Does anyone have any tips for poison ivy? Other than hydrocortisone and Benadryl (oral and gel) as none of this is helping much!

I think just explicitly telling your husband that foreplay starts at the beginning of the day and explaining that could be helpful! Men get in the mood so easily I think they forget this and need concrete examples.

I’m an OT and I think all therapists- OT, PT, and SLP would say it’s best to get it checked out rather than “wait and see” which seems to be recommended by doctors. You know your child best so if your gut says it should be investigated further, go for it!

We add flax seed meal to oatmeal and they never notice! I’ve added it to cookies too.

We love white lotus!

@AhMummy we got my four year old’s out this summer. I think our biggest regret was not giving her enough of a heads up to ask questions, read books, etc. so she had a tough time afterwards. I wish we had told her at least a week, maybe two in advance- but this depends on your child and what might work best for them. One thing that did help was taking her to pick out a ton of ice cream the day before!

She loved the Franklin Goes to the Hospital book, although I don’t know if that’s a little young for a 6 year old or not.

I know some people feel like (to an extent) the younger the better, but I actually think being 6 instead of 4 may give your kiddo a better chance at understanding what’s going on and being able to express when they’re in pain afterwards, which would’ve helped.

Stay on top of pain meds, even if it means waking them up. Don’t wait for them to ask for it. At least for us it was really hard for her to express the pain and I think it was surprising to her.

Good luck, feel free to ask me other specific questions if you have any and if I can answer I will!

Any moms have a good therapist they like who takes insurance? In austin tx but virtual is ok too!