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Thank you!

M Kennedy — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 10:23:26 -0500

You are too kind, Catherine. We're thrilled to have so much good feedback. We're also looking forward to more e-mail from people who think the site serious.

I just laughed till I cried at work

ynnej — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:58:19 -0500

That site is so hilarious, THANK YOU. I love Fertility Friend, I loved TCOYF discussion groups...but I had to cut them off at about pregnancy week 15...it made me way too paranoid!

http://www.ConscientiousConfusion.com

http://www.afamilyis.us

The More You Have

fittothefinish — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:10:26 -0500

The more kids you have the more this becomes your life. I panicked through my first three children, but by the time our last baby (number seven) was born, I was very relaxed about the whole thing. Diaper rash, no problem. Throwing fits, seen that. Little tiny bumps on the face, heat rash.

I enjoy being a Mom so much, but would have enjoyed the first few children even more if this blog had been around! Maybe, just maybe, I wouldn't have panicked everytime they sneezed! Thanks for the fun post.

Diane

lost 150 pounds and talks about it at:

www.fittothefinish.com/blog

I should read this before

thanya — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:04:12 -0500

I should read this before I'm pregnant. It's so good.

http://www.sccsgarment.com

Too funny!

AmberS — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:20:33 -0500

Just had to go check out that site, and it is indeed hilarious. I particularly loved all the reasons you're not actually pregnant. I'm pretty sure I was convinced I wasn't pregnant throughout both of my pregnancies. Good to know I was probably right. ;)

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

I laughed at this because my

MBPoppins — Sat, 02 May 2009 13:40:38 -0500

I laughed at this because my blog post was also about a chinese restaraunt today. I think we left our restaraunt with MSG Poisoning! Hillarious.

Marybeth

Ah, the good old days!

sidhesays — Sat, 02 May 2009 12:25:16 -0500

My kids are all teens now, but this brought back fond memories of a place called Foody Goody, which was a massive Chinese buffet. When I needed a break, I'd take the boys (three of them!) and we'd destroy the place. :)

Deena
SidheSays

Agreed with Amy S.

vomviersen — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:55:05 -0500

Unfortunately it does seem that it is not limited to pediatricians. I am happy with my current primary care provider, but I always find it both amazing and depressing that it was easier to find caring and excellent medical professionals for my pets, including specialists, than it was to find ONE good doctor for myself.

vomviersen :: Kathi Wilson
http://brilliant-disguise.net/looktwice/

So hard...

Cassandra — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:54:49 -0500

I'm so sorry you went through that with your daughter and that you are continuing to struggle with medical care for your children. As the mom of a NICU baby (born 13 weeks early, in the NICU for 61 days), I know what you mean. I could write a book on the issues I had with neonatologists and nurses. It is a constant job to be an advocate for our children, especially if they run outside of the norm in some way. Big hugs to you for all you do. Your daughters are lucky to have you.

Doctor freaked me out

AmberS — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:29:33 -0500

That's pretty awful that your ped covered for another doctor, instead of looking out for your daughter. I'm glad that you were eventually able to find doctors you could work with (more or less).

I had a doctor freak me out pretty badly about my baby, too. And we also never saw him again. When doctors are seeing our kids, particularly our very young kids, they have to realize how much we worry. It might be just another case to them, but an offhand remark will keep us up at night. Anyways, I've been there too, and I understand.

~ Amber

www.strocel.com

Unfortunately It's All Doctors

Amy S. — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 21:31:02 -0500

The primary care doc that I was seeing when I was in the process of trying to diagnose what turned out to be Hodgkins Disease only spoke in medical terminology (requiring a nurse translator), wouldn't tell me what was wrong with me until he ruled out everything else and ultimately wanted to remove my spleen when he saw my x-rays that showed spots on it. That was when we finally said, "Uh...no." 16 years and two second opinions later, I am very happy to be writing this as a cancer survivor with my spleen still intact.

Your post is a great reminder that doctors aren't always right and that we all have to be our own health advocates.

Amy@UWM

Up With Moms

mine was a herniated disc

amlove0 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 18:50:54 -0500

I had almost the exact same experience (doctor's covering for one another) during my first labor. after the epidural that I never wanted in the first place wore off, my right leg was numb and painful from the knee down. they initially told me that it was a pinched nerve--happened while I was pushing they said. I was told that for a year and assured that it would go away. it didn't. it turned out to be a herniated L-5 disc. my dr stuck with the line that it happened from pushing. and when I had to switch OB's due to insurance, the new OB said that was the most cacamame story she ever heard. that pushing would not herniate one's disc and then she asked me if I had an epidural.....

all in all, I ended up suffering in pain for almost two years (there was a lot of other shit that happened that was messed up too........but that's another story. lol) during a time when I should have been most happy.

Wow, what a story!

moonfever0 — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:47:39 -0500

It is a shame that you can't trust the medical community and have to constantly be your daughter's advocate. It is fantastic that you had the internet to help you understand your daughter's condition. Hope you have no more bad doctors in your future.

Angela at mommy bytes
BlogHer Contributing Editor in Mommy & Family Cribsheet

And how much does this country pay

unmotivated yet — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 12:36:01 -0500

For its doctors, through insurance? And this is happening in a country which is "developed". What if this had happened to an uneducated farmer in a third world country? Why blame any system when the system of a well developed nation doesnt work?

Did you even consider suing the obstetrician and the pediatrician?

I wish I wanted to...

mystic99 — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 15:04:31 -0600

I've had two miscarriages since being married as well. And my husband told me over and over that I needed to talk to someone, preferably another woman like my mom, nana, or his mom... or someone.

But I just didn't want to. I felt like half a personw ho didn't deserve other people's sympathy or understanding. Rationally, I knew I was being irrational, lol.

No one knew I was pregnant in the first place, so I didn't want to lay a miscarriage on them out of the blue, either. But now that I want to talk to someone, a year later,it really seems far too late.