c-section since he wasn't moving down but we would wait and see. A little while later he said we would have to do one because he couldn't come down, he was too big. That was fine with me because I just wanted a healthy baby and I completely trust my dr. My son was born at 8:45 that night, 9lbs 2oz and 22in long. Everyone including Dr was surprised (he expected 8lbs). We had to stay an extra day (4 total) because ped thought my son had an infection but thankfully he didn't. We get home and I am feeling fine until I try to sleep in our recliner, I hear crinkling in my chest and my husband said I gasped for air when I did sleep. Go into dr's office next day and after a chest x-ray he admits me. I had fluid in my lungs, enlarged heart, temp, high blood pressure. He said he was surprised I was walking in after he saw my x-ray. He said that this should have happened before I was discharged. After a few days I go home and everything is fine. 22 months later I have a daughter by scheduled c-section 10 days early, she was 8lb 2oz 20in long and no problems afterward. Does anyone know what happened? Dr doesn't really know.