Miriam got sick. Very sick. Throwing up sick. Throwing up NINE times sick. Poor dear. Naomi, Isaac, and Sarah had a throwing up illness more than 2 weeks ago. Is this the same one? Or a different one? How many more people will succumb? Enquiring moms want to know!
She's cute, but she's blotchy. I'm stressing out a bit over Sarah and food again. Yesterday she apparently broke out again on her face to food that should be OK in that it had no peanuts, milk, or chocolate. I think there IS something else. She isn't having breathing issues and if they are hives, they are subtle. But this morning, her eczema was worse than it has been. I wonder if some Corn Chex she's been gobbling have some hidden ingredient. Maybe she is allergic to some preservative? I will keep working to isolate the problem food(s).
In other news, Sarah is almost 15 months old and still not walking a lot. She has walked 10 or 12 steps but her balance isn't perfected yet. She prefers to scoot when she is in a hurry. She does cruise everywhere and stands from a sitting position without help (sometimes.) It MAY be that her "funny toe" is affecting her walking a bit. You can see the blurry picture above -- it hard to get her to stand still long to get a good picture. We have an appointment next month with an orthopedic surgeon who has already looked at her toe 3 times. He says she has a bone spur that is causing the toe to bend like that, and the spur should be removed sometime. The initial thought was soon, but we have to decide whether we want to tackle a surgery, even a minor one, when I am 7 months pregnant.
2 comments:
Wow I am so sorry your family has been ill. That stinks! Throwing up children can be a difficult task. I do hope that passes soon. Hopefully Sarah's food allergies will be isolated as well soon. And her walking whether by surgery now or later.
Hugs,
Sheila
Oh dear, I hope that the rest of you don't get sick like that!
I responded to both your comments on my blog, but I'll copy both comments here to make it easier for you:
From what I’ve read, pregnancies that end in miscarriage usually involve fewer hormones and less changes in the breast tissue, and are therefore nowhere near as likely to cause breast cancer as abortions are. Some studies have shown this, but of course people argue about it. It does, however, agree with the mechanism suggested for the link between abortion and breast cancer.
The mother’s age at which she has an abortion also seems to make a difference. For mothers under 18 having abortions, I recall that one study found a 100% increase in the breast cancer rate.
Apparently it also makes a difference to the breast tissue whether or not the mother had already carried a pregnancy to full term before having the abortion.
If the suggested mechanism is valid, it could make sense that the much-smaller link between abortion and miscarriage would also depend on the mother’s age and whether or not it is her first pregnancy.
It’s all complicated, but there seems to be little evidence that miscarriage increases the breast cancer likelihood as much as abortion does.
But, like I said, I have not studied the research in-depth.
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As far as highschool goes, just make one decision at a time. For example, knowing you, I think you’ll probably want to do Apologia Science, as it’s rigorous, Christian, and as clear as possible for the students.
http://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.com/2011/02/review-apologia-high-school-science/
I think you’ll also be happy with The Comprehensive Record Solution.
http://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.com/2011/04/comprehensive-record-solution-2/
That’s already two major decisions out of the way! Feel free to contact me about other highschool courses. I looked at so many of the options out there!
One resource that really helped me was 100 Top Picks.
http://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.com/2009/06/one-of-the-best-home-schooling-books-100-top-picks-for-homeschool-curriculum/
Blessings,
Annie Kate
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