Hello, I gave birth to my 4th baby on Friday, all is fine, doing well. Tonight I accidentally swallowed 1 parasite cleanse capsule ( other family members are Deworming) . It contains 250 mg wormwood 250 mg pau d arco and 250 mg black walnut . Is that dangerous to my tiny baby ???Please reply as I’m quite worried   [End]
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Hello, I found out I was pregnant when I was already into my 16th week, as I was not mestruating regularly. My husband started taking apricot kernels in April when I was 4 or 5 weeks pregnant. Since I did not know I was expecting a baby, I ate a few kernels here and there, knowing they were a beneficial supplement. I would say I took between 2 and 6 kernels at a time , but not every day, just when it came to my mind. Let’s say 2-3 times a week or so for the first few weeks, and then pretty much forgot about them. I do not remember feeling sick from taking it, maybe just slightly nau ...
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Hello. I just found out I am 16 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. It was not planned, I did not resume menstruation after the 2nd baby, and I was still nursing my toddler so I didn’t expect it to happen and I didn’t find out until that late. During my 1st pregnancy I took folic acid every day and everything went fine. During my 2nd pregnancy I didn’t take it, as I found out I was expecting when I was 9 weeks already, and my doctor said it was too late anyways. I did not worry, as my diet was very good (LOTS of fruit/veggies), but my 2nd child is born with a ”spina bifida occulta” (a ...
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Hello. I just found out I am 15 weeks pregnant with my 3rd child. It was not planned, I did not resume menstruation after the 2nd baby, and I was still nursing my toddler so I didn’t expect it to happen and I didn’t find out until that late. During my 1st pregnancy I took folic acid every day and everything went fine. During my 2nd pregnancy I didn’t take it, as I found out I was expecting when I was 9 weeks already, and my doctor said it was too late anyways. I did not worry, as my diet was very good (LOTS of fruit/veggies), but my 2nd child is born with a ”spina bifida occulta” ...
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Hi, I am a 32 years old woman. In the past 5 years I had 8 root canals b/c of deep cavities, and 2 wisdom teeth extracted. About 1 month ago my dentist opened up a root canal to redo the root canal b/c there was a dark spot above it , which showed on the X-ray. Since then, I have been having muscle/joint/nerve pain and aches that come and go during the day all across my body, but esp. in my right shoulder and in my hands. I am also getting Raynaud syndrome (with my hands getting red and warm all of a sudden). My doctor has ordered blood tests to check for rheumatisms and arthritis, I ...
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Hello, my youngest child is 28 months old, not vaccinated. His nutrition is quite poor, as he just eats apples, carrots, kefir, bread and a little vegetable broth. He refuses to taste new foods and often does not eat at all, that is why I still nurse him on demand. Since he was 14 months old he’s been having a staph skin infection (bullous impetigo) that seems top resolve after a few days and then flares up after 1 or 2 months. The lesions are quite painful and extremely contagious; he also gets tired, nauseous and pale during the flare-ups. We have tried several medicated ointmen ...
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Hello, my youngest child is 28 months old, not vaccinated. His nutrition is quite poor, as he just eats apples, carrots, kefir, bread and a little vegetable broth. He refuses to taste new foods and often does not eat at all, that is why I still nurse him on demand. Since he was 14 months old he’s been having a staph skin infection (bullous impetigo) that seems top resolve after a few days and then flares up after 1 or 2 months. The lesions are quite painful and extremely contagious; he also gets tired, nauseous and pale during the flare-ups. We have tried several medicated ointmen ...
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Hello I am not new to liver flushes. I had a dozen of them after my 1st pregnancy. After thorough liver cleansing I went on a raw food diet for 2 years, but I had poor results (extreme weight loss, mood swings, hormonal imbalances). So I started a Weston Price-style diet with plenty of raw fruits/veggies but also including animal fats like lard and butter, meat only about once a week but dairy (kefir and yogurt) and raw eggs. I fared well on the diet and got my health back. Unfortunately, I did not have many cleanses during the past 3 years. Then I got pregnant again. I am still nu ...
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Hello,I have a question for all of the ”iodine experts” out there. I have a 1 year old baby who got very sick with bronchitis. Sunday he was so full of mucus that he could hardly breathe. He tends to reapiratory illnesses, as unfortunately he has an habit of mouth breathing. I took him to the pediatrician who prescribed Salbutamol + Budexonide via aerosol machine, and oral antibiotics. We skipped the antibiotics but we did the aerosol treatment, to which he responded well, he improved a lot in the past 2 days. This morning I was thinking about giving him some aerosol with salt w ...
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Thanks !...how many drops does it take to have 1 ml??   [End]
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Hello. I live in Italy and I have 2 children, aged 6 and 1. I have some Lugol’s in my cupboard. Can I take some & give it to my children to protect us from the radioactive haze coming from japan? If so, how much for children, and for we adults? For how long? So far I’ve just painted their feet with tincture. I’d also appreciate other suggestions to reduce the risks for all of us. ( I have heard about bathing with clay, or using baking soda, but how?) Let me know, or drop some useful link maybe...I have very little spare time and I need info that is straight to the point. Thank you,   [End]
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hi Huma, thanks for the reply. I live in Italy, and customs are often troublemakers whan it comes to herbal supplements. Can you ship the package without declaring its content as supplements, vitamins, cosmetics and the such? How do you manage this usually? Thanks for letting me know.   [End]
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Hi Humaworm , hi other people on this forum, I hope you will be able to give some advice on a bad case of sinusitis. My husband was diagnosed with sinusitis in summer 2009 after struggling with headaches, nausea, dizziness, and fatigue for over 1 year. Since the diagnosis, he followed the recommended therapy. He took a full round of antibiotics, followed by NAC - which he still takes daily. He did aerosol therapy with salt water for all the winter months,he then replaced aerosol with sea salt water inhalations during spring and summer months. He is not the kind of person who is eager ...
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My husband is 19 years older than I am. We do great! I agree with the old lady 100%. My husband taught me the most valuable lessons I learned in my life. Still, he was able to catch advice from me on important areas of his life that needed some improvement ( mainly lifestyle choices). We’re a great couple, been together 8 years and have 2 kids. He’s the main breadwinner, I’m the (smart) housewife and I run a small home business. We just love it! Next year I’ll be 31 and he’ll be 50. We feel peers though. Women age quicker than men, so it’s nice to have an older partner. Cal ...
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Hi everyone, I have not turned 30 yet and I already had 8 root canals done, all in the past 6 years.( I have been raw vegan for 2 years, and I believe this to be part of the problem ). Now, my teeth are still rotting at an extremely fast pace, in spite of good nutrition ( I now follow Weston Price diet guidelines), and meticulous hygiene. Today I went to the dentist b/c I had another toothache. He x-rayed my tooth and he said I need another RC done asap, not right now because I am breastfeeding a newborn, so it’s better to delay as much as possible, but as soon as pain becomes u ...
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Hi Dr Mom, I just wanted to let you know that I had my baby at the birthing center. Everything went smoothly and the midwife was really helpful... I didn’t even tear. Baby was born right on his due date! I am the happiest of women. Thanks fot your advice.   [End]
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Baby is still there, I am due on March 16. The story you told is heartbreaking...I will definitely have the baby at the birthing center. Thanks for offering your advice.   [End]
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Hello folks, Here I am, 37 weeks pregnant with my second child, due on March 16. I have talked with the midwives of a birthing center at the local hospital and I have planned to have the baby there. It is the same place where I had my first child. They claim to go the natural way, meaning they let the woman be active in labor and they do not clamp the cord immediately. However, things did not go so well with my 1st baby, as I found there were too many people staring at me while I was pushing, and no one of them actually giving me close help or attention. Furthermore, they cl ...
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Hello folks, Here I am, 37 weeks pregnant with my second child, due on March 16. I have talked with the midwives of a birthing center at the local hospital and I have planned to have the baby there. It is the same place where I had my first child. They claim to go the natural way, meaning they let the woman be active in labor and they do not clamp the cord immediately. However, things did not go so well with my 1st baby, as I found there were too many people staring at me while I was pushing, and no one of them actually giving me close help or attention. Furthermore, they ...
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Hello, I have a 5 year old daughter who has recurrent oral herpes on her tongue. I have had oral herpes once in a while since a few years ago, so I am probably the one who infected her. The herpes sores are very small blisters, but they are painful. When I get herpes on my tongue, I know what to do to immediately stop the outbreak: I just rub it with fresh ginger. I have found this remedy to be 100% effective to stop the virus from spreading. The ulcer will not heal immediately, but will hurt much less, and will subside in a day of two. The matter is that ginger burns a little whan appli ...
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Hello, I am currently 8 months pregnant, I have been taking 1 softgel of VIt D3 daily to support my immune system and prevent deficiency in the newborn . These softgels contain 5000 IU of Vit D. Do you think I might be overdosing? Sunlight is scarce and in most days I get very little of it. Please let me know   [End]
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your help was precious. I am already seeing results similar to those I got with the antibiotic ointment. Do you think tht bacteria can become used to essential oils and develop resistance as it happens with antibiotics? If so, how long should I keep applying the oil and how mny times a day? Is it a problem if I use it on and off, in case of reoccurring infection? I first got the infection from my daughter, she had conjunctivitis. In case of reoccurrences, is conjunctivitis treatable with sage oil as well? many thanks!!!   [End]
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I used 2 drops of sage oil mixed up with coconut oil to rub infected areas on my face, then after 10 minutes or so I realized that sage oil is NOT recommended for pregnant women. I washed my face thoroughly, do you think my baby is in danger? thanks for help.   [End]
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Hello everyone, I am 7 months pregnant, since august I have been having a stph Aureus infection on my face. In the beginning it looked just like acne and I did notseek treatment, then it spread just under my right eye, and the doctor diagnosed SA and prescribed an antibiotic ointment(tobramicin). The infection got better and seemed to heal, but as soon as I discontinued the antibiotic it came back. I have used the antibiotic on and off ever since. I have tried tea tree and neem oil but they do not seem to control the bacteria. I also have it inside of my left nostril. I am wearing dis ...
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hello folks, I have just tasted my last batch of sauerkraut and the juice has gone slimy. The taste seems good, as usually, but the texture of the juice is pretty viscous. I suspect I used a little less salt thjan I usually do. Please give me advice, should I throw it all away ? Should I give it a chance? Thank you   [End]
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Hello folks, i have been suffering from costochondritis since about 2 weeks . I wanted to let you know that I found the supplement Pycnogenol to be very helpful in relieving my pain and inflammation. I take 3 capsules a day, 50 mg each, I space them 6 hours apart. Now when i go somewhere I can feel confident that i will not be hit by unbearable pain in the middle of something. I am pregnant and I did some research on pycnogenol, although it has not been studied extensively it appears to be probably safe enough for pregnant women. i would avoid it in the 1st trimester though. ho ...
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Well, I have been there 5 years ago with my daughter, and I do not remember the psin either, I was so happy with my baby that I did not realize the many things that could have been handled better by the hospital staff until months later. I handled well my labor pain using breathing and positions learned in the J.Balaskas’ book - Active Birth. The hardest part for me was not labor pain , but the pushing stage. I had a hard time pushing effectively! Here’s why I bought the Tupler exercises book. The exercises are supposed to strenghten the abdominal muscles that push the baby out. The b ...
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It is funny, but my costochondritis started 2 days after learning from you that such condition exists! Indeed, the pain under left rib cage I was complaining about in the first place, was inspected by a doctor, and I was told it is muscle-related. I have been having this slight discomfort when bending for more than a year, however, it was not costo. Now I know for sure that costo is different! I think that exercising chest muscles could have triggered it. The exercises were repetitive and straining. In fact, I also have a minor and occasional pain and tension in my transverse abdom ...
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Thanks Molly. I really hoped I would get an answer from you! I am definitely coing to post on the Truth In Medicine forum. What I’d really want to know from you is: does exercising affect costochondritis? Do you think the exercise I have been doing could be the root cause of this condition? The transverse muscle exercises are based on repetitive contracting of the muscles that control breathing ( inhaling and exhaling). It is quite possible i have been overercising chest and abdomen muscles in the past 4 weeks. I have a tendency to do too much when exercising, and not reali ...
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I have been having this pain on and off for the past week. I even did not have it for 2 days in a row and thought it was gone forever, but then it came back full force. I am worried because it causes me debilitating pain. I also worry that it could be related to root canals? unfortunately I have 8 RC, all were done in the past 5 years. Please help.   [End]
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M.Bloom kindly referred me to this forum after i had posted a message about pain under left rib cage. Since about 3 days I am also experiencing awful pain in my back. The pain feels like a rheumatism and at times it gets so strong I also get nausea . it mainly strikes after meals, even if I am 100% sure digestive organs are not involved. I can feel it in my right upper back, and when the pain is at its worse also in my chest. The pain is like a dagger in the left rib cage, it radiates to the arm and sometimes to the spine. If I touch my ribs on the back, I can feel where the pain is loc ...
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Hello everyone, I have pain in my upper abdomen, on the left side, right under my rib cage. Iseldom feel the pain, so although it has been there since at least 1 year or so, I have never paid too much attention to it. Now that I am pregnant, the pressure from my growing belly makes it more noticable so I decided to get it checked. The pain is dull and I only feel it when I bend over my legs in a sitting position, as I do when I practice stretching exercises. Especially when sitting legs apart, and bending upon my left leg, I can feel a discomfort there, like a ”knot”. I also ca ...
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Thanks Iolite, your advice is appreciated, even if I feel I have to set a few some limits and not to spare every frustration to my child. I think learning to deal with frustration is a healthy part of growing up. I ruled out gluten intolerance with a blood test, and my daughter also takes iodine as we all do. I do not believe food is an issure here, I also want to be sure not to find an easy scapegoat to blame for my daughter’s behavior. Sleep could be an issue, but alas, I can’t get her to sleep before 10 PM. In the morning she wakes at 8 and she’d always like to sleep some more. T ...
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Thanks all the people who stopped here to read and share their advice. I am especially thankful to those who expressed their thoughts without being harsh and judgmental. I humbly recognize I have probably made a lot of mistakes, and have not been consistent enough. I fell for meny different advices in hope they would fix the situation. Still, I do not think this means I deserve contempt and despise as some poster showed. This is me and this is what I’ve been able to do so far, I swear i tried my best, sorry if the results do not measure up with your standards. I am living proof ...
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not sure this is the answer you’re hoping for, but false positives are quite rare with stick pregnancy tests, they mainly happen after early miscarriages. The reason why the line is faint is that the hormone is still low since you’re not more than a few weeks pregnant. Hope this makes you happy, I am pregnant too   [End]
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Thanks everyone who cared to leave a reply. My daughter eats well, her diet is 100% organic at home, I would say the meal she eats at preschool is the worst part of her diet but she won’t eat their meat, she only eats the entrees (usually pasta/rice) there. I make sure she eats plenty of fresh fruits and veggies at home. No candy, we bake our own organic cookies, once in a while she will get an ice cream or a piece of chocolate and these are rare exceptions. She is keen on carbohydrates and dairy, she would not eat anything else, but I do manage well to offer a variety of foods in betw ...
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Thank you for your answer. I have to say that I did try to introduce spanking several times, starting at around age 2, but I was never able to stick with it. I never spanked consistently. I think it’s because of my harsh education,( my father was easily angered and he used to yell and spank in anger), but I cannot bring myself to spank without feeling guilty, I always end up apologizing for it. I also get the impression it creates resentment in my daughter. I even tried the ”holding technique” with awful outcomes. I think at this moment resorting to spanking would make things worse. ...
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hello everyone, I am 28 and I have a 5 year old daughter. I am also 5 months pregnant with my second. I am worried about the situation with my daughter. She is a quite difficult child. At preschool, she is often rude with other children. She grabs, throw things, pushes other people away showing little consideration for other kids , which obviously results in them shunning her and not wanting to play with her when she then asks to.I think it is mostly unintentional: her mind is so busy with her thoughts that she does not stop thinking about consequences before acting rudely. She do ...
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I never got rid of such a scar because I don’t have any, but if I happened to have, I’d try Cayenne Tincture. It promotes skin healing and improves blood flow more than anything else. Honey and oils can help too, the most important thing is to massage very well and to stimulate the scar with frequent applications so to help circulation and promote healing of the skin. Hope this helps   [End]
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Hello, thanks, Unfortunately, no apron was used. I will phone to the dentist today to find out exactly which anesthesia he did use. It may well be Lidocaine. He tends to use a lot of it though. I, too, hope all is well. Thanks for your reply.   [End]
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Hello, I have just found out I’m 8 weeks pregnant with my second child. I am very happy about it, but I am worried too. indeed, around the days of conception of the baby I had several dental works, including x-rays and anesthesia ( had both twice). i was also wondering,perhaps since implantation only occurs 10-15 days after conception,the very early embryo, which does not receive blood from the mother yet, is more safe? Please give some advice. I am worried. Thank you   [End]
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Last week I have put a few drops on bergamot oil on my neck. I often do this as if it was perfume, as I like the smell. Unfortunately, when I went out in the sun something happened that I did not expect: the skin where I had put the oil became red. It is not irritated, it does not hurt or itch but it has turned red. A red patch, and it is quite visible. A week has gone by, and it does not show signs of improvement. Will it fade over time? Is it possible that I will have this forever? Does someone have similar experiences? Is there something I can put over the red spot to ...
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As far as I know, eating a lot should affect the flush positively as eating promotes the buildup of bile in the gallbladder, but bile is not released as long as fat is not eaten. Thus, when you’ll take the oil/juice potion, you’ll have a huge bile buildup to flush your liver clean of stones,leading to a better result.   [End]
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypnagogia hope this helps   [End]
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Hello NoWF. I think you should learn about endocrine disrupters and how to avoid any further exposure to these chemicals. Conventional produce, animal fats from non-organic sources, fish and cosmetics are full of chemicals that mimic estrogen in the body causing estrogen dominance and wreaking havoc in your hormonal balance. i think that wreight loss could temporarily worsen your condition, as it releases the hormone-like toxins stored in the body fat directly into the bloodstream, but this can be counteracted by a very healthy diet and lifestyle. Exercise, and maybe far-infrared sau ...
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I used to have a dark and asymmetrical mole on my left arm. It was almost black and Z shaped. It continually changed, and I kept worrying about it. I tried applying fresh urine to it. I have applied it every day for 1 month every time I visited the bathroom. The mole started fading, and even after stopping the treatment it went on fading, 18 months have gone by and the mole is now a large tan freckle, oval shaped. I am not sure whether it was the urine therapy or the absolute faith I have put in it.   [End]
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He can change. And he will, if you will have the patience and the strength to fight for your relationship. I would not advise you to do that unless you do really care about him ( but you sound like you do). This is what I have done for years and what I am still doing. My hsb is a wonderful person but he had a LOT of similar issues. They’re not going to solve overnight. You have to show him you actually care about him without accepting his attempts to control you. Be firm and gentle just as you would be with a child, because this will heal his child within, still craving unconditiona ...
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...I just wanted you to know that I have successfully solved the problems with my daughter. I was raised in a quite repressive family and I had trouble accepting her normal self-discovery. My nervousness about her behavior caused it to become repetitive. As soon as I stopped asking her lots of questions about her habit, trying to distract her, or explaining ”should’s” and ”shouldnt’s” over and over, her masturbation habit started to fade. My frequent inquiries were causing her to obsess about it. She now only uses it as a comforter. She still uses a dummy.In the past month I have ...
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hello everyone, thanks for the tips. Fledgling, did you already tell this story on some CZ board? Sounds quite familiar to me. Otherwise it would be a huge ”déja-vu”... http://science.howstuffworks.com/question657.htm Have a nice day   [End]
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Hi James3112, After being raw vegan for 18 moths with poor results, I am on a omnivore diet ( about 80% raw) with great improvements. I eat lots of eggs, raw veggies like cucumbers, lettuce, cabbage etc, little fruit, lots of nuts and oils ( VCO and olive oil). I also drink raw milk every day, and although I know that the paleo diet does not include that, I believe it is a valuable food. I eat some cooked grains and I allow myself a few exceptions to the rule every now and then, b/c in my opinion ( and in my experience) losing flexibility is always quite detrimental on both physic ...
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Sandover, thank you for your beautiful post. This shared experience actually provides enlightenment and helps me move towards balance. Everything you say fits quite properly to my situation. Due to my still weak self-esteem, I tend to be quite self-centered, and I am prone to guilt feelings and after-thoughts. I am oversensitive, and yes, I tend to exaggerate things and drowning myself in a glass of water, rather that counting the blessings and focus on what is going well. I realize that many times the only mistake has been overdoing things - including parenting. Relying too ...
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”Sometimes it helps to look at the posting history of a given poster in trying to understand where they are coming from. ” Quite interestingly, ”P.Saintjuste” is a recent user, who signed up yesterday on CZ just in time to support Gilda in her lonely quest . Congratulations ”Saintjuste”! You’re the right guy in the right place at the right moment!!! No wonder you’re feeling SAINT and JUSTE.   [End]
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thanks sandover, your post is very helpful, heading in the right direction to give me some real help out of the situation. I am glad you discarded the abuse option , b/c it was actually off topic here. I am sure that Gilda, despite her annoying style, had the best intentions. However it is you, sandover , that pointed out the real issues, which are more about myself than about my daughter. I often found myself denying the obvious when confronted about my tiredness, the confusion in my house, or my daughter being a mommy-junkie. I have also refused to see the truth during 2 y ...
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Endocrine disruptors — tipping the hormonal scales by Dixie Mills, MD, FACS http://www.womentowomen.com/detoxification/endocrinedisruptors.aspx   [End]
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I DID discuss the issue with the pediatrician. When I talk about professional help, I am referring to child psychologists or psychiatrists, or child abuse experts. The pediatrician did not seem to give too much relevance to the matter, here’s why I started this thread. He said that most, if not all, the children her age practice some form of masturbation. He said that sexual play between preschoolers can happen and is OK as long as it does not cross the line and frighten the child. He added that if she asks me to touch her there I have to gently and firmly refuse and explain. Nothin ...
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Thanks Q.E., And all the other people who tried to give me some help. When I started this post, I wanted to investigate the possible causes of the problem, except for abuse, who had already been ruled out. If I have possibly been somewhat unclear, it might also be due to the fact that English is just my 3rd choice as a language. I obviously don’t like much the poster Gilda after all her being judgemental and suspicious towards me and my family members. Indeed, she made me say and do many things far beyond real, and she fantasized a lot about the situation. I do not think ...
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