Three kids in my daughter's small private school class are sick. One was confirmed to have strep throat. So when, my Princess woke up with a cough and sore throat, I was worried. I kept her home from school, called our local health clinic, and brought her in. Thankfully, she did not have strep throat, it was simply a virus. Her doctor told us that as long as she didn't have a fever, diarrhea or vomiting, she could go to school. The doctor's orders? Keep her hydrated. That's it. Plain and … [Read more...]
Eight Ways to Combat Stress Naturally
I had an eye opening moment recently. An epiphany I suppose. I was lying down next to my Little Man one afternoon. Flipping through the television channels and I saw one of those doctor shows on and the topic was stress and anxiety. It was then that I realized that I am suffering from stress and anxiety - nothing serious, but enough that I wanted to do something about it. You know when you know something is wrong with you, but you just keep sweeping it under the rug? You take care of others … [Read more...]
Could You Use an Online Health Record Keeper for Kids?
Do you keep track of your children's health records? Or like me, is everything shredded and you trust that your local doctor has everything organized and on file? What about during an emergency or after office hours and you need some piece of information? That is where Kinsights comes in. Not just a health record keeper, Kinsights is also a great community of parents that offer help and advice in this difficult task of parenting. [Tweet "Because you never know when you might need your child's … [Read more...]
Have You Heard of the Underwareness campaign?
Thank you Depend for sponsoring today's post about the #dropyourpants #underwareness campaign. Did you know there are 65 million people suffering from bladder leakage each year? In fact, maybe you suffer from bladder leakage. I have an aunt who purchases products each month at the store for light bladder leakage. There should not be embarrassment associated with this health condition. In fact, it is pretty normal. Just not talked about often. Another close family member began suffering … [Read more...]
A Brain Cancer Update (My Wish This Season)
This post brought to you by What’s your wish?. The content and opinions expressed below are that of Long Wait For Isabella. I realized that I haven't updated you all on how my sister-in-law, Melanie is doing. As many of you know, she found out she had terminal brain cancer 3 years ago. After a few brain surgeries and a year of chemotherapy, I am excited to say that the brain tumor is not growing back at this time. She still must go back in for an MRI every 3 months but right now things are … [Read more...]
Seven Easy Steps to a Healthy Happy Pregnancy
Pregnancy just isn't what it used to be. In days past, we had a whole host of things to do - and not do - that ranged from completely wrong to borderline absurd. In recent years, we've learned that some old pregnancy myths, such as: not to color your hair, avoid flying in the first or third trimester, stop drinking coffee, applying coco butter keeps you from getting stretch marks, and even the old standby that we shouldn't be exercising or having sex (a much older myth) while pregnant - are … [Read more...]
Is Your Toddler Sick? Try Little Remedies
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Influence Central for Little Remedies. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. My son was sick last month. Thankfully, it lasted only a few days. But those few days, were not very fun. He had a hard time breathing at night, and he had a cough that was keeping him awake. Lack of sleep is one thing you'd think I'd be used to, but it was still a difficult time … [Read more...]
