My son has tree nut allergies and sensitive skin. Born via c-section. Nursed for 2 years and he did super well with evivo - cleared up eczema pretty immediately). Would like to add a new probiotic for occasional use. Any recommendations?

I have a 2 year old and we're planning to move to an apartment in Encino CA for 9 months while we wait for our current home to vacate. I see the following disclosures in the lease - is this cause for concern or standard coverage for CA housing providers? I should mention, the apartment was built int 2015.

X Imported Vinyl Miniblinds Manufactured prior to 1997

WARNING: Imported vinyl miniblinds manufactured prior to 1997 on this property can expose you to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm.

Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

X Building Materials Containing Urea-Formaldehyde Resins

A WARNING: Building materials containing urea-formaldehyde resins, such as insulation, pressed wood materials, finishes, or adhesives, on this property can expose you to formaldehyde, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer. Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.

ca.gov/apartments.

X Pesticide - Resmethrin

• WARNING: Pesticides used on this property can expose you to resmethrin, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

X Landscaping and Weed Control

A WARNING: Landscaping and weed control activities on this property can expose you to chemicals including glyphosate (also known as Round Up) which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Talk to your landlord or the building owner about how and when you could be exposed to these chemicals in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

X Asbestos

• WARNING: Asbestos-containing materials, including some ceiling coatings on this property can, if damaged or disturbed, expose you to asbestos, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer.

Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

X Lead Paint

• WARNING: Paint chips and dust from lead-containing paint on this property can expose you to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

X Lead Plumbing

• WARNING: Use of lead-containing plumbing materials on this property can expose you to lead, which is known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building. For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

_ Designated Smoking Areas

A WARNING: Breathing the air in this smoking area can expose you to chemicals including tobacco smoke and nicotine, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not stay in this area longer than necessary. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca. gov/smoking-areas.

X Fire Places or Unvented Gas Space Heaters

A WARNING: Fireplaces or unvented gas space heaters on this property can expose you to carbon monoxide, which is known to the State of California to cause birth defects or other reproductive harm. Talk to your landlord or the building manager about how and when you could be exposed to this chemical in your building.

For additional information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

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Enclosed Parking Facility

A WARNING: Breathing the air in this parking garage can expose you to chemicals including carbon monoxide and gasoline or diesel engine exhaust, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Do not stay in this area longer than necessary. For more information go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov/apartments.

Hello,

I had an egg retrieval Feb 2023 - notes from this:

You had 26 normally fertilized eggs.
Of those, 12 developed to the blastocyst stage and were cryopreserved. (I chose not to test)
4 AA grade
2 AB grade
3 BB grade
3 BC grade

1st transfer = unsuccessful
2nd transfer = successful

I'm considering a 3rd transfer, and I'm also considering whether or not to unfreeze, test, then refreeze. I know there are pros and cons to both, but I'm generally anxious about the safety of this and any harm that may be done, so would like to learn more.

Thank you!

I experienced a bit of OCD PP, which I would have never expected. If you look online, there is no shortage of things to worry about as a parent - you look for them, you'll find them. This can make parenting so exhausting, at least for me. The other day I was thinking about the fact that we're not the first to worry in this role that we're in... so in case it helps anyone else, sharing what I learned in the research below. Oddly provides comfort.

Our world isn't perfect, but operating in an 80/20 way has been super helpful for me. We eliminate where we can, use our tools and resources, and let go of what we can't control so we can live a joyful life.

We will make it through, and so will our resilient kids <3

--

Timeline '40's - '70s, researched via AI.

1940s: Wartime, Polio, and Early Radiation

• Polio and Summer Paranoia: The 1940s saw severe, escalating polio epidemics. Every summer, mothers lived in constant fear of the virus, keeping children away from public pools, beaches, and movie theaters, and frantically boiling utensils and milk.
• Wartime Upheaval and "Latchkey" Stress: With millions of fathers fighting in World War II and mothers entering the workforce in droves, mothers worried about the lack of supervision and the emotional toll on children growing up amid air-raid drills, scrap-metal drives, and general wartime instability.
• Early Atomic Anxiety: Following the end of the war and the dawn of the nuclear age, a new, existential dread emerged. Mothers worried about what the nuclear arms race meant for the future of the planet and their children's survival.

1950s: The Cold War, Killer Smog, and Chemical Additives

• Nuclear Fallout and "Duck and Cover": The Cold War hit home in classrooms. Mothers worried not just about global war, but about radioactive fallout. The fear that atmospheric nuclear testing was contaminating milk and food with Strontium-90 became a major public health anxiety for parents.
• Industrial Smog Disasters: Heavy manufacturing post-WWII meant visible air pollution was a daily reality. The catastrophic London Smog of 1952 (which killed thousands, disproportionately children and the elderly) and severe industrial pollution in U.S. steel towns made mothers deeply anxious about respiratory illnesses like asthma and bronchitis caused by toxic air.
• Processed Foods and Chemical Additives: The post-war economic boom brought a flood of packaged, processed convenience foods. Mothers began worrying about the safety of hidden chemical preservatives, artificial dyes, and pesticides (like early uses of DDT) being fed to their families.

1960s: DDT, Lead Poisoning, and Counterculture Shifts

• Environmental Awakening (DDT & Pesticides): Following the 1962 publication of Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring, mothers became acutely aware of synthetic pesticides like DDT bioaccumulating in the food chain, cow's milk, and the environment. The invisible chemical footprint in everyday life became a mainstream worry.
• Lead Paint and Urban Housing: In older, industrial cities, lead-based paint was ubiquitous on walls and woodwork. Mothers in urban areas lived in fear of lead poisoning, which caused neurological damage and behavioral issues in toddlers who chipped paint or gnawed on windowsills.
• The Generation Gap and Safety in Public Spaces: As the counterculture movement took shape, parents worried about their children getting swept up in political radicalism, student protests, and shifting social norms, alongside rising crime rates in expanding post-war suburbs and cities.

1970s: The Birth of Modern Eco-Anxiety and Product Safety

• The Smog Crisis and Lead Phasedown: As the modern environmental movement took off (marked by the first Earth Day in 1970), air and water pollution became front-page news. Mothers worried about photochemical smog, acid rain, and the safety of municipal tap water. This decade also saw the beginning of the federal ban on leaded gasoline and lead paint.
• Hazardous Consumer Products: Parents in the 1970s grew increasingly anxious about the safety of everyday household goods. High-profile scares—such as the use of flammable children's sleepwear treated with toxic chemical flame retardants (like Tris)—led to fierce parental advocacy and the founding of safety standards.
• Junk Food and Sugar: With the rise of fast-food chains and heavily marketed sugary cereals, mothers began heavily questioning the nutritional value of what was being fed to kids, planting the seeds for modern debates around childhood nutrition.

Hi! I'm newly diagnosed with PP OCD - a lot of fears/obsessions about health anxiety for myself and my toddler. This has always existed at a low level in the background but has grown quite a bit since becoming a mom. I'm on a low dose of Zoloft and newly working with a therapist, but also trying to get ahead of it and learn more.

If there are any resources or specific books that helped you, can you please share? Thank you!

Hi Moms! I'm newly diagnosed with PP OCD - a lot of fears/obsessions about health anxiety for myself and my toddler. This has always existed at a low level in the background but has grown quite a bit since becoming a mom. I'm on a low dose of Zoloft and newly working with a therapist, but also trying to get ahead of it and learn more.

If there are any resources or specific books that helped you, can you please share? Thank you!

I don’t know what I’m looking for with this post, but I am feeling extremely sad and desperate.

We moved from Los Angeles to Chicago Sept 2025. We have always had 2 cats from my son’s birth - while blood tests showed a suspected allergy, he wasn’t entirely bothered by them.

Fast forward to November 2025 - one cat passes from old age, and we adopt a new one. Instant symptoms - RSV complications that led him to the hospital. He had RSV previously in Los Angeles the previous year, but did not react to it in this way. The illnesses (particularly cough, wheezing) has been present since then.

After speaking with his allergist, he recommended rehoming, at the very least, the new cat, to stop overloading his system. We have tried everything including daily mopping/sweeping, free & clear cat food, brushing, etc. nothing has moved the needle.

With this most recent cough, it’s become worse over the last 3 months - concerning to the point that I’ve used several weeks of sick time to keep my son home on really tough days so I could monitor him. Part of this is undoubtedly the allergens outside as well.

So I took the cat back to the shelter and did everything I could to set him up there; paid his adoption fee as well. I feel physically sick, though, and my husband thinks we could have kept him and tried to make it work. Doctor shared if we want to keep him, we should consider putting toddler on daily medications to manage long term. I want to limit this as much as possible — we’re already starting Flovent for 2 weeks to try to kick this most recent flare.

I guess just looking for support or someone who understands. This has been such a challenging week and I never thought this would be something I could do, but you surprise yourself when it comes to your child’s health.

I am at a loss. I’m a working mom who has been staying up most nights worried about this.

Ive seen 2 pediatricians, urgent pediatric care, and an allergist within the last month - nothing has helped.

My son is in daycare - we live in the midwest. He had some sort of viral illness beginning of April. It is now carrying into June. Very wet heavy cough. No fever. Great mood. Hints of wheezing.

All doctors suspected possible asthma/environmental allergies + the lingering cold, but I don’t notice that albuterol or Zyrtec are helping much. Vicks at night is doing more.

No one at daycare has this cough, and my husband and I are fine. I’m considering seeing an ENT specialist or taking him to the ER for an xray.

Please let me know if you have any experience with this- I’m a first time mom and this is very uncharacteristic for him, but he’s also in great spirits. We did move to Chicago from LA, so I don’t know if it’s the change in weather - really picked up in spring. TIA.

hi parents! I’m really stumped and hoping for support. we moved from Los Angeles in Sept 2025 and since then our toddler has had a cough. we’ve taken him to the doctor several times over the months and they all say lungs sound good and it could be back to back viral illnesses from daycare which I agree... but 8 months is a long time? allergies? advice?

we live in a new building and the rest of the family does not have a cough.

thanks!

Hi! My coughing toddler regularly requires an air humidifier in his room. I struggle with what the best water is - thoughts below (and I know I’m totally overthinking this but it’s been bothering me)

Distilled - too heavy for how often we use it (jug would last one night)

Tap - we live in Chicago - common to have lead pipes in older buildings. We’re in a newer, but I don’t know that the pipes are new.

Fridge filter - used once and “dust” formed all over the room from the minerals maybe?

Reverse osmosis counter filter - works well, no dust, but we do have a “remineralization” filter and I also wonder if I should be using that. Also seems somewhat wasteful?

Thanks for any support!

Hi all. 35F here with (likely) stage 4 endo. In our TTC journey about 3 years ago, I found out I had an endometrioma. I will say my periods have always been moderate, but generally fine except for a few here and there.

Well, after baby, and after 2 years of nursing, my entire pelvic region feels like it’s going to explode every month during ovulation. a fibroid is also present now.

I have an MRI with contrast scheduled next week (very nervous, please send any reassurance); then an appt with a very good excision specialist in June. Surgery would be scheduled after that.

Looking for any advice on how to prepare/what to ask. I want this all out. nervous about the MRI, surgery, recovery. I’ll work from home but likely won’t take much time off. Thanks!

35 F. Mom. Good bloodwork. Avg Vit D. Slightly low Iron + Ferritin. Limited exercise outside of daily walking. Daily 1-2 coffees. No alcohol or drugs. I work for a tech company in a very fast paced role.

What are we doing for brain fog? I’ve felt like this for the past few years - like I am not as sharp as I was previously. I do think short form social media content has been a part of this - limited social media now, but curious what others’ experiences have been.

Currently taking: vitamin D/K, high quality fish oil, ubiquinol (fertility), seed probiotic, magnesium glycinate.

A coworker recently shared that she takes Allegra D + something else related to histamines that helps with this?

Edit to add: I do notice when I cut out coffee completely and do matcha instead, this improves a bit.

Thanks!

Hi all! I know there's a lot of opinions on microphones, but with my channel being so specific, I'm wondering what my best option would be.

Things to know: I'm a new channel, so probably not going to spend >$150, just trying things out. I want to do ASMR content, but faceless, maybe chin/lips only.

With this info, what microphone would you recommend? I want to make sure it's crisp enough to hear everything, but I also live in the city and get a lot of city noises if that matters.

TIA!