They say that a daughter steals her mom’s beauty during the pregnancy. While it was definitely more true with DD than with DS’s pregnancy (although, I might have just felt a lot less beautiful because when I wasn’t sleeping, working, or heaving over a toilet or sink, I was chasing after a toddler), it was several months after the pregnancy that ... Read More »
JvO Wow. It’s been a few months since I’ve posted! In the meantime, I finished work, had a baby, had several colds, mastitis, and the flu. The sore throat that I experienced seems to be making its way around again, based on the statuses I’ve seen on facebook! After all, ’tis the season! I thought I’d jot down some of ... Read More »
MR – When we first published our post about Earache Remedies, we were just looking to share a few ideas that worked for our kids, and were looking for more hints and tips from others. And wow – did we EVER get a lot! That post is our most-viewed and most-repinned of all our posts. At some point in time, ... Read More »
I tend to get headaches when a new weather system is heading our way – and they’re even worse when I’m pregnant. I try to keep Tylenol as a last-resort, even when I’m not pregnant, because I think that headaches are caused by something particular in my environment / day (not wearing my glasses, not drinking enough water, staring ... Read More »
Because of all the interest and discussion about the Homemade Cough Remedy, I thought I’d share our remedies for earaches. We were away for the weekend and didn’t have much with us to treat any problems, but my 4-year old came to us, crying about his ear. I gave him some Tylenol and hoped that would help – I really ... Read More »
Our house in the winter time is constantly full of coughs. We have puffers for 3 of the boys, and a diagnosis of “possible asthma.” That just means that they end up pretty sick from a common cold, and their coughing is constant. Even throughout the night I hear them coughing and coughing. The puffers seem to help sometime, but ... Read More »
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