All Entries Tagged With: "Health"
FDA announces new sunscreen regulations
This week the FDA announced new testing requirements for sunscreens. Products that pass the FDA’s test for protection against both ultraviolet A (UV-A) and ultraviolet B (UV-B) rays will be labeled as “broad spectrum.” Products that do not protect from both ultraviolet A and B will be required to have warning labels and products will [...]
YES! Your food allergy kid can eat Oreos and more!
Last fall, my son was diagnosed with multiple food allergies. I cried, panicked, and thought the world had come to an end. Since then, I’ve learned to not only live with it, but bring better health to our family. I’ve also learned to cook and bake. My son is allergic to all but two of [...]
Icky, crawlies in your kid’s hair… Lice
photo credit: Gilles San Martin A few years ago, when my daughter was in elementary school and came home one day with a note from the school nurse, declaring a lice outbreak. No sharing of hairbrushes or of hats, all bookbags and coats needed to be stored in plastic bags at school. Not long after [...]
Interview with a NICU Doctor
Last month I was lucky enough to sit down with my son’s NICU Doctor, Mark Polak, MD, Chief of Neonatology at West Virginia Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Since having a baby in the NICU, be it three or 30 days and beyond, can stressful, I wanted to ask him who parents will meet, what they can [...]
Keeping abreast, what friends and family can do to help
MomstoWork is a member of the Army of Women, which is trying to increase support for breast cancer research. Here’s one of the many posts on our site about breast cancer: In part one of Keeping abreast, my aunt gave her advice on handling chemo, thoughts about her journey and tips for medical professionals and [...]
The cycle of infertility … don’t wait to get help
“Mom, did you hold your dead babies?” That’s what one of my sons asked recently when we were talking about why he and his twin brother don’t have other siblings. No, I didn’t hold them. But his question made me wonder whether I should have, especially when it came to a baby I lost at [...]
The Princess and the Pea
Children love to explore all types of things, their environment, their bodies, the things that can fit into the tiniest spaces in their bodies. Our indoctrination began with a pea. After a few attempts at raisins, (caught in time), our daughter discovered that peas were the perfect fit for a nose.. I was out [...]
Bed rest blues…week four
I’m still pregnant, hooray! Amniotic fluid levels according to this week’s ultrasound is in the high-normal range. No signs of infection. I’m IV free, I have “outside privileges” (a.k.a. I can go into the “yard.”) Baby is approximately 2.2 lbs and I am 27 weeks. On Friday, I was told I could go home on [...]
Bed rest blues, week one
As many of you know, my husband and I are expecting a bouncing baby boy in early January. Or, at least that was the plan. On September 13th at 23 weeks pregnant, my water broke. Not a full break. It is more accurate to say that I’m leaking amniotic fluid. The diagnostic term is Preterm [...]
Second Pregnancy- The halfway point
For those of you who have been following Mom2′s “The second time around” posts, I have a confession to make. I am Mom2. Me. Renee. Your friendly MTWer. So far, this pregnancy has had its strange moments, but all seems to be well now. I’m off restricted duty and back to a normal life. I’ve [...]
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