RE: Re: terbutaline; probiotics for infants

June 14, 2006

Lori,

I didn't know this until very recenlty about boiling water for infants: I

recently read that if you boil it for more than one minute (I realize you

don't mention how long you boil water for your daughter), it can increase

nitrates in it to unsafe levels. I read this in a recent issue of " Parents "

or " Parenting " magazine, and I thought I would share because I was so

shocked, esp. since I boiled water for my twins for their first 2 years, and

I boiled it sometimes for several minutes, and it was upsetting to find out

that I might have been making it toxic for them.

Kristy

Re: terbutaline

Argie, Caroline, and ,

Thanks for your replies. I really appreciate it. I have been

following the diet throughout this pregnancy, so, hopefully that will

help.

- thanks for the pool info - I'll definitely keep them out of it

this Summer. Can you tell me the best way to get probiotics into their

bodies? I've been wondering about this for a while. Should I just wet

my finger and put it in the probiotics, and let them suck on it? I

don't want them to choke, but I definitely think they should have some

(I'm on antibiotics for a UTI). What is an appropriate dosage/times

per day? Also, how do you ferment breastmilk and what's a keifer?

Would putting the probiotics directly into their mouths be just as good?

Thanks,

nne

June 15, 2006

Kristy,

Thanks for pointing this out...I had no idea and was always advised to boil

water for up to 5 minutes to eliminate fluoride, chlorine and other lovely

things that are in our drinking water. I had also heard that bottled water

was okay for infants, but I never trusted the source of the water and the

fact that the water has been contained in plastic. Thanks for the heads

up...Something ELSE to research...Thanks goodness we live in a world of

Google!!

Lori