Remember to Take Your Vitamins

I have this kit by Med Sun.

This is a great organizer because you can fill up each capsule way in advance and take only one with you each day. In mine I fill in the slots with fiber pills, DHA, and a multivitamin. I think you can pick up a case like this at any drug store. I highly recommend.

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

There's not much natural support.

"You sacrificed your boobs, you know." I've been told that a few times since becoming a mother. My fellow residents are the only ones to say it that way. As doctors, we've seen a lot of boobies and the saggy grandmas leave an indelible impression that makes many hesitant to have kids and breastfeed.

The only thing keeping the breast suspended are Ligaments of Cooper that are very, very fine elastic fibers. With time and strain they can give out and cause, what we call, "T4* to the floor."

I'm a big supporter of breastfeeding, but I also don't want to carefully maneuver my cane around my boobs one day. So I take the following steps to fight the good fight against the sag.

• Rotate bras.
  If you wear the same bra all the time, it loses its support. Also, I invest in the good stuff.
  
• Wear a sleep bra at night.
  It doesn't have a strong hold, but it's better than nothing.
  
• Use the side-lying position for feeding.
  
• If I do breastfeed upright, I bring my baby to my boob and not the other way around.
  
• Pump before I get engorged.
  
• Not dance like this (courtesy of my friend, Brenda).

*T4 is the spinal cord level that innervates sensation in the nipple.

The So-Called Landing Strip

Where'd I put the . . . oh, yeah!


On Unclutterer there was discussion of the need for a landing strip, an area by the door* where the day-to-day stuff that falls out of your hands when you enter the home can go. Our dining table was plagued by such items until recently. My husband fixed the lettro wall organizer by Umbra above this formosa side table by CB2 and voila, we have our formal eating space back.

More important, our morning routine is running a bit smoother. I have, hanging from the envelope, the following :

• Baby's pediatrician appointment card
• Don't-leave-home-without list:
  
  Purse and cell phone
  White coat and badges
  Pump and parts
  Cold pack and milk
  Lunch box and water bottle

Do you have a similar system? What's YOUR morning routine like?

*Note that leaving your keys near a mailbox slot, or any other opening to your home is not a good idea (a burgular can get easy access).

Wordless Wednesday: My Brest (Party) Friend

How to Give Your Kid a Spinal Cord Injury:

Purchase one of these.

Let 'em loose with this one.

And use this device while driving.

That's how my pediatric patients got theirs.

(Yet another scare-you-straight post from Resident Mommy)

I Won My First Giveaway Prize!!!

Check it out, y'all!

How perfect is this win for my wardrobe project?! After the crappy week I had, this is just what the doctor ordered. EEEEeeeeeeeeee!

Thanks so much to Kay at The Van Gogh Cafe for the CZ Fashion Springwear tops.

I will have to post pictures modeling the clothes when I receive them.

My Tailbone May Never Be the Same: Part I

I hope not to need a cushion for sitting for the rest of my life.

The medical literature doesn't mention coccygodynia (tailbone pain) until 1726, either women weren't forthcoming about this common problem or men didn't pay attention until then!

Anywho, from my brief literature perusal I've come to discover that it's not uncommon for women to be told that pain in their tailbone is all in their head. The reasons for this are that nothing can be seen on X-ray or MRI, and/or the pain does not improve with standard treatment.

To aid diagnosis, any imaging study should be performed to include views of the patient sitting down. This would seem like a no-brainer, especially since that's when most people complain of discomfort, but it is not a traditional way of looking at things!

Alas, my baby has decided to teeth early. . . I'll discuss more later.