[House] San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion forum digest - 8/28/2012
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San Francisco Parents of Multiples SFPOM General Discussion 8/27/2012
9:15 am - 8/28/2012
1. Tummy tuck - how long to wait (dnjordan)
2. Crib Tents? (sfmama09)
3. Interesting article on Autism (liz_mccarthy)
4. Comment: Interesting article on Autism (jeccat)
5. Desperately seeking nanny (pccp22)
6. Comment: Desperately seeking nanny (bbartlett19702901)
7. Comment: Post partum belly band (EstherRN)
8. Comment: Post partum belly band (kaluzoo)
1. Tummy tuck - how long to wait
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dnjordan - 8/27/2012 9:02 pm
Hello Mamas!I have three children: twins (7 months) and
4 yr old daughter. I lost all my pregnancy weight
about 2 moths ago (5 moths postpartum), but my belly
looks horrible. no stretch marks, just a pouch (pop
belly) and some extra skin. I don't mind the extra
skin as much as the little pouch. How long should I
wait? Btw, I'm still nursing my twins. They are not
crawling yet. Any recommendation re: plastic
surgeon?Thank you!
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Email author: dn.jordan at gmail.com
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2. Crib Tents?
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sfmama09 - 8/27/2012 1:25 pm
I posted few weeks back but have not had any responses
from this group. Trying one more time, I trust there is
wealth of information with SFPOM that I can tap into
here.... My 20 mo old twins are jumping out of the
cribs and I would prefer to keep them in cribs a while
longer.Unfortunately the Tots in Mind Crib Tent has
been recalled in July
(http://emmaus.patch.com/articles/crib-tents-sold-at-walmart-recalled-1d53c666).
Are there any other crib tents I could purchase? I
can't seem to find anything else online. I think they
may be all recalled. Anybody has any used crib tents
for sale?
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Email author: azdebski at gmail.com
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3. Interesting article on Autism
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liz_mccarthy - 8/27/2012 11:09 am
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/26/opinion/sunday/immune-disorders-and-autism.html?_r=1
firstborns
seem to be at greater risk; they disproportionately
afflict young boys.In the context of allergic disease,
the hygiene hypothesis that we suffer from microbial
deprivation has long been invoked to explain these
patterns. Dr. Becker argues that it should apply to
autism as well. (Why the male bias? Male fetuses, it
turns out, are more sensitive to Mom's inflammation
than females.)More recently, William Parker at Duke
University has chimed in. He's not, by training, an
autism expert. But his work focuses on the immune
system and its role in biology and disease, so he's
particularly qualified to point out the following: the
immune system we consider normal is actually an
evolutionary aberration.Some years back, he began
comparing wild sewer rats with clean lab rats. They
were, in his words, "completely different organisms."
Wild rats tightly controlled inflammation. Not so the
lab rats. Why? The wild rodents were rife with
parasites. Parasites are famous for limiting
inflammation.Humans also evolved with plenty of
parasites. Dr. Parker and many others think that we're
biologically dependent on the immune suppression
provided by these hangers-on and that their removal has
left us prone to inflammation. "We were willing to put
up with hay fever, even some autoimmune disease," he
told me recently. "But autism? That's it! You've got to
stop this insanity."What does stopping the insanity
entail? Fix the maternal dysregulation, and you've most
likely prevented autism. That's the lesson from rodent
experiments. In one, Swiss scientists created a lineage
of mice with a genetically reinforced anti-inflammatory
signal. Then the scientists inflamed the pregnant mice.
The babies emerged fine no behavioral problems. The
take-away: Control inflammation during pregnancy, and
it won't interfere with fetal brain development.For
people, a drug that's safe for use during pregnancy may
help. A probiotic, many of which have anti-inflammatory
properties, may also be of benefit. Not coincidentally,
asthma researchers are arriving at similar conclusions;
prevention of the lung disease will begin with the
pregnant woman. Dr. Parker has more radical ideas:
pre-emptive restoration of "domesticated" parasites in
everybody worms developed solely for the purpose of
correcting the wayward, postmodern immune
system.Practically speaking, this seems beyond
improbable. And yet, a trial is under way at the
Montefiore Medical Center and the Albert Einstein
College of Medicine testing a medicalized parasite
called Trichuris suis in autistic adults.First used
medically to treat inflammatory bowel disease, the
whipworm, which is native to pigs, has anecdotally
shown benefit in autistic children.And really, if you
spend enough time wading through the science, Dr.
Parker's idea an ecosystem restoration project,
essentially not only fails to seem outrageous, but
also seems inevitable.Since time immemorial, a very
specific community of organisms microbes, parasites,
some viruses has aggregated to form the human
superorganism. Mounds of evidence suggest that our
immune system anticipates these inputs and that, when
they go missing, the organism comes unhinged.Future
doctors will need to correct the postmodern tendency
toward immune dysregulation. Evolution has provided us
with a road map: the original accretion pattern of the
superorganism. Preventive medicine will need, by
strange necessity, to emulate the patterns from deep in
our past.
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Email author: liz at alizard.com
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4. jeccat says...
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8/27/2012 1:54 pm
I agree! I find it really encouraging how much progress
has been made an exploring the real roots of autism
spectrum disorders in the past decade.
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5. Desperately seeking nanny
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pccp22 - 8/27/2012 7:09 am
We are looking for a new nanny for the beginning of
September as the person we had lined up didn't pan out
in the end. Our boys are 2.5 years old, we live in SF
and need someone full-time. We are looking for someone
with experience potty training and working with twin
toddlers, who is comfortable taking boys to activities
within SF in the car. Any leads appreciated! Thanks,
Patricia
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Email author: pchy at mindspring.com
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6. bbartlett19702901 says...
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8/27/2012 10:03 am
Hi, My name is Bridget. Our nanny is looking for work
because our girls are going off to kindergarten and she
also has a number of friends in the same situation. If
you think you might want to connect with her, let me
know and I will send you her information. It might help
if you let me know what neighboorhood you are in, how
many hours you are looking for and what you rate you
are hoping to pay. Or, I can send you my nanny's
contact info and you can contact her directly. Let me
know! :) My email is bbartlett19702901 at yahoo.com. Good
luck!
Email author: bbartlett19702901 at yahoo.com
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Topic: Post partum belly band
I've been hearing a lot about belly bands to wear after
delivery. There are a few...
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7. EstherRN says...
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8/27/2012 2:24 pm
I got the Gabrialla one and really liked it. I found it
comfortable and I wore it even in bed, since I had back
pain otherwise.
Email author: estherroldan10 at yahoo.co.uk
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8. kaluzoo says...
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8/27/2012 5:04 pm
I wore the band my doctor gave me post c-section and it
was great (ditto on the back pain w/o).
Email author: sarahchandler at gmail.com
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