What kind of markers for cancer can you routinely test for? Is it common to do it? My mom, who lives in another country, emailed me today that she did that test just to check. Guess what? Some things came positive. I can't ask her what because of time difference, but I am surprised. I've never heard anybody in the US doing this as a standard checkup (except when you have breast cancer in family or prostate). Does anybody know anything about it? Thanks so much.
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[-]Repost to see what night crowd thought as I got into a small argument with one of the ORs: UB's constant bickering over asking guests to go barefoot was blogged (friend emailed me): http://examinedlives.typepad.com/examined_lives/2008/05/abstaining-from.html I kinda see her point ...
22 replies [ Reply | Options ]Oh, I can NOT STAND it when people make you take your shoes off at their house. I HATE that.
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in my apt., we take off our shoes. i'm asian, and it's just what we do. dh is eastern european, and he enforces the rule more (bc i'm lazy sometimes and don't take off shoes.) we don't make our guests take off shoes, though. but, they see all our shoes stacked by front door and follow the lead.
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[-]Which sunscreen do you use on your db? I'm looking for something with the least amount of chemicals...
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Used to use California baby. Now that dd is over 6mo, just use WaterBabies. Cheaper.
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YOu cannot USE ANY sunscreen before six months. Nada. go to www.ewg.org and look at their 'skin deep' database and you'll see all the chemicals...
[ Reply | Options ]np: I had first db in NYC was told no sunscreen until 6 mos - had second db in Houston - here they say 3-4 mo
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[-]Help - I think I'm allergic to our new home! Never had allergy problems before, but it's been horrible since the move last Saturday - probably because of the dust - we had wood floors sanded and demolished and replaced basement ceiling. I know nothing about allergies - will I get over this? Or will I have to move again
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[-]Help - I think I'm allergic to our new home! Never had allergy problems before, but it's been horrible since the move last Saturday - probably because of the dust - we had wood floors sanded and demolished and replaced basement ceiling. I know nothing about allergies - will I get over this? Or will I have to move again!
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[-]Help. I'm going crazy with the nap situation. 6 mo ds won't nap for more than 30 min (if I'm very lucky I'll get 45). It takes me more time than that to get him down! Please tell me this gets better! Who are these mommies who's dbs nap for 2 hours? I'm so jealous!
9 replies [ Reply | Options ]great napping often doesn't happen until they go to one nap a day - my dd was a 30 minute girl until she went to one and then napped 2-3 hours every day (about 18 months)
[ Reply | Options ]it definitely gets better. my db's naps consolidated around 7 mos. 2 things you can try: (1) as soon as db starts to wake, go in and shush her back down, so she goes back to sleep. eventually she might get the idea. or (2) let her CIO till she sleeps longer. Or, (3), just wait and it will be better! GL.
[ Reply | Options ]My 4 mo has the same issue - we have found that for at least one of her naps, if we go in right as she is waking up and pick her up and rock her for 10, sometimes 20 min, she will go back to sleep for at least another 30 minutes, but most often for 1.5 to 2 more hours. We usually just let her sleep for 30 minutes for her remaining naps, but that way she gets at least 3 hours of day sleep. We usually do the morning nap because we've read (Weissbluth) that that is the easiest nap for them to take early on, and it seems to work well. Good luck!
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no. put you know nothing about the home i own, my family, or what i need or don't need.
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thanks for your opinion. I will take that into consideration. Enjoy your 200sf in NY, though. I won't judge you, you don't judge me. How about that?
[ Reply | Options ]But isn't that what UB is all about? Plus, you posted 8000 sf. Practically begging for responses.
[ Reply | Options ]um, i answered the question, just like everyone else. Are you friggen kidding me? So i shouldn't answer b/c their are a bunch of jealous women here?
[ Reply | Options ]I'm the OR who posted that your 8000 sf is unnecessary and stupid. I'm am definitely not jealous. We could easily afford 8000 sf outside of Manhattan, but we prefer to live in our comfortable 2 bedroom apartment, mostly using public transportation and living responsibly.Far from being jealous, I think your 8000 sf home is distasteful and disgusting and typical American sprawl and wastefulness.
[ Reply | Options ]and good for you. you are typical NYC snot who thinks your way ios the only way, and the only good way! Please, you think b/c you stick your two kids into under 1000 sf that makes you special? I think it is great that you live the way you want to, and you should, as should i! Living in a 2br apartment wouldn't work for my family. sorry. You sound like a snob, rather that someone who just "wouldn't live like me"...your way isn't better, it is just different! Move on. live your own life, stop trying to put me down to feel better about you.
[ Reply | Options ]ROTFLMAO - i think it is hilarious that you are telling me that i should see things from a different point of view! Take your own damn advice! I said people are jealous b/c you are attacking me for something so stupid! Only jealous people, or real wierdos, would attack someone for choosing to live differetly than them! No one asked you to do it!
[ Reply | Options ]Who said I had 2 kids and live in less than 1000 sf? And surely there's a happy medium betw. 2 bedrooms and 8000 sf. I'm not a snob (your arguments are getting way off base). I just wish more Americans would live responsibly. I actually care about the environment and conserving our limited resources. Not just concerned about my wants.
[ Reply | Options ]of course there is a medium. So, if that how you want to live, then do so! I didn't say you were wrong for wanting to live anyway! You also know nothing about how i live my life, outside of me owning a large home! You don't know what i care about or how i live my life! Thats what makes you a snob! The first person who you see not living your way, and you attack them by calling them names or putting them down! I think how you live is perfectly fine (not for me!) but fine with me! Stop being so judgmental!
[ Reply | Options ]how can you sit there and type about me not being open to other lifestyles, when you are doing the same? I am fine with how you live, even though it isn't for me. you are the one attacking me for being different from you! Maybe you, like the other or, need to take your own advice! Broaden your mind maybe! You SOUND jealous, because in my mind, there is NO reason to be so nasty to me just for owning a large home! Sounds pretty dumb to me!
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