My son had hie ear tube surgery this morning. It was the third surgery he has been through, and considering he’s not even four yet that’s a pretty big deal. His first surgery was to put ear tubes in and remove his adenoids, the second surgery was to remove the ear tubes and do a [...]
Tags: doctor, ear tubes, operation, pain, surtgery
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In Taiwan, a 30 bed maternity hospital recently opened. The hospital cost $3 million to construct. That’s not news. The fact that the hospital, Hau Sheng Hospital, is decorated with a “Hello Kitty” theme is news.
Hello Kitty is a chubby Japanese cartoon cat that has a following worldwide. In the United States, the character enjoyed a brief stint of popularity in [...]
Tags: Hello Kitty, hospital, labor, matenity hospital, newborn, pain
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This one really breaks my heart – newborn babies in intensive care units are in pain and medical care is not doing enough to ease it.
The study published in the July 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association analyzed 42,413 painful procedures performed on 430 newborns. And the results are equally painful [...]
Tags: intensive care, medications, pain, pain relief, preemies, procedures
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This week, I took my 30 minutes recommended cardio per day and saved it all up for one day! Trust me, ladies, this is not a good idea!
My husband, my niece, her friend and I decided to walk from 10th Street in New York City’s East Village all the way up Broadway and 52nd Street. [...]
Tags: pain, Pregnancy, right side, Round ligament pain, second trimester, sharp abdomen pain, symptoms, third trimester
Posted in: Pregnancy
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Very few things in life rattle you like a screaming baby that just can’t be comforted. The frustration, fear and anger experienced by most parents with an infant that can’t be consoled is very real, and very rarely talked about.
My second child was a screamer. She came out screaming and now, 13 years later, [...]
Tags: Colic, irritable baby, pain, screaming, stress
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