by La Jolla Mom on January 15, 2010
Several times already this year, I’ve hesitated whether or not to send La Jolla Girl to school. I’m pretty strict about keeping her home and always err on the side of caution. The times when I hesitate are usually when she’s full energy but is recovering from a cough or has a mild runny nose. The [...]
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Cold and Flu,
Health,
Kids,
Preschool
by La Jolla Mom on December 14, 2009
I was surprised that on the day I was the preschool volunteer mom, several of the kids were visibly sick. I spent the morning wiping boogers and getting coughed on. I knew I was going to get sick. I woke up feeling absolutely horrible 2 days later. I took some immunity supplements compliments of Whole Foods that I’d [...]
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Cold and Flu,
Giveaways,
Health,
Immune System,
Kids,
Whole Foods
by La Jolla Mom on November 9, 2009
Here Comes The Sick Season
by Abby Lacey
So fall and winter are most notably when we all catch something. Between the changing weather, the kids back to school, the stress of work, the family obligations with the holidays – its no wonder that we get overwhelmed!
What’s your best bet for avoiding illness? Some of the answers [...]
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Cold and Flu,
Health,
San Diego
by La Jolla Mom on October 30, 2009
I should put out a disclaimer that before I even started this blog, we used Boogie Wipes. But La Jolla Girl (my 2.5 year old) recently tested all 3 Boogie Wipes scents. Read on to find out which one she picked! A little background first….
I had the opportunity to meet The Boogie Moms, Mindee and [...]
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Cold and Flu,
Health,
Kids,
Parenting
by La Jolla Mom on September 8, 2009
I have no doubt that this winter is going to be a stressful flu season. Today I read an article in the Chicago Tribune that the producers of the swine flu vaccine are having production issues and that there will be less vaccine available in October than had been planned. Right now it’s recommended that people [...]
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Cold and Flu,
h1n1,
Health,
Kids
by La Jolla Mom on August 29, 2009
I‘ve been pretty careful to ask La Jolla Girl’s pediatricians on both continents (we used to live part time in Hong Kong) if her vaccines have thimerosal in them. The answer was always no, so I just assumed that the flu vaccines in the US all didn’t have any. That is not the case. Thanks to [...]
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Cold and Flu,
h1n1,
Health,
Kids,
La Jolla,
San Diego