my daughter has her first cold, and I am clueless how to help her. I elevated her mattress, but what else can I do? The nasal bulb makes her scream bloody murder. I feel so miserable watching her so miserable.
Archive for the ‘Medical / Miscarriage’ Category
Misery
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, Newborn Baby, tagged baby cold, cold care, Newborn Baby, sick baby, sick child on August 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
A Heart-Shaped Tongue
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged birth, breast pump, breast shield, breastfeeding, breastfeeding problems, dryrun, nine months, Pregnancy on December 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
It turns out that my otherwise perfect child has something amiss with her tongue. The shape is too “heart” and she has problems with dexterity. Which means–oh, you guessed it–she can’t latch-on. Actually, she doesn’t even try. She just swings her balled-up fist at me like a baseball bat and yanks her head away from [...]
All the Things that Can Go Terribly Wrong
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged blood clot, Pregnancy, swelling in one leg on November 4, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So now that I’m in this last month business, there are all these horror stories spreading thorugh the ranks of pregnant people at Kaiser SF. In fact, I have to go into the emergency clinic today because one of my legs is more swollen than the other, and I guess it could be a blood [...]
SWOLLEN
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged crocs, edema, flip flops, Pregnancy, swollen feet on October 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
I looked upon those slow, gigantic, swollen footed pregnant people with scorn. HAHAHA! What must you have done to deserve those giant feet? You were ON them too long! You forgot to take your prenatal vitamins! You have a genetic defect! But, no. It turns out this just… happens. It’s called “edema.” Even if you [...]
Will the H1N1 Virus Kill Me?
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged flu shot, H1Ni, Pregnancy, swine flu on October 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
My in-laws seem to think so. They keep asking if I’ve had my shot. Well, Kaiser currently has no shot available for preggers women, so no I haven’t. I should probably avoid telling my in laws that several students in my classes have been diagnosed with H1N1… that might make them call more.
Why Does it Have to be so Gross?
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged bag of waters, bloddy show, childbirth preparedness, labor and delivery on October 13, 2009 | 2 Comments »
During birth preparedness class (even outside of the videos, which were horrifying) every other word out we heard from female leaders mouths was disgusting. From “bag of waters” to “bloody show” it was one nasty image after another. What’s wrong with calling things by actual names–like, amniotic sac? Like cervical safety? I mean, those aren’t [...]
Neti–You’re Fired!
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged colds, flu season, Neti Pot on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am sick. My Neti Pot has failed me. It must die.
OBs
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged doctors, Kaiser, Obs, Pregnancy on October 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
And no, I don’t mean the tampon. You’d think by now I would have chosen a good OB, and I thought I did. But then she turned out to be… well… let’s put it this way: she’s never had a baby. Is it necessary to have an OB who has had a baby? Probably not. [...]
The Yoga Method
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged birth, Bradley method, lamaze, Pregnancy, yoga, Yoga Tree San Francisco on September 29, 2009 | 1 Comment »
So, I know lots of people who swear by the uber-pricey Bradley Method, or they think it’s 1970 and are taking Lamaze, but none of that stuff appeals to me. Financially, or otherwise. I suppose I feel that women have been giving birth (successfully or not) for hundreds (thousands?) of years, and they didn’t have [...]
Ode to My Neti Pot
Posted in Medical / Miscarriage, tagged Neti Pot, prgnancy, sinus infection on September 28, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Neti pot, you keep me free of snot. Neti pot, I love you a lot. Well, that’s all I’ve got so far. But, I will add that for pregnant women who are leaking out of all orifices (it’s truly disgusting… and why? What is all this fluid for?) the Netti Pot is an essenital item. [...]
