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One of the chronic conditions affecting millions of people around the globe is asthma. You could blame the time when you are born if you are suffering from this respiratory condition.

A recently conducted research at Center for Asthma Research and Environmental Health at Vanderbilt University suggests that children born just before fall months are more prone to respiratory infection in early childhood than their counterparts born after fall months. This could lead to them acquiring asthma.

The months before fall are witness to an impending flu and cold season. Therefore, many couples who are thinking for going in for baby should watch the month when they conceive. This decision might just make the difference to their child’s respiratory health.

The study is in print in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. This investigation has been led by Dr. Tina Hartert, director of the Center for Asthma Research and Environmental Health.

The conclusions for this research have come after reviewing records of over 95,000 children and their mothers in Tennessee, USA.

Women who binge drink in the first three months of pregnancy have an increased risk of having infants with cleft lip and cleft palate, according to findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology.

“Some evidence exists that women who drink alcohol during pregnancy are more likely than nondrinkers to have infants with facial clefts,” Dr. Lisa A. DeRoo and colleagues write, “but summarizing previous findings is hampered by different categories of drinks and time points of reference across studies.”

DeRoo, with the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences in Durham, North Carolina, and colleagues investigated this topic in a study involving infants with oral clefts born between 1996 and 2001 in Norway. A total of 377 infants with cleft lip with or without cleft palate, 196 with cleft palate only, and 763 unaffected subjects were included in the study.

Mothers completed questionnaires within a few months after delivery regarding alcohol use during the first trimester.

Compared with non-drinkers, women who drank at least five drinks per occasion had more than a two-fold risk of having an infant with cleft lip or palate. For women who drank this amount on three or more occasions, the risk of a cleft defect tripled.

The researchers conclude: “These data on possible further (harmful birth) effects of alcohol reinforce the public health message that women should not drink alcohol during pregnancy.”

My daughter will be 3 months in a week and the past two days she has been very crabby. She has also been trying to flood the house with drool and trying to chew on everything in sight. I have gone through the list, and teething is the only thing I can come up with. I thought she was too young to teeth until my husband read the ‘What to Expect the First Years’ and said it could possibly be that. Has anyone had a baby teeth this young? Any advise would be great, we are first time parents.

sounds like teething to me!
text books are only a guide, my eldest daughter has her first tooth through by 10 weeks old and had a full set by 1 year old.
bonjela gel helps alot, if she uses a dummy/pacifyer then pop it in the fridge (not freezer it would burn). the coolness helps to sooth it. also how about iced water in her bottle (if she has one).

How many of you leave your children (under school age) with your mother or husband’s mother (or dads, etc.)? Do they drive/walk to your house or do you take kids to them? If they come to you, do you compensate them for gas? Do you pay them for their services and who initated it if you do? Did they want you to pay them like daycare or did you offer to pay them. If so again, how much per week?

My mother watched my daughter from 4 months to 5 years. Mon - Friday providing all meals, toys and outings. She even took her to preschool and gymnastics from age 3 to 5 which I paid for. I in returned did her housework once a week which she was unable to do because of breathing difficulties. Which I had done all along anyway. I was very appreciative of her. My husband and I were very lucky. Our daughter loved her grandmother and they had a special relationship. We miss her.

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My parents usually watch my daughter as a favor to me. I drop her off & pick her up. If they want to take her somewhere they usually pick her up & drop her off. If they were coming to my house everyday to babysit her I would at least offer them gas money. They are after all doing something to help me out. If they were watching her at their house & I was driving I would give them money for food & other expenses. It’s only fair.

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My girls grandparents take them every other weekend and have been since my 10 yr old was 2 months or so. They do not want compensation, we have tried, they do it to spend time with them. I have never seen two kids with such an amazing set of grandparents, their relationship is phenomenal. They are my exes parents.

Kids should be potty trained by 3, boys sometimes take a little longer. Finger sucking could go until 8 to 10, binkies are much easier to break by 2. There is an expected age to reach most mile stone, the book “what to expect for toddlers years” would give alot of insite to the ages that kids should be able to do things by.

She said that she wants me to come in and have a three hour test done and my blood sugar is only at 149. With my last pregnancy my blood sugar was at 163 after my one hour test and my doctor didn’t do anything about it. I was never on insulin and we just controlled it through diet. So, I told the nurse that I am not coming in for the test, that I feel it is unnecessary and that I will definitely watch my diet and cut out all sugar and complex carbohydrates. I know that they are not going to put me on insulin at that level and I have to pay out of pocket towards my deductible if I go. My brother is a doctor also and doesn’t seem worried about it at all. So, my question is… Do you think that 149 is high? What was your blood sugar after the one hour test? And did you have to go for a three hour test?

I also had this problem. My doctor wanted one done early (at 11 weeks) and their cut off was 130 and I was 137. They then ordered a 3 hour test and like you I ALSO feel this was unnecessary. So when I went to the perinatologist last week they asked if I had scheduled it and I told them no. The one hour test seemed like eons and I’ve never had to have a 3 hour test before, so I’m resistant to do it. They said my insulin level was high (i think the norm is up to 15 and I was 17) and they said it’s a sign of early insulin resistance. Puhleeze….. I do not think I’m going to do the 3 hour one unless the repeat one hour one at 18 weeks comes back funky.

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140 is what is acceptable. VERY close to what yours was. If you’re serious about watching your diet, I’d skip the test too. SO many women fail the first test and pass the second test. Just know if you don’t properly monitor your diet, what the outcome came be - safety for your baby.
Regarding your deductible….this year, you’ll probably end up maxing out your deductible with as much $$ as this all will cost. I think a second opinion is in order - and if your doctor is skilled in this area and he says to skip it - skip it.

I may have to go to work to cover our family’s rising expenses, and I need to know the cost for childcare including transporting two kids to/from two separate schools while also watching a toddler, ideally in our own home but possibly in a home-based care center.

I think you’d have to spend $600-$700 per week for quality child care whether that was a nanny or a home daycare provider. Home daycare may be slightly cheaper, but probably won’t offer you as much as a nanny would.

I would suggest doing everything you can to cut your family’s expenses first so you don’t have to go back to work. If you do decide to go back to work make sure you will actually be bringing in more money than you will have to spend for child care. If you can find a way to wait until your youngest is in school, it will make a lot more sense for you to go back to work because you won’t be spending all your income on child care.

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The only child care I know of is the one my best friend takes her little boy to (3 yrs old) and she says it costs her 600 a month.
I would suggest finding a private child care (like a person doing private child care out of his/her own home).
I’m probably going to start a in home child care once my son turns a year old (he is 7 months at the moment). I’m already taking the child life classes to get my certification.
Look in the Sunday paper and interview a few people, that would be your best bet.      

Maybe assist them, but not totally finance everything. There are too many negative side effects of doing that. **

There were a lot of children in my family, so we had to finance everything ourselves. I was working full time at age 15 just to buy clothing and shampoo. It was tough, but I don’t regret it, it gave me character. **

I think that things are definately different for children now… 100 years ago, 11 year old boys were running a farm — or at least doing a good share of the work. Now, I am happy if I can get my 11 year old son to pick up his socks and lower the toilet seat. Our expectaions for children have changed, lowered. As a result, they are living up to what we expect. **

I think one of the most important things we need to teach children is personal responsibilty. Children need to grow into adults that accept responsibilty for their actions. If they are always saying, “I am this way because of my circumstance” or “I am not this way because I wasn’t ever given a fair shot” they will never succeed. They need to learn that they are in charge of their own destiny. THey decide how their life will turn out. Events and circumstances may steer them one way or the other, but ultimately, they decide what and who they are going to become. If they can grasp this, then they can go on to provide for their families, emotionally and financially. They need to learn that success comes from how we treat others, not how much money we make. **