Oh I was just sharing a fun fact that I found fascinating! Because I had heard about juice being bad for teeth, but it never occurred to me to worry about the sugars in milk until a dentist told me. Sorry if it sounded like I was judging you, didn’t mean to sound that way at all.

Honestly, I don’t want to know how he died either. He was such a private person, he wouldn’t want everyone to know about his last moments or how it happened. Trying to honor his desire for privacy by avoiding speculative articles, but I couldn’t resist Jezebel’s take on things. I think I’ll be staying away from all…

If you have not already, bring him to a pediatric dentist. Our dentist looked at my toddler’s teeth (the world fucking ended for her and she’s now famous for being the most dramatic meltdown in the dentists’s 30+ years of practice), looked up water into based on our zip code, and determined she didn't need fluoride…

Milk is as bad for teeth as soda! Which was initially surprising for me to learn, but open reflection not so much. Not trying to discount the other myriad benefits of giving toddlers milk, but kids should drink some water after downing a glass of milk for their oral health.

I was stalked for a couple months in high school. Guy was a friend of my (insane drug dealing, though I didnt know that at the time) neighbor. He called me and threatened me and sat outside my house all the time. He was ex military. He said disgusting things to me, the least of which was that (TRIGGER WARNING) he…

That’s a good set of tests - noninvasive and straightforward. I hope you get some answers! Chances are, you don’t have ph. You do not fit the risk factors, as you have said, and usually with a serious diagnosis like that, there’s a sinking feeling of “oh shit, all the symptoms AND risk factors fit” before the…

Congratulations!!! I pushed out a sunny side up baby while suffering from preeclampsia (fuck pitocin, FUUUUUCK MAGNESIUM SULFATE) and it was.....very damaging. I wish you well in your C section recovery. Take it super easy - you wore out your body in labor, so surgical recovery may be a little slow at first. Your baby…

Does the next test(s) involve a biopsy of the lung? If so, ask if they will check for pulmonary fibrosis as well, and if they are planning on that, make sure to ask about the risk of the biopsy itself triggering a fibrosis flare up. Good luck. Just because it's not the obvious simple issues doesn't mean it's something…

THIS IS THE BEST

I trained my muscles to do a single brow arch in high school and I've never regretted it. I've intimidated the shit out of random people with a steely stare and eyebrow arch.

UCSB? That's terribly sad, I'm sorry that you lost someone in such a tragic way.

While I hope you make it the whole way, I just wanted to reassure you. I have a 31 weeker (with iugr so more like a 29 weeker) and a 35 weeker. It has been like night and day. Everything has been so much easier with the 35 weeker - nursing, feeding in general, development, temperament, EVERYTHING. No health issues, no…

It also depends on the care team. I couldn’t hold my 31 weeker for the first week of her life. But my friend got to hold her 25 week surviving twin within days of delivery. She had a nurse that really advocated for it to happen

I had a 2 lb baby and my recovery took like 5 minutes. She almost certainly got a c section though. 24 weekers can’t handle vaginal delivery well since their skin and blood vessels are so fragile. Even gentle handling for hospital procedures can cause bruising.

He was definitely on a vent and other things, while she was on strict hospital bed rest. It was probably impossible for the staff to safely transport one of them to the other.

IUGR makes everything so much scarier. Glad your two are okay, and I LOVE that baby b is the taller one! I have a 31 weeker that was more like a 29 weeker when she was born, thanks to IUGR due to preeclampsia. she’s catching up size wise, but she was sooooo tiny for a long time, it was hard not to wonder if she'd ever…

If you have a trader joes in your area, their tea tree soap bar is pretty gentle. It's a little drying compared to a gentle body wash, but my super sensitive skin didn't react to it at all. $2 for 2 bars, I think.

I have a mild avocado allergy and my greatest fear is that it will escalate. Right now, it just makes my mouth and throat itch which is totally worth it. My toddler, who hates all food, loves avocado, so I have a couple bites every day and omg yum

Smoked salt (or even better: smoked sriracha salt) on avocado = best snack everrrr

OH MY GOD YES. I’ve always been a stickler for returning carts. Once I couldn’t find a cart corral at a giant target and just....kept wandering up down aisles aimlessly with my empty cart. My husband eventually pulled up alongside me in our car and this exchange happened: