Friday, June 24, 2011

A question

Hello fellow mommies.

I have a quick question to ask you all:

My daughter (26 months) has been throwing up quite a bit, lately.  And she's not sick.  I have noticed that she tends to throw up if she hasn't pooped the day before (she's usually VERY regular, but has her 'off' days).  It seems to me that her tummy can either handle pushing out the poop or throwing up the food she recently ate.  Poor little thing, today she started to cry, told me, "I don't want to throw up!"  then threw up on the couch.  She feels better afterwards, eats just fine...and usually poops within the next 3 hours or so.

I guess my question is, is this something I should be concerned enough about to consult a GI or her pediatrician (we happen to have a fabulous pediatric GI that my son goes to....)?

Thanks for any help or advice!

Tuesday, June 7, 2011

The Downs of Pregnancy.....

Everyone talks about the glow, the thicker shinier hair and the smell something a mile away.....but they never really get into the nitty-gritty...the downs of pregnancy. The achy back, the swelling ankles, the constant peeing! but what I would like to talk about today is the dreaded morning sickness....from the constant motion sickness to the hug the toilet for four hours feelings. I didn't have this with my last one, but this one killed me and frankly is still giving me issues.

So I'm looking for remedies, from old family 'secrets' to new age things you read in an article last week....lay it on me. Help me and my fellow mothers out with this horrid morning (all day) sickness!!

Also anyone have funny/unusual symptoms....like dizziness that they also had to deal with and if so what did you do to help you out with those things as well!

Thanks so much. I can't wait to hear from everyone!

ps. please don't think I don't absolutely love being pregnant! I do, I just want to be able to get past the morning sickness. ;)

Thursday, June 2, 2011

Making the change

There are a lot of milestones in a child's life. Rolling over, sleeping through the night, taking their first steps, saying their first word, potting training, and so on.

The one I want advice on today is: moving to a toddler bed.

When did you move your child into a big boy/big girl bed? Were they still able to take naps after they weren't caged anymore? How was the transition to sleeping in a bed? Any advice or special tricks that worked for you?

S is coming up on his 2nd birthday, so we want to start moving that way soon. I just want to be very prepared! :)