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Please… Just Don’t!!

Why do people take their sick kids out in public?  Are people just clueless?  Thoughtless?  Ignorant?  Do they just not care about anyone but themselves?  I just don’t get it.
One Sunday I went to nurse my newborn baby in a mother’s lounge, and as I entered two mothers in the room who were also nursing [...]

My Preemie’s Eating Difficulties

My preemie is almost three and she still chokes on certain table foods.  When she was just starting to eat table food she definitely took a while to get used to new textures, and especially to be able to chew and swallow things without choking.  I mashed up her foods or cut them into tiny [...]

My Preemie Toddler with Asthma

My preemie tends to develop a cough with almost every sickness that she gets and it lingers for weeks or even months.  After my preemie got croup for the third time in 2 months her pediatrician suggested that she might have asthma and we started to treat her with an inhaler.
It takes a little creativity [...]