Mothering regrets? So far I have none. Am I mistake free? Let me answer that after I finish laughing hysterically.

No I am not mistake free, but, so far, I am using those mistakes as lessons in what not to do. I have not done anything that makes me clutch my gut in guilt and despair…………yet.

Charlotte

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My biggest regret was panicking and taking my then 3 year old to the doctor. She had gotten a cold and refused to blow her nose. This caused extreme stuffiness and she didn’t sleep all night. I don’t believe in much over the counter med use. The next day, she was in a daze. My favorite book, “How to Raise a Healthy Child in Spite of Your Doctor”, says if they don’t act themselves after a few days, go ahead and take them to see a doctor.

I knew she had pneumonia but didn’t know it was the non-life threatening variety that would heal with plenty of rest. The nurse practitioner agreed it was pneumonia. I didn’t need x-rays to confirm it (thank God!!). But she did prescribe no fewer than 5 drugs for my daughter and one year old son (he was sick too but not bad). I filled the antibiotic and gave both kids the entire course. I also gave them the sample “anti-stuffiness” drug (what are those called??) that was not for kids. The other prescriptions were tossed.

The anti-stuffiness stuff worked like a charm. My daughter slept through the night and was herself the next morning.

My regret? The antibiotics. In hindsight they were not needed. Just something to help her sleep. What the antibiotics may have done to their immature immune systems I’ll never know. Now I keep a kids’ sudafed around and use it only if someone is having trouble sleeping.

http://www.naturemoms.com/blog/2009/02/05/motherhood-regrets-and-mistakes/

Is it horrible of me to say that I’ve never taken my three-year-old to the dentist? I have so many bad memories of dentists — pulling nine teeth, having to do two root canals on one tooth because it was done wrong — that I just can’t see taking my little boy there yet. It’s made me feel better that my pediatrician is on the same page as me (with vaccines, natural diet, dentists, everything) and agrees I don’t have to take him until around four. I also don’t like how the ADA has stuck with amalgamated fillings (amalgated?) and made the claims that they’re perfectly safe. Right.

*hugs* I’m so sorry about your little boy.

I’ll write a blog post on my biggest regrets at the end of this weekend. Daddy brought home a stomach virus from work and I think my son now has it (either that, or he’s just enjoying throwing his lunch up… I’m partial to the first option), and my aunt passed away a few days ago… so I’m staying away from the blog at the moment.

Don’t think that I forgot, though

Take care and thanks for tagging me!!

Jen