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From: remer@cwis.unomaha.edu (Lynn Remer)
Subject: healing episiotomies
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 19:35:50 GMT

        A friend just had her baby last night, things are going well but
        it was a difficult birth.  she's got a 3rd to 4th degree epi.
        does anyone have any suggestions i can give her on helping it
        to feel better/heal faster?  please email cuz i can't keep up
        with the group.   thanks in advance
        
        Remer@cwis.unomaha.edu
        lynne remer
From: yasu@ll.mit.edu (Alan Yasutovich)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Carseat callback
Date: 16 Nov 92 12:38:57 GMT
Organization: MIT Lincoln Laboratory


	Can someone please re-send me that info on the
	Century car seat reacall?


	Phone #'s, etc?


	Thanks


	Alan

-- 
	Alan Yasutovich
	"inquiring  (and nosey) minds WANT TO KNOW!!!"
	I can remember when "safe sex" meant having a padded headboard!!
	Tick Tock.....Tick Tock......Tick Tock .....Tick Tock......
From: smudd@vstn1.math.uoknor.edu (stephanie)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Pregnancy and episomity
Date: 17 Nov 92 22:30:00 GMT
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I posted to this group about 6 months ago asking questions on infertility.  I
am now happy to announce that after about a year and a half of trying I am 7
weeks pregnant.  I have been reading all the posts on episomities and am
getting a little scared.  When my mother had my sister and I, she didn't
dialate all the way to 10 (not sure what she did dialate to) and had us just
fine.  Although I don't know if she had an episomity or not, she doesn't talk
much about it.  When my grandmother (my mom's mom) had her she did not have an 
eposimity and she riped to her rectum.  If you have a episomity what is life
like after you are healed?  Can you still have sex and will it be like before
you had the baby?  I know these questions may sound silly, but I am very
anxious to know everything I can about these things.  

I would appreciate any advice anyone can give me on what to expect in the next
7 months.  I have been a little nausated (?) but haven't thrown up yet.  I am
very sleepy when I come home at night and everyone at work is starting to get
on my nerves.  I haven't been craving anything in particular yet, just food in
general.  I have also had some cramping.  I asked my doctor about it and he had
me get an ultrasound done.  The ultrasound came out ok and the doc said it was
probably just the uterus expanding.  Has anyone else had cramping like this
before?  

Thanks again for all your help.  Also, I would like to thank everyone who sent
me info on infertilitly.  I really appreciated it.

Thanks,

Stephanie
smudd@nsufvax.math.uoknor.edu
From: batista@zach.fit.edu (Amina Batista)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Successful Surgery
Date: 23 Nov 92 21:25:06 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne USA

Sorry that it has taken me so long to respond to those who responded to
my original post about surgery for children.  The reason was because
my son's surgery was postponed.

Anyway, the surgery was a complete success.  My son had bilateral
orchiopexy (his testes were tied down because they failed to descend
on their own).

Michael was almost himself again by the next day.  If anyone would like
more details/info you can email me and I will be glad to provide more
details/info.

Again thanks to everyone who responded to my initial post.

Amina ( mom to Michael 2yrs. 10mons)
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From: laa@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (lu.ann.acerbi)
Subject: First Plane Trip
Organization: AT&T
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:46:00 GMT
Keywords: What a Surprise!

Well, I finally have a chance to talk about Brian's (3.5 yrs) first
plane trip.  We went to Florida in October, and I read faithfully
the FAQ on flying with children.  I purchased little toys to play
with on the plane, and brought enough snacks to feed an army.  Hubby
and I were prepared for the worst scenario.  Boy did we get surprised!
For a child that can't sit still for two minutes at a time, Brian was
an angel.  He was amazed with the inside of the plane, thrilled that
we were actually served food and eating up in the sky, and generally
loved the whole experience.  What made us especially happy was a
comment from the women that was sitting in front of us.  When we
landed, she turned around and thanked us for having such a wonderful
little boy.  She said when she got to her seat and saw a small child
behind her she was prepared for 2 1/2 hours of torture, but she
couldn't even tell there was anyone behind her.  Needless to say, that
made our day.  The return flight was just as good, Brian even slept
after eating.  I don't know if we'll always be so lucky, but we have
no qualms about flying with him again.

So, for all you parents with "high-energy" kids - you might get a
pleasant surprise like we did.  In fact, Brian keeps asking us when
we can go on a plane again, and his favorite toy now is a little
airplane I got him at the airport in Florida.  Kids, who can figure?

LuAnn

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From: Tamara Shaffer <SASTLS@mvs.sas.com>
Subject: Re: Orthodontics  :(
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 19:34:00 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

>From: ginger@cory.Berkeley.EDU (Ginger Ogle)
>Message-ID: <1992Nov20.175022.29017@pasteur.Berkeley.EDU>
>
>[...]                                                                  of
>
>Here's the situation: It's basically cosmetic. His adult teeth in front are
>kinda crooked. The two top teeth are ok, but the bottom front ones make a
>backwards V, and the surrounding teeth on the bottom overlap a bit. He has
>about 5 loose baby teeth that still have to come out, and I don't know
>how many adult teeth in various stages of coming in.
>
>The Ortodontist says there is plenty of room for all of them to come in.
>He says in about a year, they'll be in, and some or all of the crooked
>ones might have straightened out, but "you never can tell." I had the
>feeling that he had braces in mind after all the teeth come in.
>
>For now, he wants to put a retainer on the permanent back molars to
>"reserve" the space now available to the teeth that will be coming in.
>He says the back molars may gravitate forward, leaving no room, which
>might necessitate pulling some teeth later on. The retainer is
>not too expensive, though our insurance won't cover it, and it is a
>substantial expense for us. (Our insurance will cover part of the braces,
>if needed in a year.)
>
>My gut feeling is to wait and see what happens over the next year. Maybe
>the molars will shift without the retainer, but maybe they won't. Am I
>being too suspicious of the orthodontist? Is this a good reason to get a
>retainer?
>
>Thanks! 
>Ginger
>--
>/*   Ginger Ogle               ginger@cory.berkeley.edu
> *   EECS
> *   University of California at Berkeley, California
> */
 
Ginger,
 
Speaking as someone who's had a retainers, braces twice, and now
a "permanent" retainer (affixed to my teeth -- not removable except
by the DDS), I'd try the retainer.  I've been through a lot to have
straight teeth and a normal bite (it was a terrible overbite).  I
wouldn't take chances.  Your son's teeth might not get worse, but
they *might*.  It's personal, but I've been there and I'd take the
ortho's advice.  It may not seem like much, but I had a lot of
anxiety and was teased a lot about my mouth by other kids.  My gut
reaction isn't to wait and see.
 
TAMARA
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From: vicki@mathcs.emory.edu (Vicki Powers)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: cassettes for children
Date: 17 Nov 1992 16:01:42 -0500
Organization: Emory University, Dept of Math and CS
NNTP-Posting-Host: emory.mathcs.emory.edu


Here's some cassettes people recommended for my 2.5 year old daughter:

Wee Sing Silly Songs and other Wee Sing tapes  (lots of votes for these)

Joanne Bartel (several votes)

Tom Chapin (several votes)

Disney stories

Sharon, Lois, and Brams

Dr. Seuss

Peter, Paul and Mary

"Sounds like fun" - sold at Discovery Toys

Lullabys by Judy Collins

Winnie-the-Pooh narrated by Carol Channing


   Thanks again to everyone who responded!

       Vicki


-- 
Vicki  Powers       |  When a student reads in a math book that there are no
Emory University    |  absolutes, suddenly every value he's been taught is
Dept of Math and CS |  destroyed.  And the next thing you know, the student
Atlanta, GA 30322   |  turns to crime and drugs. - Mel Gabler
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From: smc@sequent.com (Susan M. Carr)
Subject: hernias
Organization: Sequent Computer Systems Inc.
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 92 21:11:51 GMT


Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: elise@ticipa.pac.sc.ti.com (Elise Wade)
Subject: Re: Diapers and the Environment
Organization: Texas Instruments
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 18:41:23 GMT

In article <12NOV199223260648@trentu.ca> bwolfe@trentu.ca (BEN WOLFE) writes:
>Elise Wade writes:
>
>The biggest % of landfills -- about 1 / 2 in fact -- is taken up by
>newspaper.  The next biggest items is yard wastes, such as grass
>clippings.  So, if you *really* care about the environment, stop
>buying newspapers (they don't have the capacity to recycle all
>that is produced) and put your leaves and grass clippings in a
>compost pile.
>
>
>
>A couple of other people have come up with similar statistics. Actually
>this is far from accurate. The *total* amount of paper of all kinds in
>landfills, including newspaper, fine paper, corrugated cardboard, packaging
>and so on is about 40%. Organic material of all kinds, including grass
>clippings, comes in between 25% and 30%. ALL of the paper waste except a
>few odd bits that consist of multiple materials or contain hot-melt glues
>is currently recyclable. VIRTUALLY ALL of the organic material is easily
>compostable.
>
[...]
>Tell me again why that's "insignificant" and an acceptable legacy to leave
>our children ...
>

My, my, my *what* was I thinking?  Of course, Ben Wolfe is more
of an expert on everything than I (or National Geographic).  And,
he is just naturally the most morally superior person on the face
of the earth.  Us morally inferior low lifes like myself just
keep forgetting to bow to the wonderfully superior person! ;) ;)
Elise
From: vrs0@bunny.gte.com (V. Stern)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Baby Poem
Date: 18 Nov 92 13:38:06 GMT
Organization: GTEL

In article <1992Nov17.005108.11600@u.washington.edu> 
lcheap@cac.washington.edu (Laurel Cheap ) writes:
> I was given a little wall hanging that has the following:
> 
> "Cleaning and scrubbing
>    can wait 'til tomorrow,
> For babies grow up
>    we've learned to our sorrow.
> So quiet down cobwebs,
>    dust go to sleep.
> I'm rocking my baby
>    and babies don't keep."

I have the counted cross stitch chart of this.  I never got around to 
making it, but it is cute.  Since it is in color, I don't know if it is 
copyable, but I can try if anyone is interested.

Vanessa R. Stern
vrs0@bunny.gte.com
From: rollo@xylogics.com (Dena Rollo)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Child Security and Childcare
Date: 17 Nov 1992 07:05:17 -0600
Organization: UTexas Mail-to-News Gateway
NNTP-Posting-Host: cs.utexas.edu


Elise Wade writes:


OK, so what about a baby like Melinda? She's *never* cried when
I or my husband have left her anywhere (though she came close once
when she was asleep when the hand off started).  She is delightfully
happy with the babysitter.  Then she is absolutely delighted to be
picked up by myself or my husband & actively seeks attention & interplay.

I keep expecting her to develop seperation anxiety, I guess 5 1/2
months is a bit early yet.  But, she clearly recognizes different
people & does respond differently.  I never guessed they made babies
like this.  

****************************88

Well, Elise, I don't mean to rain on your parade,
but this described Isabel exactly at 5-1/2 mos. (and
6, 7, and 8 mos. too!)

Now, at 9-1/2 mos. she cries when I leave her, and
cries *hysterically* when I pick her up (until I
hold her).

I posted on this recently, asking for suggestions.
My other point then was mostly for myself: as soon
as I begin to get complacent about my parenting
(like, "look at what a secure child I have produced")
Isabel enters a stage that makes me humble again.

Hope Melinda never does this to you - it's pretty
awful!

But just in case - enjoy guilt-free daycare while
it lasts :)

-Dena
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Newsgroups: misc.kids

From the San Jose Mercury News of November 7, 1992, printed here without
permission, but thought you might want to know...

Toy Store Hazards
Lawyer Edward Swartz's 10 most dangerous toys, their maker, and
the allegeged risks;

- Super Soaker 100, Larami Corp.;high powered water gun.  Eye or face injuries.
- Creative Block, Fisher Price Inc.  Dowels called a choking hazard.
- Puffalump Snuggle Light, Fisher Price.  Batteries could leak causing burns.
- Moon Shoes, marketed by Nickelodeon TV; plastic shoes that create a trampoline  effect.  Head injuries or bone fracture.
- Terminator 2 Power Amr, Kenner.  The figure has a removable left arm that
  can be replaced by a spike, claw, or missile launcher
- Captain Hook Tri-Hook.  A hard plastic cuff with a plastic hook, dagger, and
  saw attached.
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer doll.  Applause Inc.  Bell could choke child.
- Surfer troll doll, Russ Berrie and Co. Pointy edges of spiked hair could
  cause puncture wounds and eye injuries.
- Smart Kids I Can Drive Car, DreamWorks; molded plastic car for toddler.
  Removable steering column could cause injury.
- Busy Boy Tool Chest, Ohio Art.  Wooden-handles saw could cause cuts or 
  bruises.

Source Associated Press

I make no opinions on these toys, I am simply telling you what was in the
paper for your interest.

jrh
  

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From: njamal@unix.amherst.edu (Nuhad Jamal)
Subject: Solids & Nursing Schedule
Organization: Amherst College
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL7]
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:12:57 GMT

Well my 6+ month old is now eating three meals of solid food a
day -- mostly cereal in the a.m., veg's and fruits in the
afternoon and something (lately, even from what we're eating,
I just grind it for him to make it mushy and he loves it).  He
loves his solids.  I wouldn't dream of not giving him one of
them... he wouldn't let me either.  My question has to do
with how often you folks out there who are still nursing your
babies do once they are eating regularly?

Right now, he nurses first thing in the morning then eats
breakfast, he takes a bottle of expressed milk mid-morning
and then nurses when I come home around 12:30 or 1:00 then
eats lunch.  He will nurse again at about 5:00 or so then
eats dinner and nurses again before going to be at about
9:00 p.m.  Lately, he has not been finishing the bottle
of milk I leave for him, usually about 6 oz's.  I'm just
wondering if he's getting enough milk.  As there is no
way to guage exactly how much he is getting, I wondered
if there was a set number of nursing sessions moms are
having with their babies who are eating regularly?

Any thoughts? 

Thanks,

Nuhad Jamal
njamal@amherst
From: smb@ulysses.att.com (Steven Bellovin)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: Re: 20 month old: disrobing
Date: 18 Nov 92 05:24:42 GMT
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories

In article <209180006@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com>, janeth@hpcuhc.cup.hp.com (Janet Helmbolt) writes:
> If your child still insists on disrobing in bed you might consider putting in
> a child size down comfortor.  When it gets cold enough your child will cover
> up.

I'd strongly recommend against anything not washable...  Please note
that I'm speaking as the father of a newly-housebroken child, one
who probably should still wear diapers at night but refuses to.
Hint:  what used to be the changing table now has the emergency
backup supply of rubber sheet, mattress pad, sheet, blanket, and PJ's...

Not your situation?  Well, the last time I needed the supplies at 3 AM
was after Daniel had O.D.'ed on pickles and hot dog at a local deli.
All of two nights ago....
Newsgroups: misc.kids
From: lcheap@cac.washington.edu (Laurel Cheap )
Subject: Thomas the Tank Engine (again)
Organization: UW Computing
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 21:29:20 GMT

I just received the Holiday 1992 edition of Childcraft mail order
catalog.  It has 7 pages of TTTE paraphenalia for those who are
interested.  Their number is 1-800-631-5657 and if you order by
December 15th you'll get it by Hanukkah, or by December 21st and
you'll get it by Christmas.

Geez.  You guys have gotten me so hyped on this stuff, *I'm* getting
excited about ordering something and Brendan is only 15 months and
couldn't care less!

-Laurel

PS - the jammies only come in children's sizes  :(
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
Laurel Cheap           University of Washington   lcheap@u.washington.edu
Information Systems    Seattle, Washington  USA   a.k.a. Brendan's mommy
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
From: eaa@doc.ic.ac.uk (Liz Attree)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Secondary infertility after miscarriage
Date: 18 Nov 92 13:00:00 GMT
Followup-To: misc.kids
Organization: doc, ic
NNTP-Posting-Host: smac-eaa.doc.ic.ac.uk



I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to become pregnant for 6 months since
I had a miscarriage.  I am blessed enough to have a 20 month old daughter 
already, and each previous time I (very luckily) got pregnant within 2 
months of trying.  My doctor has started to investigate my secondary 
infertility and suspects it is related to a hormonal disturbance, and I 
am awaiting the results of blood tests to check my progesterone levels, 
etc., before she considers trying Clomid out on me.   I have also done 
quite a bit of reading up on infertility (& the FAQ file is very
informative).

From 2 different doctors I have been told that a) don't underestimate the 
power of yourbrain in stopping you get pregnant - life is very stressful 
with a toddler and perhaps your body is saying it's not ready; and b) don't
try 
to replace the baby you miscarried, your body won't let you get pregnant 
under that kind of stress.  But, I don't feel I can get over the one I lost
unless 
Iam pregnant again - and I can't get pregnant!  What a vicious circle!  
Anyone else out there suffered from the same thing?  Can stress really
completely mess up your fertility to this extent?  How on earth do you
lessen it
when it's so constantly in your mind?

And why do people think if you've got one already you should count your
blessings and not have the same right to desire another child?

Any support/ advice would be very much appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

From a getting more depressed Liz!




Liz Attree (eaa@doc.ic.ac.uk)
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From: rlittell@wizard.Berkeley.EDU (Rich Littell)
Subject: Re: Potty Training???
Reply-To: rlittell@1.com
Organization: Encore Computer Corp., Fort Lauderdale FL
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 13:48:58 GMT

In article <1992Nov15.041108.27692@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>,
chamre@nyx.cs.du.edu (Craig Hamre) writes:
> 
> I have a 23 month old daughter.  She knows what to do and where to go
> potty.  When I ask her to show me where she needs to go when she has to go
> potty, she leads me to her potty chair.  After she is wet then she will
> say "potty".  Is she too young to potty train?  I need some ideas.
> 
> Lisa Hamre
> 

Lisa,

According to our childrens doctor - any age younger than
2 and a half years old is to young.  Now people on this
network will tell you about 9 month old babies that are fully
potty rained and able to recite the Pledge of Allegiance
from memory; however, many times the parents are trained
not the babies.

Your little girl will get the hang of it soon - don't
worry about it.  Oh, don't make a big deal out of her
accidents - that can do so much damage to their selfworth.

Rich Littell (rlittell)

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From: mhn@cs.brown.edu (Marian H. Nodine)
Subject: Re: Potty Training???
Organization: Brown University Department of Computer Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 16:03:20 GMT

>In article <1992Nov15.041108.27692@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> chamre@nyx.cs.du.edu
>(Lisa Hamre) writes:
>>
>>I have a 23 month old daughter.
>>Is she too young to potty train?  I need some ideas.
>>

In article <1992Nov16.164336.22521@aio.jsc.nasa.gov> cobarruvias@asd2.jsc.nasa.gov writes:
>... we bug the heck out of her about needed to go to the potty. Asking her
>every now and then when she looked sort of uncomfortable. She would aswer most
>of the time NO. then proceed to pee a few minutes later. Then she would tricke
>a bit and tell use she needed to go. Then all of a sudden she looked up at me
>and walked into the potty by herself. 
> ... Oh by the way, my daughter is 2.5 years old and is half way potty trained.

We took a somewhat different approach for rewards, which has been working quite
well.  We reward dryness.  We started with a reward for using the potty
(an M&M) for a few days, then moved to a dryness mode.  If Anna was dry for
2 hours, she got an M&M.  If she peed in her pants, we "reset the timer".
Also, we timed  when we reminded her (rather than asking all the time),
becuase she was much more cooperative that way. 

At this point (Anna is 23 months now, too), Anna is about 70% toilet-trained
and holding ... we've been here for about 2 months now.  But she seems to
want to stick it out, so here we are ... in retrospect, I think we may have
started a little early, but she really wanted to toilet train (all her
friends were training).

Oh, and currently we reward for one full dry day (a hershey's kiss), and
also remind her at about 10:30 and right before her nap at 12:30.  She
always automatically goes to the toilet when she gets up in the morning,
after her nap, and before bed.  And when she poops, provided she is in 
the playroom with her little potty chair (she doesn't like to poop anywhere
else).

-- Misty
From: barlow@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Rebel)
Newsgroups: misc.kids
Subject: Re: antibiotics and the pill
Date: 19 Nov 92 01:54:06 GMT
Article-I.D.: galileo.1992Nov19.015406.9033
Organization: University of Rochester - Rochester, New York

In <BxxM95.2zp@umassd.edu> sodonnell@UMASSD.EDU writes:
>She said she had heard about it but I was the first person that the
>(the group of gyno's) had to met to claim this. A few nurses I have
>spoken to over the years have said they have often heard about this 
>happening. Well my 3 year old son is living proof that this can occur.
>Luckily the pill seemed to have no affect on him. I figure I continued
>Has anyone's doctor warned them of this???? Not that it matters to

I am really surprised that they didn't tell you about this...this was one of
the first warnings may ob/gyn gave me when I went on the pill 2 years ago. Also
the doctor who put me on the antibotics warn me as well as she was aware I was
on the pill. I believe that this warning is printed in the product info that
comes with the pill as well. Glad it turned out ok for you though :-)

Jen
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