Now that Sayle is on the healthy side of the baby stomach virus, I feel like I can speak intelligently about it in hopes I can help some other moms out there. I learned things the hard way last week, so please learn from my mistakes.

baby stomach virus questions answered
* Sayle continued to have diarrhea for a week, which concerned us as he could have become very dehydrated. The diarrhea occurred approximately one hour after he had a bottle. I contacted the pediatrician’s office and they told me to discontinue formula and to give Sayle Pedialyte or Gatorade. When your baby has a stomach …
Sayle had a pediatrician appointment Monday morning for his second round of the H1N1 shot and flu shot. We would have had the second round earlier, but we were busy battling ear infections and ridiculous fevers left and right so he could not have the shots.
When we got there, the waiting room was packed so I had to take the only seat available, next to a woman who did not look like she felt fantastic. Thankfully we only had to wait about ten minutes before the nurse brought us back. Sayle was not happy about getting the shots, but I was able to quickly divert his attention with Glow Worm (a …

I wish Nora was opening a book about sick etiquette.
I wish there was a book for sick etiquette. They have all sorts of books about how to eat, what to wear, and what to bring to social functions but they have yet to have a book about what to do with your sick child.
When Nora was two months old she got pink eye for the first time. Well, I suspected it; but it had yet to be confirmed. I also had a social engagement that I seriously could not miss. It would have looked very bad if I wasn’t …