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  1. [+] Pls tell me the deal. Had blood drawn by my OB/GYN today. He did not wear gloves. ... 13 replies

    • RN/Nurse practitioner here - yes, he should certainly have worn gloves for a blood draw. BUT - the old school types often don't. I was at my kids' ped's office the other day and before I realized it the nurse giving her a vaccine didn't have gloves. I would have said somehting but by the time I realized she was practically done. As to not having a nurse in the room - I don't know that it is a routine practice, I have certainly had pelvic exams with my...

    Talk : : December 12, 2011

  2. [+] My 20yo DD was just told by her gyn that she has precancerous cells and will require ... 186 replies

    • Vaccines do wear off you know....

    Talk : : December 12, 2011

  3. [+] Is pertussis common at age 5? There's been two cases in my daughter's public elementa... 5 replies

    • effective - they just don't work for some people or they couldn't get the vaccination because of allergies to eggs (they use egg whites in the vaccine, I think) or because the parents didn't vaccinate....
    • I think the vaccination is only 80% effective, so it's super important that we all get vaccinated. My MD...

    Talk : : December 06, 2011

  4. [+] What are other examples of "tinfoil hat paranoia" besides vaccinating? 35 replies

      Talk : : December 03, 2011

    • [+] any parents who do not vaccinate. any issues getting into private or public schools 37 replies

      • if a parent is somehow excused from having to vaccinate their child, for whatever reason, the school should inform...that there has to be something wrong that as vaccine requirement increase, so does autism and other chldhood ilnesses...
      • obviously not to countries where vaccines are required with visas....
      • be dangerous to infants that have not received full vaccinations yet, and to anyone in the general community with...

      Talk : : December 02, 2011

    • [+] Does this sound like a bug or food poisoning - had sharp pains in stomach 3 replies

      • older DC don't have any symptoms, and the only thing I ate yesterday that deviated from my regular diet was a soy latte from Starbucks, so I am worried it's a virus and am concerned about 11 wo DB (who coincidentally got rotavirus vaccine yesterday). Other than bathing in Purell, any tips for keeping everyone else healthy? TIA...

      Talk : : December 01, 2011

    • [+] I am thinking of replacing my nanny of one year since my requirements have changed. M... 173 replies

      • crazy you think freezing food somehow makes food not nutritious anymore. I mean, you are objectively wrong, and I think people are just stunned you don't seem to care. It's kind of like if you came on stating that the earth was flat or vaccines cause autism....

      Talk : : November 30, 2011

    • [+] Did you get the flu shot? I should but keep procrastinating. 18 replies

      • Yes, I got it a month ago at Duane Reed. My insurance doesn't cover Duane Reed as a flu vaccine provider, so the pharmacist waived the charge and I got it for free, which was very cool....

      Talk : : November 22, 2011

    • [+] 2 1/2 yo has little cold-runny/stuffy nose and for past 2 days has been doing this we... 18 replies

      • Hate to ask but does he have all his vaccines? Bc this sounds like the beginning of whooping...
      • You do realize there's no vaccine for pneumonia, right? It's an escalated lung...children and it's coming back because the vaccine only works for 3 years. My kids are...it's not deadly. Not advocating for not vaccinating either - just rolling my eyes that this...
      • of course there is at least one vaccine for pneumonia! what do you think the pneumococcal...

      Talk : : November 21, 2011

    • [+] I can't stand when people use the phrase "My ped told me xxx..." so it must be true. ... 14 replies

        Talk : : November 21, 2011

      • [+] To all the registered republicans on this board: I am really curious about your react... 30 replies

        • Really? Why not? Defend your answer. I don't see any democrats telling us that the HPV vaccine causes retardation, that evolution is an "idea that's out there," that global warming is a lie, that tax cuts will somehow magically morph into bigger government revenue when this canard has been proven false over and over again. Democrats, intellectually,...

        Talk : : November 19, 2011

      • [+] hi. 2 part question here: (1) at what point in pregnancy should one find a pediatrici... 11 replies

        • a lot of moms i know (not me personally) do this to find a ped who will be accommodating of a delayed/selective vaccination schedule. some practices don't allow it....

        Talk : : November 18, 2011

      • [+] I never much liked my BIL, but now I am just livid with him and his family. My 3 yea... 5 replies

        • That's bizarre. No one know what causes autism (except we know that vaccines do not!). I mean, she sounds like she was way too immature to be pregnant if she couldn't manage to take care of her body for 9 months but still...

        Talk : : November 12, 2011

      • [+] My high school child told me that a sophomore girl is giving BJ's to a sophomore boy ... 28 replies

        • Highjack: heard on NPR this week that throat and neck cancers are skyrocketing b/c of all the oral sex ppl have even though hpv is rampant. I think everyone needs to vaccinate their kids with the new hpv vaccine....

        Talk : : November 06, 2011

      • [+] Are all flu shots the same? Can I just get one at Rite Aid or do I need to go to a do... 6 replies

        • It's just injection vs. Flumist (the "sniffy" one as my dc puts it). The formula is the same for all vaccine in a given flu season....

        Talk : : November 04, 2011

      • [+] Do breastfed kids/babies get sick less often than FF? 19 replies

        • my DB from diseases I've already been exposed to (so if a cold is going around daycare, forget it -- we're both goners.) Finally, if there were really any reliable truth to this, we wouldn't need to vaccinate breastfed kids because, hey, they're protected by mom! So I suspect there's more correlation than causation....

        Talk : : November 01, 2011

      • [+] Recommendation for great pediatrician on uws (for newborn) who will eventually accomm... 20 replies

        • might potentially expose newborns, etc. in the waiting room to vaccine preventable diseases...
        • And the number of antigens present in the entire childhood vaccine series is something like 150. The ENTIRE SERIES. And...
        • np: they are eradicated BECAUSE of vaccines, you know....
        • The pertussis vaccine works for about 3 years. That's why it's...

        Talk : : October 31, 2011

      • [+] Just wondering - Are vaccinations and flu shots free in the US? I assume some vaccina... 22 replies

        • children who are uninsured, underinsured or eligible for medicaid can get free vaccines including the flu vaccine. think you can get them from the health dept...since it would be funded by Public Health, it would be free, like vaccinations (which I guess are not free either)...
        • Vaccinations are free at the Health Department in South Carolina for younger children....

        Talk : : October 30, 2011

      • [+] Who is bored? 29 replies

        • Let’s get the bored going!! Anyone for a vaccine debate? Anyone want to slate a parent they saw in a supermarket? Religion, Obama...

        Talk : : October 29, 2011

      • [+] Anyone else feel slightly flu-ish after getting the vaccine? 4 replies

        • Wow! That was such a rude remark. Actually, the nasal vaccine, which is what I got, IS live. And can produce these symptoms....

        Talk : : October 28, 2011

      • [+] Is a shot at the doctor's really that bad? I think not. 11 replies

        • or: why? what do you think will happen? serious question. it is the AAP recommended vaccination schedule. cbc doesn't inject anything and ppd is inert. flu shot i suppose you could delay, but the shot is dead virus anyway....

        Talk : : October 28, 2011

      • [+] Poll. If your DC has never had a sick visit to pediatrician how old is DC & what is p... 17 replies

        • lol. My kid had deadly serious stuff growing up. Doubt anyone's "approach" would have avoided the ped. office. If you're looking to avoid colds, wash your kids hands. Vaccinate and wear a hat in the winter....

        Talk : : October 24, 2011

      • [+] Why are parents so obsessed with infant sleep these days. I come from a huge family ... 45 replies

        • the other side is wrong -- not only wrong but doing irreparable damage to the baby. When DH and I were growing up, our moms read Dr Spock who said sometimes you have to let the baby cry and that was that. Just like vaccines weren't a big deal, but now you're in one "camp" or another....

        Talk : : October 23, 2011

      • [+] I'm not anti-vaccine, but I plan to stretch out the scheduling. The however whenever ... 22 replies

        • or: really? it's not so deep. you are vaccinating your kid so your kid is safe. people have real fears about vaccinations (even if unfounded), so if they need to stretch things out or look for alternatives I say go for it...
        • We don't vaccinate against small pox....

        Talk : : October 20, 2011

      • [+] Question for moms who have taken Valtrex during pregnancy. I'm 21 weeks pregnant. I... 11 replies

        • I'm not a doctor, but I think the vaccine may have taxed your immune system. I know I always end up with a fever after one, which is why I don't take them....

        Talk : : October 20, 2011

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