Around the Web…

Some stories for your Tuesday afternoon:

• A camp near Atlanta lets kids with Tourette syndrome be themselves — CNN
• One mom’s fight to protect her son battling scoliosis — Breezy Mama
• Some insight into the Quiverfull movement — Jezebel
• Good news for kids who suffer from headaches: Many do outgrow the chronic condition — Health.com
• The 10 best things about maternity leave! — lilSugar

Comments

I have a niece 22 years old who has tourette syndrome. She is an amazing girl that has a lot of gumshoe. She goes to Washington every couple of years for the tourette meetings and also has attended a tourette camp in Chicago area. If anyone gets a chance to watch an HBO special that deals with kids and tourettes you should watch it. That special will break your heart and yet inspire you at the same time!
Also, My sons ages 14 and 8 get migraines. I suffer from migraines as well. They run in my family both parents sides. It kills me to see my sons in such pain. When they get a headache they will sleep in the bathroom for a couple of reasons one they need the toilet because a lot of the time they will throw up and second they need a cold place to lay down on. The floors are super cold and it gets very dark in there. Now that my son is 14 he can take Zomig and Imitrex nasal spray. The 8 year old cannot have Zomig or Imitrex and he is on a beta blocker. If they wait too long before taking their meds (kids that age will not stop playing when a headache is coming on and will continue to play until they are violently ill. And by then it is a catch up game. Something their pediatric neurologists says they will learn to lay down and rest when older.)they must go into the ER and take Toradol or morphine. Of all the things they could have inherited from me it had to be that. I feel incredibly guilty. It wasn’t until this summer that our 16 year old daughter has come down with two of them. She never had them before. After the Two days of a headache she went up to her 14 yr old brother and said she was sorry that he suffers from them so often. She actually feels real bad for him/them. The 14 year old has had migraines and stomach migraines since around 2 years old. Now that he is 14 he maybe gets them only 1 a month instead of 3-6 a month. So I am grateful that yes he is outgrowing them but I don’t think he will completely outgrow them. He has had a major growth spurt he is 5’12”. So hopefully he is also done growing. I remember getting headaches when I was around 12 years old. I never outgrew them! The only time I did not have migraines was when I was expecting my 2nd child, who happens to be the 14 year old boy who gets the migraines. Ironic!
When it comes to headaches in children or adults I truly can feel their pain and sympathize with them as well.

- mary on July 28th, 2009

I’m very disturbed by the Quiverfull movement.

- mp on July 28th, 2009

I think I’ve read one too many misinformed, poorly researched posts and ignorant, judgmental comments on Jezebel. They are not very mother-friendly or baby-friendly.

- millefleur on July 28th, 2009

I agree Millefleur! Everyone is entitled to their own opinion but I disagree in regards to the Quiverfull movement. As a christian who uses birth control and only intends to have a few children I am in awe of families like the Duggars (in fact, I’m watching them now!) Those children are healthy, happy, polite and while they’re being raised differently than most, their home is full of love for each other. Just because it’s something that I can’t personally relate to, doesn’t make it wrong or “disturbing”.

- Shelby on July 28th, 2009

I love jezebel and visit the site regularly.Not everything must be mommy-friendly or baby-friendly.There are so many more sides of me beyond being a happy and tired mommy,those aspects deserve a website too, right? celebrity babies for the mommy,jezebel for the feminist, a nice balance.

- eva on July 29th, 2009

I too have a daughter with Infantile Scoliosis & Heidi’s story about Bexon is amazing. My daughter also receives the “Mehta Method” plaster casts & it’s saving her life. She’s currently 13 months old & on the road to leading a healthy, “normal” and non surgical life. If it weren’t for the Infantile Scoliosis Outreach Program, I don’t know where we would be right now. Most likely receiving care that was meant to only hold her curve until she was old enough for surgery. In all my research I couldn’t believe that here we have a CURE and more dr’s don’t practice it, yet alone aren’t even educated or aware of it. It’s ashame that we are goverend by insurance companies because so many children could benefit from this if only more dr’s were educated and practiced it. It would save many children from having to endure a lifetime of surgeries, resp dysfunction, psychological issues, etc. Please spread the word and learn more about IS at http://www.infantilescoliosis.org

- Elizabeth on July 29th, 2009

I don’t like the Quiverfull movement for a few reasons. For ex the Duggars, yes they are self sufficient and all and that is great, but I think a mother should really be the one raising their kids and not kids raising each other. I don’t like their “buddy system” at all.Most kids from many families will tell you that sometimes they really need escapism when they have lots of siblings.Mine was my room in the attic away from everyone.

Also, I always feel bad for girls in situations like that. I would really like to see them become more than just mothers and wives. Especially when they are around the cousin Amy, you can see the underlining feelings with the girls. Sorry, my mother was an abused wife, so I am prone to dislike anything other than equal partnership and equal opportunities.

Well, at least their grandchild will be very close in age to their daugter so they can swap baby things and she can have a close friend. LOL, but to some people I respect their points of views, like my mum a devout Christian, who thinks its disturbing for you grandchild and own child to be so close in age.

I think rather than having so many children,maybe the people in the movement should consider adoption as an option. Especially with ethnic children.Everyone needs to get over the hangups of a white family adopting a black child or vice versa. After all, why is it fine to ooh and ah when a child is adopted from overseas but to adopt a black child, you get hate from both sides.

Also, birth control is there for a reason.I remember seeing a program on the catholic run phillipines and all the problems they had with diseases and too many children.That is why I enjoy a division between church and state.

- Rach on July 29th, 2009

Please do read Heidi’s story about her son and his treatment for infantile scoliosis. I too would like to see infantile scoliosis included in well baby screening, along with information about early casting so that parents have all the information to make informed decisions about treatment. They deserve to know that there is a better alternative than the “watch and wait” approach.
The earlier that children are referred for the Mehta method casting, the better the outcome.

Olivia’s great auntie

- Jeanette on July 29th, 2009