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Just got some First Steps videos of my niece from my sister.
OK, my auntie brain is going "awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww! eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!"
My smartass brain is laughing until I cry. I'll confess, it's dominant. Hey, I've had it a lot longer. The kid looks hammered. She and her dad were out on a bender -- he's out cold, she's still rollin'.
She's a cute friendly drunk though. So that's nice.
It's an SNL sketch wating to happen: Baby aa
Happy birthday, bonny!
Seconded! Happy Birthday Bonny!
Could I get some parenting advice? We are currently all in Florida at the in-laws. (more on that later). Frisco has had diarrhea with blood in it since Friday. he had a fever but it's gone now. He's otherwise fine and I don't know what urgent care could do but four days worries me. Suggestions?
Noonian, can you call the nurse hotline at your regular pediatrician?
I'd definitely talk to a nurse if I could, Nonian.
I'd be concerned about rotavirus if he hasn't been vaccinated for it. (I know it's a new vaccine within the last couple of years - not sure exactly when it was released in terms of Frisco.)
That mushroom pill - what does it mean for something to "support immune health"? I mean, pharmacologically, how is it interacting with your immune system? I see that claim all the time on various supplements and I can't for the life of me figure out what it actually means. (Also, claims like "it has extracts from 17 kinds of mushrooms!" always make me roll my eyes a little. Okaaaaaaay, that sounds like a lot of mushrooms. Are more mushrooms better? Better at doing what? But I'm generally suspicious of products which are forbidden by the FDA from making specific medical claims.)
what does it mean for something to "support immune health"?
It has pom-poms and does a little cheer from the sidelines. That makes me feel totally supported.
Also, claims like "it has extracts from 17 kinds of mushrooms!" always make me roll my eyes a little. Okaaaaaaay, that sounds like a lot of mushrooms. Are more mushrooms better? Better at doing what?
To make the cheerleader pyramid at halftime. You just can't do that with only one.
Serious question:
But I'm generally suspicious of products which are forbidden by the FDA from making specific medical claims.
Like vitamins? (Some people do think vitamins are sketchy; that's not a snarky question. I'm just curious where vitamins fall on your snake-oil-ometer. Because vitamins are also not allowed to claim more than vague statements about the structure/function of the body [i.e., improves sleep, supports healthy joints, etc.]. Anything that claims to cure/prevent an illness would be considered a drug.)