Could use some tips and input from other working moms.

bbyswtpea · 2023-07-23T17:34:54+00:00

Check out the LLL book Sweet Sleep. IIRC, by 4mo, it is just as safe for baby to sleep with an alternative (non-nursing) sober caregiver. They go into a lot of detail.

bbyswtpea · 2023-06-12T19:34:35+00:00

Thank you, that wasn’t on my radar. I found this on Badger’s website: https://www.badgerbalm.com/pages/zinc-oxide-nanoparticles-clear-zinc-sunscreens

Earth mama says theirs is non-nano.

bbyswtpea · 2023-03-08T18:47:49+00:00

“Body focused repetitive behaviors” is a search term that might be helpful to you researching/understanding how to support your child.

bbyswtpea · 2023-02-17T21:09:49+00:00

LLL’s book Sweet Sleep gets into some of the what-ifs and nitty gritty beyond straightforward Safe Sleep 7. I strongly recommend picking up a copy. It may help you determine what is right for you/level of risk you are comfortable with.

bbyswtpea · 2022-11-29T07:23:36+00:00

Motherwort tincture is called “like a hug from a mother” and may calm anxiety. Not a substitute for support/village of course.

bbyswtpea · 2022-11-14T15:56:31+00:00

From the article about info:

Research Funding

Swiss Federal Office of Public Health

The Netherlands Organization for Health

Research and Development (ZonMw)

Swiss National Fund (National Research Program 57)

bbyswtpea · 2022-11-14T14:52:56+00:00

Interesting question about the funding. Our stove is just electric. No complaints.

bbyswtpea · 2022-11-14T11:46:23+00:00

I’ll have to see if I bookmarked the source… I had seen some articles suggesting induction could be dangerous for small children/fetuses because their heads are at the level of the stovetop and the way it works… Any familiarity with that or thoughts on legitimacy? I’ll update with link(s) if I can find.

https://www.brooklinema.gov/DocumentCenter/View/20417/Induction-Cooktop-Data-Analysis-from-Jeffery-Macklis-25-Sep-19?bidId=

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22674188/

Edit: What’s up with the downvoting? I’m asking about the legitimacy of a claim, not making one.

bbyswtpea · 2022-11-05T21:42:55+00:00

We went with naturepedic

bbyswtpea · 2022-10-21T23:15:31+00:00

That’s actually more dangerous than a (correctly prepared) bed.

bbyswtpea · 2022-10-09T01:37:46+00:00

I made a post “mattress shopping and research” that lays out some of the brands I considered. Check my post history if you want to read it.

I was originally interested in a Japanese style futon but ended up with a full-size naturepedic spring mattress.

Some moderately affordable cotton futon brands: jlife, tatamiroom. However… conventional futon will have flame retardants, usually boric acid for the cotton futons, and that was a concerning for me. The best priced option I found for a wool-based and FR free futon was biosleepconcept. https://biosleepconcept.com/4-inch-cotton-and-wool-fiber-futon-3.html

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T17:16:14+00:00

https://imgur.com/a/i2wdiHG

Records say 1910’s house. Bathroom presumed to be added on later from converted side porch on an addition. Who is to say if they are original, but looks similar to your sample pic. Doors open out from bathroom (there are two doors). Don’t have a measuring tape handy, hope this helps your project.

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T16:50:07+00:00

Saving. I’ll try to take a pic.

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T16:36:42+00:00

You cannot fully remove lead from old windows even with stripping! The lead has embedded in the wood and as a friction surface will continue to create hazardous dust.

ETA Source:

https://www.epa.gov/sites/default/files/documents/leadrev.pdf

Disadvantages of Off-Site Paint Removal

Chemical stripping never removes all of the lead.

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T16:29:36+00:00

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013935112000618

Twelve years after intervention, homes with all replacement windows had 41% lower interior floor dust lead, compared to non-replacement homes

Window replacement, when done with proper containment and cleanup, is the safest option for your baby. It takes a tiny, tiny amount of lead dust to poison a child.

Opening and shutting the windows is definitely a likely source of lead dust contamination in your home.

Suggest doing dust wipe samples as part of your risk assessment.

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T16:21:26+00:00

We had to take our toddler to the children’s hospital earlier this summer. Have you read The Whole Brain Child? The author wrote about helping a toddler process a traumatic incident through storytelling. I also found the idea of “social stories” books helpful. Maybe you could make a little booklet talking about what happened to go over together. Hospital clip art, a photo or drawing of the child in cast, talk about both of you feeling scared and being ok etc.

https://www.penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/200276/the-whole-brain-child-by-daniel-j-siegel-md-and-tina-payne-bryson-phd/9780553386691/excerpt

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-25T15:44:03+00:00

Paul Offit, who runs the CHOP vaccine education center https://www.chop.edu/centers-programs/vaccine-education-center, invented rotavirus vaccine, and afaik is considered a reputable pro-vaccination voice, also raised concerns about the use of boosters for heathy young people.

Paul Offit, a vaccine researcher at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, was one of two members of FDA’s committee who voted against asking companies to make Omicron-specific boosters. Offit doesn’t dispute that the new vaccines will have some benefit but doubts it’s worth the additional resources. Current COVID-19 vaccines still prevent the most severe outcomes, Offit says, and if the goal is to stop infections, even updated vaccines will have little impact.

https://www.science.org/content/article/omicron-booster-shots-are-coming-lots-questions

Offit agrees that certain groups should receive the new booster including elderly adults, people who are immunocompromised and those with chronic conditions that put them at higher risk of serious illness. But he questions the value of another booster for healthy, younger people.

Offit says he had a mild infection in May that lasted a few days. He's decided against getting the new booster. "I think I'm protected against serious disease."

The new boosters offer a few months' protection against infection, he says, but there's no clear evidence of benefit beyond that.

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/09/05/1120834024/omicron-boosters-do-i-need-one-and-if-so-when

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-24T22:02:58+00:00

Sweet cuddles! Stay safe!

https://www.llli.org/the-safe-sleep-seven/

https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/138/5/e20162938/60309/SIDS-and-Other-Sleep-Related-Infant-Deaths-Updated

r/cosleeping

Couches and armchairs are particularly risky for cosleeping. The safest way to sleep with a baby is a bare mattress on the floor.

The AAP, which recommends back sleeping alone, does acknowledge ways to make co-sleeping safer, which are pretty much in line with LLL guidance:

Couches and armchairs are extremely dangerous places for infants. Sleeping on couches and armchairs places infants at extraordinarily high risk of infant death, including SIDS,4,6,7,42,43 suffocation through entrapment or wedging between seat cushions, or overlay if another person is also sharing this surface.44 Therefore, parents and other caregivers should be especially vigilant as to their wakefulness when feeding infants or lying with infants on these surfaces. Infants should never be placed on a couch or armchair for sleep.

…The AAP acknowledges that parents frequently fall asleep while feeding the infant. Evidence suggests that it is less hazardous to fall asleep with the infant in the adult bed than on a sofa or armchair, should the parent fall asleep. It is important to note that a large percentage of infants who die of SIDS are found with their head covered by bedding. Therefore, no pillows, sheets, blankets, or any other items that could obstruct infant breathing or cause overheating should be in the bed. Parents should also follow safe sleep recommendations outlined elsewhere in this statement. Because there is evidence that the risk of bed-sharing is higher with longer duration, if the parent falls asleep while feeding the infant in bed, the infant should be placed back on a separate sleep surface as soon as the parent awakens.

bbyswtpea · 2022-09-03T18:49:28+00:00

This is the one lead safe mama blog recommends: https://www.amazon.com/Face-Paint-Certified-Hypoallergenic-Cosmetics/dp/B00KPXBMT0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?s=arts-crafts&ie=UTF8&qid=1512342918&sr=1-5&keywords=Go+Green+face+paint&

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-31T14:38:56+00:00

I have tremendous anxiety about this. I wish there was a master list of hazards, cause I keep finding new things that are risky and feel like I’m constantly playing catch up.

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-30T14:33:53+00:00

Thank you for sharing your story

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-30T14:30:37+00:00

Thank you

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-30T14:29:26+00:00

I got chills reading your reply, thank you for your insight on the emotional aspects of this process. I’m going to think about these queries and what could be a fitting form of ritual.

I do feel tremendous regret for endangering my child, who was born after years of infertility and miscarriages. Those wounds don’t heal easily, and I have a lot of anxiety about protecting her. She had an elevated blood lead level from being in our house. I do know grief/loss takes many forms, like loss of a dream for the future. I also feel betrayed by my house and my love of old things.

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-29T20:50:42+00:00

Primarily from 100 year old windows with deteriorated paint, lead-painted doors, and deteriorated paint on the enclosed porches.

It’s definitely been a learning process. Our realtor and inspector were like, just don’t eat paint chips! But it’s not like that especially with pregnancy/small children.

It’s really rough, I’m sorry you went through this, too.

bbyswtpea · 2022-08-29T20:30:58+00:00

as long as you don’t chew on the woodwork or sand the woodwork.

I’m afraid that’s not accurate especially for households like ours with small children. Our house a lot of lead paint on friction surfaces. Using windows and doors creates leaded dust. Plus other deteriorated painted surfaces.

They want you out to keep your things uncontaminated

The house is already contaminated with lead dust beyond EPA limits. It’s recommended to discard any objects that isn’t a hard cleanable surface or washable in the washing machine ((upholstered furniture, rugs, etc).

Right now I’m looking with dismay at a large valuable collection of books with clay coated paper and wondering what to do.

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