Health insurance
Whats a good health insurance for children with trisomy21. My son is currently not on SSI and needs health insurance within 2 months.
Congenital Hip Dysplasia
Our pediatrician is concerned our 6 month old might have congenital hip dysplasia. We’re going to have another check up in a month and then might have an ultrasound or X-ray depending on what she finds. Has anyone had any experience with this condition? What is the treatment like? I know it might involve surgery...
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JJ
I had hip dysphasia as a baby, luckily my kids never had the issue. I never had surgery but up until I was about two I was in an immobile brace to get everything to where it was supposed to be. The brace wasn’t a 24/7 thing either. Lots of physical and occupational therapy. This was also 30+ years ago so things may have changed as to how they approach it now. You would never know I had any is... More
Eczema
My 2 year old son all of a sudden has eczema on his left leg and butt. What are the best treatments?
Ant bites
My kid jumped into a ant pile any rem-ides to help heal and does anyone know how long the bites will stay?
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Crystal
I’ve seen it in toddlers too. To get rid of it, Use jojoba oil, buy it at Trader Joe’s. Apply to scalp, put a beanie on baby/toddler. After 30 mins to an hour, take off beanie, wash scalp/hair with gentle baby shampoo, rinse them off, use soft nylon brush and brush out flakes they will come off easily, do not scrub just gently brush. If there is any flakes still remaining or stuck wait 2 days a... More
my daughter
I am having another issue with my daughter. She is five and has asthma. She recently got a cold and i took her to the emergency room because her asthma tends to make things a little worse this was about a week ago but suddenly last night and still to this morning she hasnt stopped coughing. ive tried humidifer, honey, honey cooked with a bit of onion (family suggestion), a cough suppresant, he... More
Symptoms of autism
Extremely bad eater, shakes arms legs and mouth when excited. Moody, can only wear elastic in pants, certain shirts sometimes talks baby talk, cannot be hugged some type of sensory disorder. Boy age 6.
A+D diaper rash cream reaction
My husband grabbed the A+D diaper rash cream yesterday at the store instead of our usual. I shrugged and just used it and when I went to change the next diaper after using it, my daughters privates were covered in little sores and swollen!!!! We called her pediatrician of course and took her in. She's fine with a topical ointment to heal, but has anyone else ever had this happen with this s... More
12 year old with hives
Over the past few days my 12 year old son have developed hives that seem to come and go. First time I noticed something wrong he came home from his grandparents with a swollen top lip when I asked if he hit his lip he said no. A few days later got a call from the school saying he had hives all over his body and face was swollen. We went into the walk in but they didn’t seem to think he needed a... More
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Anonymous
We went to a walk in so I’m guessing they just wanted to get us in and out now that it’s returning more than once I’m hoping they will refer him to one
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Ehcapa
Not sure if this will help you. When I was 12-13 I started getting hives almost daily. They continued for about 3 years. The doctors never could figure it out and just gave me a script of Benadryl that I’d take as needed. Never was life threatening just a pain. Doctors finally just called them stress related.
Does the chiropractor help delays
I was reading that a celebrity opened up about her son having speech delays so j was wondering if this is true. My son has trisomy21 and want all the help i can get. I love my baby boy
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Jennifer
My 10 year old is non verbal I’ve heard things from go to chiropractor to he might be tongue tied take him to get checked out. As much as I would love to have a conversation with my son I wish people would stop trying to fix him and just accept him. I still don’t really understand how speech and chiropractor go hand in hand
Premature development
I have a 14month old who was born at 35weeks and development is delayed a month a a half. She is almost 15 months and either blatantly ignores me or does not understand commands like spit it out, give it to me, come here, or even responding to her name being called. If there’s something she wants or it benefits her then she’ll respond greatly which makes me think she understands, but other than... More
How to get my son to enjoy food
My son is 20 months and have trisomy21. He only eats purees but sometimes he wont eat at all. What are some ways to get him to eat food. Maybe some tasty recipes. Anything will help
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Stephanie
Since he’s sensitive to texture how about starting slow with cereal like things: cooked quinoa (high in protein) mixed with peanut butter and banana. Scrambled eggs with tasty cheese? Smoothie with kale, frozen strawberries, yogurt, almond milk. Baked potato with sour cream and cheddar cheese. Does it help if you’re eating the same thing? I know my guy always wants what I’m eating even if it’... More
Sensorineural hearing loss
has anyone had a child that was diagnosed at birth with hearing loss? If so how did you handle it and was your child given hearing aids or anything else to help them hear better. My baby is almost 4 months old and was diagnosed with mild to moderate sensorineural hearing loss. He failed the newborn screening 2 times then went to see a specialist and failed the more comprehensive hearing test at... More
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Heather
I’m an audiologist, and I absolutely agree with Jenn. Kids usually do very well with early intervention. Keep talking to him and reading to him. Play music and listening games. Sometimes hearing aids can be a little scary at first with all the new sounds. He will adjust quickly, though, and your audiologist will work with you guys to get the right fit. :) Also ask your audiologist and speech la... More
Swim classes
We are really big on water safety and recently started our 22 month old in swim classes. There’s a lot of singing and nursery rhymes which don’t benefit my kiddo as she’s deaf. She hates going to class. She will arch her back like a gymnast and kick anyone in a 2 foot radius. We used to be able to get about 15-20 minutes through class before she threw a fit but today it was the moment she saw ... More
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Kellie
Does your pool happen to have a splash pad or zero entry? Do you think she just may want to be more independent? We have a one like the one in the photo I’ve attached. It took a few times for him to get used to it but he loves just being able to do his own thing now! I still take it off for a bit every swim because I want him to learn how. I don’t want him to get so comfortable in it that he fo... More
Swimming with ASD
Any parents with kids on the spectrum experience cognitive and/or behavioral benefits after enrolling in swimming classes? Please share observations!
Bumps on head
My baby is 3 weeks old and has all these little bumps on her head. The back of her head is a little red too ( I’m thinking from being warm while she’s sleeping ) has anyone had this happen with their LO before ?
8 yr old on lexapro
My son's psychiatrist recommended we start him on lexapro. He is diagnosed with ADHD, but is very irritable and has a lot of trouble with emotional regulation. Anyone have any experience, positive or negative, with a young child on lexapro?
Anyone have a LO with keratosis pilaris??
My 20 month old had keratosis pilaris rubra, aka chicken skin. It’s severe red bumps on her thighs, arms, cheeks and buttocks. It doesn’t bother her too much but it keeps getting worse and more red. I’ve gone the the allergist to verify it is not a food allergy and the dermatologist just for them to recommend the same creams I’ve already tried. (cerave SA, hydrocortisone cream and KP duty) Do... More
Avocado and bacon
My son is allergic to milk, eggs, and peanuts so it really limits a lot. Usually I go for bananas, oranges or any type of fruit and a piece of toast with sunbutter and cheese (for some reason he can have string cheese and it doesn’t bother him). We also give him ripple milk which is a plant based milk with pea protein.