Just found this at the main page of the site...I guess this could be one more piece of the puzzle as to how/why my son has ADHD. He was in the ICU for several days as a newborn, since the labor was difficult and they thought he might be at risk. http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/releases/308612.php I didn't like being separated from my baby and I argued with the doctor that I wanted to take him home. They assumed I was "in denial of the baby's illness" (I saw that written in the hospital record) but then all the tests on him came back negative and I was given my wish. I was also on Pitocin to induce birth, because labor had still not begun over a week after my water broke. Pitocin has been linked with developing ADHD. But maybe it is actually the tubing in the ICU. I would guess a lot of infants delivered with Pitocin are kept in the ICU for a time. I'm actually not sure why I am posting this...just reflecting, I guess. The medical system seems like such a minefield. I guess I am a bit angry and regretful. In retrospect I wish I hadn't submitted to the Pitocin, and given him time to come into the world when he was ready. Reminding myself now of my sig line...which I am not seeing here for some reason, but it is: "Acceptance is the doorway and the key."
Medical Minefield
Submitted by Delphine on 04/07/2016.
I do the exact same thing,
Submitted by Hopeful Heart on
I do the exact same thing, Delphine. I've wracked my brain thinking about my son's vaccinations, trying to remember if he changed after being vaccinated. I remember that he was the picture of health his first year of life and then chronically ill for the second and third year. What happened? What should I have known? What should I have done differently?
Detoxing
Submitted by Delphine on
How old is your son now, Hopeful Heart? High doses of vitamin C are effective in detoxing and promoting radiant health. And there are other things that can help.
Most of us get insufficient vitamin C. Most animals produce it in their bodies, and more when under stress. We may have had this ability in the past, but it was mutated out of us. So we have to supplement.
I understand feeling regretful, as I myself expressed in my post above. But it's more constructive to work out what we can do now, rather than dwelling on any past misadventures. Anyway, if you want more info about vitamin C, I'm happy to help.
Delphine