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FDA Warns of Dangers of Codeine and Tramadol for Children

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The Food and Drug Administration has posted a safety announcement that warns parents of the dangers of giving children codeine pain and cough medicines and tramadol pain medicines. This warning includes a recommendation that women who are breastfeeding not use codeine or tramadol. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued this safety warning in April of 2017. It is an update to two previous safety warnings. One was an evaluation of potential risks of codeine cough and cold medicines in children that was issued in 2015. Another was an evaluation of the risk of using tramadol in children aged 17 … Continue reading →

A Look at Tonsil and Adenoid Problems

There are many different things that can affect the tonsils and adenoids. The following are a few of the more common issues. Difficulty breathing due to enlarged tonsils and/or adenoids — these obstructions can cause snoring and disturbed sleep. Some orthodontists believe that mouth breathing (thanks to large tonsils and adenoids) can cause malformations of the face and poor teeth alignment. Symptoms include breathing through the mouth instead of the nose, noisy breathing, recurring ear infections, snoring, and sleep apnea. Chronic infection that affects the ear — infection can enter the Eustachian tube (the passage between the back of the … Continue reading →

Tonsils and Adenoids

Between my allergy problems and my sinus issues, I had more than my fair share of upper respiratory infections when I was little. There was a period of time when I had one case of tonsillitis after another, and there was talk of taking my tonsils out. (In case you’re wondering how it all ended up — I still have them.) Tonsils and adenoids are masses of tissue similar to the glands in your neck, groin, and armpits — your lymph nodes. Tonsils are two masses of tissue on the back of the throat. Adenoids are higher in the throat … Continue reading →

Study Connects Snoring to Behavioral Problems

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Another study has found a link between sleep-disordered breathing in young children and a higher risk of developing behavioral and emotional problems later on. This is the largest study that has focused on this topic. Could this connection be part of the reason why your child has ADHD? Sleep-disordered breathing is a phrase used to describe a wide variety of health issues that result in sleep related breathing abnormalities. This could include situations where a child chronically snores, engages in mouth-breathing (instead of through his nose while sleeping), or apnea. Children, and adults, who have sleep apnea seem to stop … Continue reading →

The Nightgown

When we were getting everything ready for Jessie to have her tonsils and adenoids removed Grammy and Poppa sent a package to cheer her up during her recovery. The package included the cutest book about if whales have wings. (Jessie will tell you that no, they don’t.) The package also contained an adorable nightgown. I don’t wear nightgowns. I don’t like nightgowns. Nightgowns are weird. They get twisty at night, are really uncomfortable, and aren’t cute. Jammies are cute. Even a shirt is cute. Nightgowns are annoying. Since I’m a little biased against nightgowns, I didn’t show this adorable nightie … Continue reading →

Toddler Fun on the Fourth

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There are so many July Fourth events in the Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex. Our family could have gone any number of places to see stunning fireworks shows. We didn’t have to go far, though, because most of our neighbors set off their own fireworks. These fireworks displays were quite impressive, too. On Jessie’s first Fourth of July with us she was 19 months old. She did not like the noise at all. She liked the lights, but the explosions were entirely too loud. We’d been having trouble with Jessie and sleeping lately. We finally got her back to her regular … Continue reading →

Surgery Recovery

Last week my toddler had her tonsils and adenoids removed. When I was 11 I had my tonsils out. A four-year-old boy had this surgery about the same time as I and he came back from recovery sitting up happy and asking to eat. I was so sick that the hospital considered keeping me another night. My husband and I decided that since Jessie needed these organs taken out, sooner was better than later. I anticipated my two-year-old recovering as quickly as that little boy. The day of the surgery she drank more than we expected and had a wet … Continue reading →

Tonsillectomy & Adenoidectomy

Yesterday my toddler had her tonsils and adenoids removed. The organs were swollen and interfering with her ability to hear fine sounds and speech. She had Strep throat in March too. I wanted to do the surgery sooner rather than later so that Jessie would have no memory of it and would have an easier time healing. I had my tonsils removed when I was 11 and the experience was awful. I had months of infections, secondary infections, and fevers prior to the surgery. The hospital was considering keeping me another night because I was so ill post. My recovery … Continue reading →

Toddler Hearing Test

Jessie has been working with Early Childhood Intervention for more than a year. As much as I wanted her to get speech therapy, no one would agree to it until well after she turned two. Previously it was agreed that she was communicating just fine, although not the way I wanted. I wanted to make sure that there weren’t any problems with her hearing. If she’s not hearing the sounds right, it’s no wonder she’s not repeating them. I found an ENT and scheduled her appointment. The hearing test was a lot different than when I had my hearing tested … Continue reading →

When They Definitely do NOT “Sleep Like a Baby”

That saying, “sleep like a baby” implies that a person is sleeping quietly and deeply—lost to the world and floating in a land of sleepy dreams. As many parents realized, however, a large portion of children are NOT sweet, quiet sleepers. These noisy sleepers grunt, groan, cry out, make all sorts of noises, talk in their sleep, and some even get up and wander the house—walking in their sleep. When you are the parent of a child who is a fussy sleeper, it can keep YOU from getting a good night’s sleep. Just because a child is a noisy sleeper … Continue reading →