Mel goes to work.
Chinese Branch Christmas choir
Taken on Dec 29, 2006.
Mel & 4-month old Talon.
Monthly Archive for December, 2006
School is FINALLY over!! It feels so good to be able to relax, especially for Ether. (Although I really haven’t relaxed much since I still had to work all week & barely got enough sleep.) He has been spending lots of time cleaning the apartment. And he’s cooking for me right now. I’m so lucky. =)
Well, I’m sure once upon a time, even the strangest of all these superstitions had a relatively logical reason for it.
Besides songs, one of the best things I think people can put on their iPods are podcasts (basically audio/mp3 files of “talk radio” or “shows” instead of music) from NPR. I listen to it on the subway everyday.
Today, I was listening to the NPR: Science & Health podcast on “Allergies & Hygiene Hypothesis,” and it was talking about how there are more kids with peanut allergy than ever. To be exact, it has doubled from 1997 to 2002. It’s estimated that now 1 in 125 children has peanut allergy.
Although there’s no certain explanation for it yet, Dr. Hugh Sampson, professor of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology at Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York, offered & explained a theory called the “hygiene hypothesis,” which I find interesting.
Click to continue reading “Overprotective parents = Peanut allergy?”
I’ve decided to post up some of the things that mainly Chinese people have told me to do or not to do during and after pregnancy:
During pregnancy:
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– Don’t eat: Watermelon, bananas, seaweed, some Chinese leafy veggies, seafood
– Don’t eat/drink anything cold
– Don’t sit on the floor
– Don’t bend down
– Don’t take any medication
– Don’t stand near the microwave
– Drink “pork bone” soup
After birth:
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– Don’t take a shower for 1 month
– Don’t eat beef
– Eat ginger chicken w/ rice or “ginger vinegar” for 1 month
There’s probably more stuff, but I can’t remember right now. Who knows if any of this stuff is even true. My doctor never gave me these types of warnings, and she’s Chinese! (Well, more like an ABC.) I wonder if my baby girl will come out like a mutant cause I’ve done lots of those things they told me not to do. *knock on wood*
Anyway, to update, I’m just starting to get over this cold & cough that I’ve had for the last week, which is also like the 3rd or 4th time during pregnancy. It’s hard not to get sick when you work around a bunch of kids who are sick. Sometimes I’d worry that I’d cough my baby out or that she’d be a mutant cause I coughed so much and took medication. Ether said he felt sorry for the baby cause she probably couldn’t sleep since I coughed so much. Thank goodness it’s starting to pass. I’ve got one week of school left and I’m done. *whew* I had a presentation tonight, so I took the day off from work to work on it. I think I did okay. Oh well if I didn’t. I’m just glad it’s over! Now I have to work on my final paper, but I’m not going to worry about it until the weekend comes.. hahaha.
“Having an epidural to relieve labor pains is associated with problems breastfeeding, a study suggests.”
Links:
– Toronto Daily
– BBC News | Health
– The Australian
“Researchers said those who have the anaesthetic are more likely to have problems in the 1st week after birth and to stop breastfeeding early.”
“Lactation consultants had noticed that since the addition of fentanyl in epidurals they had seen more women having problems breastfeeding.”
It’s tough to be a mom…
[27 weeks & 2 days] vs. [29 weeks & 6 days]
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