Big News in a Small Package

My #WCW are the other women that just happen to live with me. They are so alike and so different that I am amazed to be their mother.

ALSO…we are happy to report that Ava is doing well! She had a battery of tests yesterday, which made for a yucky day at the hospital. However, her doctor called yesterday evening and told us that her calcium and Vitamin D levels have normalized and the Rickets are healing! It looks like there will be two more doctor’s appointments and we will be back to normal!

Have you had your Vitamin D for the day?

Toddler Hair Wars

It’s my least favorite subject concerning my daughter and yet EVERYONE loves to approach me about it. My daughter came to the world with a full head of hair and I was overjoyed. I just knew that she wouldn’t have my issues with hair, as I came to this world bald as a golden egg. But thanks to cradle crap and just being a baby, she has a patch in the back of head that refuses to grow.
Trying to be a Mom that listens to advice, I have tried everything that has been suggested. Determined to find something that will work so that everyone can put a CORK IN IT, I have compiled a list of what didn’t work and what I am willing to try.
1. Johnson’s and Johnson’s Baby Shampoo – This product didn’t work on my daughter’s hair because it stripped all of the moisture out. It left her scalp crying out for any oil that I could add. Not recommended for African American babies.
2. Johnson’s and Johnson’s Baby Oil – This product didn’t offer anything but a slick head for the little one. Also a product not recommended for African American babies.
3. Olive Oil – Olive Oil works on her hair, but it’s not lasting. I usually oil her hair twice a day and still it looks like a soft cotton ball and the patch isn’t filling up any sooner.
4. Carol’s Daughter Hair Butter – I used the entire container on my little lab experiment and it didn’t really do anything. Her hair is soft enough as it is, so it didn’t really offer any tangible results.
5. Carol’s Daughter Inner Shine Conditioner – I love this product! It smells great and it allows her hair to be managed. It doesn’t really stim
6. Tiny Twirls – The daily moisturizer worked great on Syd’s hair, but often left a residue after using it for several days. Recommendation: use in small quantities.

So far the next suggestions I have received are: braid her hair, don’t braid her hair, brush it several times a day, give her a hot oil treatment and let her sleep with a shower cap on her head. Excuse me, while my head twists off my head!

Offer suggestions at your own risk….I’m a Mommy on Edge!

A Trip to the Pediatrician

Yesterday was another moment in my life as a mom when I wanted the floor to open and I fall in. We took our young daughter to the pediatrician for her 2 year old checkup. As soon as we walked in, she started to whine a little. Thankfully, the office television was plugged in to PBS Kids, so she could watch one of her favorite shows (and Mommy’s too), “Word World.”

Our time to venture to the back eventually came and we faced apprehension. Not only did she not want to be weighed, she didn’t want to lie down to be measured either. She was so scared! Sydney’s behavior and our revealing that she is head banger caused her pediatrician to ask questions to ascertain if she is autistic.

Keep in mind that our daughter is very sociable, very friendly and she makes eye contact with those who are speaking to her. She however is very apprehensive around new people and she is very feisty.

According to Dr. Greene, “Up to 20 percent of healthy children are head-bangers for a time. Typically, head banging appears in the latter half of the first year of life and generally ends spontaneously by four years of age. Boys are three or four times more likely to be head-bangers than girls.”

Read more: http://www.drgreene.com/azguide/head-banging#ixzz1FZJ1kpAj

In my heart of hearts, I seriously doubt that my daughter is autistic, yet more research is required.

Is your child a head banger?  Feedback is appreciated!

Hair Debacle

As a new Mommy, I can admit that I don’t want to listen to others about my daughter’s hair.  Initially I followed the pediatrician’s advice washing her hair with Johnson and Johnson No Tears Baby Shampoo. Not a very good move for African American hair! This shampoo dried out my daughter’s hair and made it very brittle. Not sure what to do, I began to moisturize her hair with extra virgin olive oil.

Enter the Suggestion Police.  Honestly, if I hear one more time, “you need to try this,” I am going to lose my mind! I have heard that I should be using everything from pink oil to olive oil to Just for Me. One time I got five suggestions in one day!

And don’t even get me started on using rubber bands. One woman told me that I needed to start using rubber bands on her hair.  I refused because I felt (and still feel by the way) that it would tear out my daughter’s hair.  Honestly her hair is dry enough, so I use cute little barrettes to make her look feminine and downright adorable.

In my quest to find good hair products, I have decided to continue to use the olive oil.  I am looking for shampoo and conditioner that would be beneficial to African American girls hair and won’t be too strong for her hair and eyes. In the meantime, I wash her hair once a week and I use the olive oil on her hair every day and keep it braided.

Have a solution to my daughter’s brittle hair debacle?  Feel free to comment below! In the meantime the hair debacle continues…