Facebook Follies of Friends and Families

[Zanza]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

[Barrister]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

So at least around here, when you have a baby and discharge you from the hospital they'll send a social worker over to your house within the next few days.

They can be very helpful - give advice on breastfeeding, or sleeping with the baby.  Give you information on immunizations, or set up a pediatrician appointment.

But to be clear - it's also "the state" checking up on you and your new baby to make sure you have a healthy situation for baby.

Some people resent that.

[Zanza]

Ok, maybe.

What you described exists here too, but it's done by midwives, not pediatricians.

[Barrister]

Ok, maybe.

What you described exists here too, but it's done by midwives, not pediatricians.

So while always the possibility of a simple difference in language, I mentioned neither midwives nor pediatricians.

A midwife will help with the birth itself.  For my kids we did not use a midwife (instead going to the hospital) but their role is directly with the birth itself.

A pediatrician is a children's doctor.  They 100% do not do housecalls.

Instead it's a social worker that does that first few days visit.  I think to avoid being accused of being racist or classist they go to every new baby's homes, but it's pretty obvious they're mostly worried about really poor (and likely minority) homes.

[Zanza]

Ok, maybe.

What you described exists here too, but it's done by midwives, not pediatricians.

So while always the possibility of a simple difference in language, I mentioned neither midwives nor pediatricians.

A midwife will help with the birth itself.  For my kids we did not use a midwife (instead going to the hospital) but their role is directly with the birth itself.

A pediatrician is a children's doctor.  They 100% do not do housecalls.

Instead it's a social worker that does that first few days visit.  I think to avoid being accused of being racist or classist they go to every new baby's homes, but it's pretty obvious they're mostly worried about really poor (and likely minority) homes.

The social worker thing also exists here for newborns, but not for advice on e.g. breastfeeding. That's postnatal care by midwives here.

Anyway, the original post said something about wellness visits to pediatricians. Which is probably something different than either the care by social workers or midwives after birth.

So I cannot relate your explanation to the original post.

[Grey Fox]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

I interpreted it at meaning prevention visits. Check ups.

Good fucking luck avoiding Soy in food. I do that for my GF and it's EVERYWHERE.

[Barrister]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

I interpreted it at meaning prevention visits. Check ups.

Good fucking luck avoiding Soy in food. I do that for my GF and it's EVERYWHERE.

So I don't know your girlfriend.  As I understand it a soy allergy is a rare but real thing.

But there's also a lot of shit-talking on the internet about how bad "soy" is for you, when I can't help but think one billion Chinese people can't be wrong about soy sauce...

[HVC]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

I interpreted it at meaning prevention visits. Check ups.

Good fucking luck avoiding Soy in food. I do that for my GF and it's EVERYWHERE.

Soy allergies suck. It's even in animal feed. I have a friend that can eat pork. Poor bastard.

[Grey Fox]

I don't understand the "wellness" bullet point.

I interpreted it at meaning prevention visits. Check ups.

Good fucking luck avoiding Soy in food. I do that for my GF and it's EVERYWHERE.

So I don't know your girlfriend.  As I understand it a soy allergy is a rare but real thing.

But there's also a lot of shit-talking on the internet about how bad "soy" is for you, when I can't help but think one billion Chinese people can't be wrong about soy sauce...

Yeah, she has a light allergy, like she has for dogs or cats.

They are idiots but if a segment of people don't want hidden soy in their stuff it could mean more food will be available for my gf. That will be a net positive for her and me, the family cook.

[Barrister]

Yeah, she has a light allergy, like she has for dogs or cats.

They are idiots but if a segment of people don't want hidden soy in their stuff it could mean more food will be available for my gf. That will be a net positive for her and me, the family cook.

It's a two-edged sword.

My brother-in-law has celiac's, which is a serious allergy to gluten.

I think it's fading now but lots of people used to think they were "sensitive" to gluten - which seems to largely be nonsense.

So if he was at a restaurant and asked for "gluten-free" he'd have to go "no really - I have celiac's" to make sure the item didn't have gluten.

But then yes - increased awareness of gluten does make sure there are more gluten-free items out there in the world.



The 2024 version appears to be "seed oils" which are apparently just terrible for you - despite the fact I have looked and see no evidence to suggest this.

[Josquius]

The gluten stuff. I did a allergy test once. Send some hair away and it gets tested and it comes back with your sensitivities.
One of mine was gluten.
So I tried to avoid it for a while but... Didn't do much.
Later found out this allergy test was a scam. Apparently been lots like it.

As to seed oils... I do recall just a few days ago reading about some research finding there was decent evidence against them?

[HVC]

The gluten stuff. I did a allergy test once. Send some hair away and it gets tested and it comes back with your sensitivities.
One of mine was gluten.
So I tried to avoid it for a while but... Didn't to much.
Later found out this allergy test was a scam. Apparently been lots like it.

As to seed oils... I do recall just a few days ago reading about some research finding there was decent evidence against them?

The hair one seems odd. I mean if you're going to do dna it's usually spit (or blood). And even then it's not foolproof. The back shabby test is the gold standard test.

[Norgy]

I have two autoimmune diseases. One can be managed, the psoriasis. The hidrosadentis supportive, which is really rare, is more difficult and causes boils in various not very comfortable places on the body.

I have liquid evidence of my pollen allergy every May. 

Genes are probably an issue in all three cases.

Mum had celiac disease and diabetes, which made either difficult to manage. The best thing for low blood sugar is something with sugar and wheat. It is one of those things that causes pain to think about. That I never really could help. Chocolate works, but it is far from Ideal. I, on the other hand cannot eat garlic or chilli as it gets my immune system into a rage.

As far as testing goes, the old testing method by insertion of a tube into the penis is the most painful I have done. And yes, it was for the clap.

[Josquius]

The gluten stuff. I did a allergy test once. Send some hair away and it gets tested and it comes back with your sensitivities.
One of mine was gluten.
So I tried to avoid it for a while but... Didn't to much.
Later found out this allergy test was a scam. Apparently been lots like it.

As to seed oils... I do recall just a few days ago reading about some research finding there was decent evidence against them?

The hair one seems odd. I mean if you're going to do dna it's usually spit (or blood). And even then it's not foolproof. The back shabby test is the gold standard test.

Yeah, it was being sold through a reputable site however and was cheap enough I thought hey, why not, I'm desperate.
Still no closer to understanding my allergies incidentally, some days I'm just randomly knocked out with them, so it goes.

[garbon]

No allergist could help?