|
21:12:47 |
Webmama_Tina |
tonite we are very excited to have the
good dr jay again! |
|
21:12:54 |
sienna1 |
? |
|
21:12:56 |
BrianaBlueEyes |
hello ladies |
|
21:12:56 |
Webmama_Tina |
here's the dr's blurb from mothering: |
|
21:12:59 |
aembrescia |
? |
|
21:13:04 |
my2boys00-03 |
? |
|
21:13:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
In the middle of his residency training,
pediatrician Jay Gordon took an unusual
step. Deciding that he needed greater
knowledge about nutrition, vitamins, and
alternative medicine in order to
practice medicine the way he wanted to,
Dr. Gordon took a Senior Fellowship in
Pediatric Nutrition at Sloan-Kettering
Institute in New York City. After his
residency at Children's Hospital of Los
Angeles, Dr. Gordon joined the teaching
attending faculty at UCLA Medical Center
and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Intensely interested in infant nutrition
and breastfeeding, Dr. Gordon is the
first male physician to sit for and pass
the International Board of Lactation
Certification Exam. He has served on the
Professional Advisory Board of La Leche
League for twenty years. Dr. Gordon
treats patients at Santa Monica,
California. |
|
21:13:11 |
amyirony |
? |
|
21:13:37 |
Jay Gordon |
Yes, I recognize myself there |
|
21:13:41 |
Webmama_Tina |
anythign you'd like to add to that dr? |
|
21:14:04 |
Jay Gordon |
Soccer player, proud father and husband |
|
21:14:08 |
Webmama_Tina |
:) |
|
21:14:13 |
my2boys00-03 |
:) |
|
21:14:37 |
Webmama_Tina |
okey dokey, rains got in line about a
half hour ago, one of the first to enter
the room...so lets start with her! :) |
|
21:14:39 |
BrianaBlueEyes |
:) |
|
21:14:50 |
ElijahsMommy |
? |
|
21:15:26 |
Webmama_Tina |
rainsmom, you ready mama? |
|
21:15:32 |
rainsmom |
Hi...every 2-6 wks, my 6yo dd gets high
fever, 101-106! no other symptoms,
lasts for 1-4days. is this normal?
should I test her for something
specific. she isnt vaxed |
|
21:15:39 |
Webmama_Tina |
ah ha |
|
21:15:55 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: rainsmom ... upcoming
chatters: sienna1, aembrescia,
my2boys00-03, amyirony, ElijahsMommy |
|
21:16:12 |
Jay Gordon |
There is a \recurrent fever syndrome\"
which I've seen twice. Benign. But .
. ." |
|
21:16:32 |
Jay Gordon |
This is almost always just a set of
viruses rotating through the classroom
and community |
|
21:16:53 |
Jay Gordon |
How long? |
|
21:17:01 |
Jay Gordon |
Has she been having these fevers? |
|
21:17:09 |
rainsmom |
how long its been going on.......a year |
|
21:17:21 |
Jay Gordon |
BTW, vaccination has nothing to do with
this. Docs, of course, try to frighten
you |
|
21:17:42 |
Jay Gordon |
Everything else OK> Have a doc you
trust? |
|
21:17:47 |
rainsmom |
She ISNT vaxed....otherwise I would be
worried. but 106 is high! |
|
21:18:10 |
rainsmom |
not really.....a naturopath, but he is
moving away. I do have a ped, but he's
not you |
|
21:18:31 |
Jay Gordon |
Ear thermometer? Not very accurate.
But, she does need an eval if you have a
ped you trust |
|
21:18:58 |
rainsmom |
no ear, oral thermometer. should I ask
for specific tests? |
|
21:19:18 |
Jay Gordon |
if she's healthy in all other ways,
there's not much to worry about. Still,
monthly very high fevers should be
looked into |
|
21:19:43 |
Jay Gordon |
Screening panel: CBC, sed rate, and
maybe a viral panel |
|
21:19:48 |
rainsmom |
even tho i nursed for 3yrs, i worry
about her immune system. |
|
21:20:07 |
Jay Gordon |
worth the trouble but still almost
definitely coincidence and nothing
ominous |
|
21:20:43 |
Jay Gordon |
worth the tests for peace of mind, too |
|
21:21:00 |
rainsmom |
thanks doc! that helps! should I let
fever run its course......i do warm
sponge baths and tylenol if body aches |
|
21:21:23 |
Jay Gordon |
Again, there is a rare (benign)
recurrent fever syndrome which people
treat with prednisone (what else?!) |
|
21:21:56 |
Jay Gordon |
a temp that high is usually too
uncomfortable to go untreated: baths,
belladona, ferum phos and Tyl if you
need it |
|
21:22:17 |
rainsmom |
yikes! prednisone? ill be looking for
something on the natural spectrum |
|
21:22:30 |
rainsmom |
have been doing belladonna as well |
|
21:22:36 |
my2boys00-03 |
? |
|
21:22:39 |
Jay Gordon |
of course--and, the PRD doesn't really
change much |
|
21:22:52 |
rainsmom |
thank you doc! |
|
21:23:06 |
Jay Gordon |
welcome |
|
21:23:13 |
Webmama_Tina |
sienna, you'er up |
|
21:23:16 |
sienna1 |
My dd is almost 9 months old, pretty
much ebf, has about 2-3 tblsps of food
daily. We cosleep. DD is tired and
needs to go to bed at 7 or so, but can't
stay asleep without being in our bed
with me...same with nap time. How can i
help her get the sleep |
|
21:23:25 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: sienna1 ... upcoming
chatters: aembrescia, my2boys00-03,
amyirony, ElijahsMommy |
|
21:23:43 |
sienna1 |
she needs when i can't sleep with
her...i feel terrible just letting her
collapse from exhaustion |
|
21:23:53 |
Jay Gordon |
Fevers, as you've alluded to, help fight
an illness. But, 104+ usually stops a
child from eating, drinking sleeping.
Plus, it's impossible to evaluate a
child that hot |
|
21:24:22 |
sienna1 |
i feel like she needs to have some sleep
routine....otherwise she gets very
overtired and miserable. |
|
21:24:24 |
Jay Gordon |
Umm . . . I recommend doing exactly
what you're doing |
|
21:24:35 |
Jay Gordon |
Yes, a routine is a great idea: |
|
21:24:44 |
Jay Gordon |
Song, bath, book, nurse |
|
21:24:55 |
Jay Gordon |
shorter than you might be doing right
now |
|
21:25:25 |
Jay Gordon |
I like routines but I'm not a fan of
scheduled sleep |
|
21:25:36 |
Jay Gordon |
and cosleeping a FAR superior to
anything else |
|
21:25:38 |
sienna1 |
the thing is i have another child and i
can't lay with her at 7 pm |
|
21:25:43 |
Jay Gordon |
and MUCH safer |
|
21:25:44 |
sienna1 |
all night |
|
21:25:45 |
pawprint |
? |
|
21:25:49 |
Jay Gordon |
aaaah |
|
21:25:52 |
Jay Gordon |
Dad? |
|
21:26:05 |
bruingrad |
? |
|
21:26:08 |
Jay Gordon |
Read w older child while lying w
younger? |
|
21:26:33 |
sienna1 |
okay...i guess the question is ...is it
harmful for her to be sort of
chronically overtired |
|
21:26:37 |
Jay Gordon |
try starting a routine at the right time
each night |
|
21:26:58 |
sienna1 |
we do have a routine, and she goes down
beautifully, but wakes after 25 mins or
so |
|
21:27:10 |
Jay Gordon |
No, babies and toddlers are for the most
part \good animals\" They get all the
sleep, calories and activity they need
if we let them" |
|
21:27:10 |
sienna1 |
and can't get resettled without me
staying with her. |
|
21:27:17 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: sienna1 ... upcoming
chatters: aembrescia, my2boys00-03,
amyirony, ElijahsMommy, pawprint,
bruingrad |
|
21:27:36 |
sienna1 |
okay...so if i just get her up and try
again later...i'm not going to do her
harm. |
|
21:27:43 |
sienna1 |
she will make sure she gets the sleep
she needs? |
|
21:27:48 |
sienna1 |
naps too? |
|
21:27:58 |
Jay Gordon |
Have a look at my sleep modification
program on my site. Actually, I like
what you're doing better than what I
recommend, but you may have to change
what you're doing for the sake of the
family |
|
21:28:08 |
Jay Gordon |
No, no harm |
|
21:28:42 |
sienna1 |
great. thanks. i did some research
recently into the fact that different
cultures (japan for instance) have very
different expectations...very un
\wisebluth\"" |
|
21:28:54 |
Jay Gordon |
FoolishBluth |
|
21:29:15 |
Jay Gordon |
I like his book least of all of the pop
sleep books. Get McKenna! |
|
21:29:16 |
sienna1 |
and i realized that sleep needs, if they
were biological, would be the same all
over the world |
|
21:29:17 |
nydancer226 |
? |
|
21:29:24 |
Jay Gordon |
Yes |
|
21:29:38 |
sienna1 |
and i wanted to hit myself in the head
with that book!!!1 |
|
21:29:41 |
sienna1 |
duh!!! |
|
21:30:07 |
sienna1 |
does your site have nap tips too? |
|
21:30:21 |
Jay Gordon |
Yes, but it's tricky |
|
21:30:26 |
sienna1 |
will get mckenna. |
|
21:30:31 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: sienna1 ... upcoming
chatters: aembrescia, my2boys00-03,
amyirony, ElijahsMommy, pawprint,
bruingrad, nydancer226 |
|
21:30:33 |
Jay Gordon |
Parenting is tricky . . . |
|
21:30:49 |
Jay Gordon |
and sleep is usually the toughest
dilemma of them all |
|
21:31:02 |
sienna1 |
dunno, breastfeeding was pretty tricky
to learn!! |
|
21:31:06 |
Jay Gordon |
and the reason people have trouble
finding the answer is that there's no
answer for everyone |
|
21:31:15 |
sienna1 |
thanks very much for your help. |
|
21:31:28 |
Webmama_Tina |
aembrescia, you're next! :) |
|
21:31:31 |
aembrescia |
i have an 8.5 month old boy-breastfed,
cosleeper, worn in a sling 20 lbs who
has no interest in crawling. loves to
stand up and walk around holding on to
my hands. when we put him on his hands
and knees he generally collapses onto
his belly complaining |
|
21:31:42 |
Webmama_Tina |
current chatter: aembrescia ...
upcoming chatters: my2boys00-03,
amyirony, ElijahsMommy, pawprint,
bruingrad, nydancer226 |
|
21:31:46 |
Jay Gordon |
welcome! Please remember, no one knows
what your kids need better than you do |
|
21:31:58 |
Jay Gordon |
Normal |
|
21:32:07 |
Jay Gordon |
Some kids never crawl one bit |
|
21:32:11 |
aembrescia |
what is your opinion on this? i have
heard that non crawlers could be more
apt to be dyslexic, dyspraxic etc... |
|
21:32:13 |
Jay Gordon |
and they're not all dyslexic! |
|
21:32:16 |
Jay Gordon |
or damged |
|
21:32:20 |
Jay Gordon |
damaged |
|
21:32:35 |
Jay Gordon |
(our answers crossed!) |
|
21:32:46 |
aembrescia |
so not to worry if i give him the
opportunity? |
|
21:33:08 |
Jay Gordon |
absolutely nothing to worry about |
