Is it your OB or your child's ped? I haven't had thrush, but I've heard the standard is to treat both parent and child at once. If it's your OB that gave you the prescription, I'd check in with the ped. Good luck -- hope you feel better soon!

I have amazon mom but didn't realize that my husband could also use it to get hte prime benefits. How do you link this? Thanks!

I have a baby that is refusing a bottle and will be starting daycare soon. My doctor recommended starting now with as many bottle feedings as possible so she gets used to it now. Will your baby feed by bottle at all? Mine will, but she screams the whole time, and it takes an hour to get her to take 3 oz. I think this will only work if your child is willing to take some bottle, however unwillingly.

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We've been having our daughter (2 1/2 months old now) sleep in the Fisher-Price rock-n-play for newborns, and it's been a godsend. Ped gave us the okay on this. Good luck OP - hope your little one feels better.

to pp who said she uses cloth -- do you send your child to daycare? if so, do they accept the cloth? I would like to change over to them but am worried that when my daughter goes to daycare, I'll have to switch back. Thanks!

I'm interested in this too -- we use huggies pure & natural because they seem a little softer than the other diapers we've used and they don't cause leaks for us -- but I think they run a little smaller than pampers and therefore are more likely to leak if you have a larger baby in a smaller size, if that makes sense.

No, takes a while. I started noticing some improvements in a couple of days, but it didn't really kick in for a week. Also, as the baby gets bigger, you need to get in touch with the doctor to adjust the dose. I weight my baby weekly at the Breastfeeding Center and then email my doctor to get the new dosage amount. If Zantac alone doesn't work, I've heard they can also add Prilosec as it works in a different way. We haven't done that yet -- just on Zantac. Good luck -- I hope your baby feels better.

I took baby care basics at GW through Momease and really liked it. I also took their breastfeeding class w/huband and liked it -- it was much more useful and detailed than the class at the Breastfeeding Center. I took infant/child CPR through the American Red Cross in Arlington. It was also very useful.

Would you consider using a midwife and going for a home birth? I found that the MAMAS midwives and Birthcare (which has an option for the same price to deliver in their birth center) to be much more reasonably priced. You always run the risk of transfer to the hospital, of course, which would substantially increase the cost, but at least the base cost is much less. Good luck. Sorry to hear about the lack of maternity coverage.

This country is so backwards in terms of maternity leave. My European relatives are amazed at how little we get paid for, and my nonprofit does pretty well by us for U.S. standards:

- 6 weeks paid maternity (or paternity if you're a guy) leave.
- If you opted in & paid the premiums yourself, 6 weeks of short-term disability (8 for Caesarian) -- since this is not a benefit and something we pay 100% of with post-tax dollars, we are not taxed on this.
- Use of as much annual leave as you would like.

You can't take sick leave, but they say that's because you'll need it when you come back. We aren't covered by the DC FMLA (too small for it) but the standards is to take at least four months of maternity, annual, STD, and unpaid leave. Some people take more.

My job has crappy pay, but overall pretty good benefits, especially for dads. (6 weeks of paid paternity leave seems pretty amazing to me!)

Anonymous wrote:18:55, yes, that's exactly what I'm having! I picked up some dried papaya today, since papaya is supposed to help with heartburn, and it has helped some. I'm reluctant to take Tums (read something about the excess metals in them being unnecessary), so for now, the papaya will do.

Glad the papaya is helping! My midwife, who generally says stay clear from OTC meds, says that Tums is perfectly safe, in case you need something stronger.

Anonymous wrote:Anthony Noya NW,DC
Mariella Young Bethesda

Both are great!

Noya is a Chiropractor. But he's great and specializes in pregnancy, so he might be good to supplement acupuncture.

For acupuncture, at my midwife's suggestion I've seen Kate Yonkers in downtown DC. She is great and also specializes in pregnancy.

Good luck OP!

You can always go to your PCP for the blood test and ask for a referral from there. Very happy for you -- congrats OP!

No, was not pregnant then -- am pregnant now and definitely things have gotten worse. There is a bunch they can do short of deep cleaning/surgery that should help until you get to the second trimester. I thought I was flossing and brushing properly, but the periodontist watched me and gave me an "A" for effort but a "C" for effectiveness. He showed me how to do it properly, and my periodontal disease stopped getting worse for a while. When it did start getting worse again, I went in for different treatments.

FWIW, the periodontist I see is Dr. Marc Stanard, and he's wonderful. He focuses on prevention, explains everything that is going on, and doesn't recommend anything like surgery until it's absolutely necessary. I see him in the DC office, but I think he also has an office in MD.

Good luck!