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AFO advise for ankle braces for tiny child.
Hello, I need some help. I have a 22 month old who is very tiny (18 lbs). SHe is just learned to kinda get around, not crawling, but kinda drag- leaping or something. Anyway, her ankles turn in when she puts weight on them. Just recently, her new doctor put her on pedia-sure, which caused her to gain weight (yay) but it…
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Distal 18q- my daughter was just diagnosed.
Not weight related. Hope you don't mind. I don't know how to find forums on certain things so I thought I would try here. I like it here because I feel safe. I feel like I won't be judged to harshly. Anyway, my sweet little daughter was diagnosed with a chromosome deletion syndrome. I have known something was wrong for a…
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essential oils in hot tub
Don't! lol. I was told it would help the FM and would keep my alk down and the microbes down and make my water perfect not to mention i would not be sitting in chemicals. I thought it was too good to be true. I was right. The alk was so high , it errored on the machine, and it smelled like a fungi farm and it ruined my…
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neg test, turned positive next morning?wth?
SO, took prego test, was negative. left it on the bathroom counter and went to bed. next morning it was positive. so i grabbed the one that was in the trash i had taken a couple days ago. It too was now positive. Having symptoms, but the accident we had was very well um, cleaned out. It says don't read results after 10…
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Anyone wiht fybromyalgia?
Just thought I'd get a few friends who also have the dreaded FM. Would just help to know what you are doing for exercise and food and whatever comes to mind. How you take care of your house, kids, manage your pain, sleep and all that.
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is this lactose intolerance?
I know I'm lactose intolerant. Since milk makes me puke, I usually don't get enough dairy at one time to cause much problem-maybe a little pain for an hour. But the last few days, I have been getting more dairy than usual and now I have these horrid stabbing jabbing sharp pains all in my entire belly. The pain moves around…
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Anyone with fybromyalgia?
Just thought I'd get a few friends who also have the dreaded FM. Would just help to know what you are doing for exercise and food and whatever comes to mind. How you take care of your house, kids, manage your pain, sleep and all that.
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Help! Hair ideas for 9 months old.
I need some help. My baby, Evy has this wonderful hair that I'd love to fix, but the little rubber bands won't stay in her hair. I was wondering if anyone has any ideas. I'm thinking freaking rubber cement! lol jk. What are you guys using?
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Conversion chart for decimal to cups/tbs. Pretty helpful.
Conversion chart Cups Equivalents 0.125 1/8 .08 cups = 1.25 Tablespoons 0.25 1/4 .11 cups = 1.75 Tablespoons 0.33 1/3 .875 cups =14 Tablespoons 0.5 1/2 0.67 2/3 0.75 3/4
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Any REACTIVE HYPOGLYCEMICS out there?
Well, diatician lady was spot-on. She basically finished my sentences and guessed what i have been going through. I need to pair protein and carbs with the right balance. So it's kinda tricky and will take some practice, but i have an idea and some papers that give me a hint of how much to try. I have to eat at least 6…
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Low glycemic index diet for hypoglycemia~HUH??
I need some food suggestions. I am supposed to eat stuff that is slow to digest and high in fiber. How much fiber is high? I was going to buy tortillas yesterday but the white flour and ALL the whole wheats and other grains had the same amount of fiber (3 grams) so i just bought the white. 3 grams doesnt seem like its…
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Have reactive hypoglycemis/need Weight Watchers helpl
ok YAY!! went to doctor today. took my blood sugar diary with me and when and what i was eating and all that. she said i have reactive hypoglycemia which is a pre-curser to insulin resistance, which is a pre-curser to diabetes. so nipping this one in the bud. was eating way off. no wonder i was not losing weight. even…
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Breast feeding mom, looking for other BFMs.
Hi. My name is Jenny. I have 4 children. I'm a breast feeding mom (4 1/2 months) and dieting while breast feeding is hard. I don't want to lose my milk or "diet" but I was eating way too much late at night and not eating enough in the day. My MFP family has really helped me out tons. I lost 3 lbs, but then put it right…
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photoshop or lightroom?
I would LOVE to have photoshop for Christmas. I have a friend who suggested lightroom. i looked up the LR vs. PS and the only thing im worried about is LR i dont think can merge a photo of Johnathan (my son that died) and the rest of our family so i can have pics of all of us together. does anyone have either one of these?…
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Any SIDS parents?
Today is my boy's birthday. Just having a hard time. he would have been 4. What a big boy. It's so sad. I want to go out and buy him a BIG truck and a mud puddle!
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How to get that hour glass figure!
http://www.nowloss.com/body-sculpting-exercises-for-women-to-get-hourglass-figure.htm Pretty cool site.
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what's high impact mean?
What does "high impact" mean when we are talking aerobics? To me, it means stomping your foot really hard. lol For a fat girl "high impact" isnt a whole lot. what i did today burned my lungs, made me pour sweat, i was breathing like a cow and i thought i might die. is that high impact, even though it may not be LABELED…
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Anybody have an IUD?
I went in yesterday to get an IUD. It effin hurt like a mother!! I was crying and panting and squealing!! sum***** about killed me. They finally had to give up cuz they couldn't get the stupid thing in. So now I have to take some pill that (should) will open my cervix a get the little *kitten* in. Anyone else have this…
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Here's why we are fat:
As we get older, our heads full up with information. So I'm not fat, I'm just really intelligent and room ran out in my head so it filled up the rest of me.
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1570 calories and can't do it.
I'm on 1570 calories and i can't do it. I' freakin starving! I have a cupo of oatmeal in the morning with some raisins and sugar (its sick without sugar). then for lunch today i tried to have a sandwich but i was so hungry i had 1 1/2. I use the damn diet bread which is 45 calories and load it with lettuce a tomatoe and a…
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Whats your routine? Put yourself first? The kids first?
What do you all do for your daily routine? I have three kids, DD10, DS2, and DD 5 months. I get up in the morning and put myself last first. So by the time husband is home, I still have not had a shower. I look like crap. Again. The kids are taken care of, but not me. Ever. I'd like to be like a T.V. mom (or like my…
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hillbillyhousewife.com
Super cool site. I have had the problem of making cheap, easy healthy meals. These meals are not all super healthy, but with a little thought, you can change some of the ingredient or omit some of the fat and so on. But some of these ideas are fabulous! like grate apples, spread on baking sheet and dry in the oven. wala!…
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Inspiring little story
A while back, at the entrance of a gym, there was a picture of a very thin and b...eautiful woman. The caption was "This summer, do you want to be a mermaid or a whale?" The story goes, a woman (of clothing size unknown) answered the following way: "Dear people, whales are always surrounded by friends (dolphins, seals,…
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Delicious cream cheese sub...
There is a cream cheese sub called Neufchatel. It's right by the cream cheese in the store, its EXACTLY like cream cheese except its 1/3 less fat and minus a bunch of calories too. Its so delish!! i had 3/4 a package last night and then thought omh! what have i done!??? when i looked at the label i was like "oh thank…
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FYI breastfeeding mommies!
I went and saw my nutritionist whom i have not visited with since i started this site. I asked her how much i could lose, how many extra calories i need for BF and she said it depends on the person. Some people do not burn a whole lot making milk, others do. She said to play trial and error. Eat a certain amount and see if…
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Please do not veiw posts that are geared toward negative thi
We are all here to enjoy ourselves and to support one another. Lets keep it about that. We don't need religious debates and such. It's just depressing. Go back to facebook if ya wanna do that.
