<r>Have you checked out your state's Infants and Toddler's Program? It's a federally funded program that will provide FREE PT/OT if you child is qualified. To be qualifed, you child only has to show a disability. There are no income requirements! It took me until my child was 18 months to find out a...

I thought reporters were supposed to give an unbiased review on topics! Ugh! How maddening! There's an e-mail address at the bottom of the article. The editor certainly got a response from me!

Have any Maryland mom's required pelvic floor / rectal reconstruction resulting from the lack of repair of fourth degree tears? If so, what doctor did you use and what did you think of the doctor?

Yup, "null" got me crying, too! It's amazing what our OBPI children are teaching us. Their determination is amazing and inspiring.

<t>I sustained fourth degree tears which left my rectal muscles "poor to very poor." I've also noticed an insane amount of visible bloating in my belly depending on what I eat and during my period. I've always gotten bloated, but not like this. As a Mom, it's so easy to put your child's BPI way ahea...

Guest - My ob sewed me up. I've healed properly, but "the muscle tone is poor to very poor" as the new ob puts it. I've been doing keigle exercises. It's helped some, but I'm still having issues as I'm sure you could imagine. How long after the "repair" did you regain your muscle tone?

<t>Thanks for all of your input. Null, at what point did you decide to go to a colo-rectal surgeon? Did you wait until 6 months post partum? I guess I'm just curious as to how long I should deal with the side affects (I don't want to go into detail here). My new gyn said that by six months I should ...

Did any of you (mothers) sustain fourth degree tears as a result of delivery your large baby? If so, what was your recovery time? Were you healed by six months? Any nerve/muscle damage?

Joey wants to "roll" his shoulder, but his arm doesn't seem to want to go with it. It seems like he's really trying, but the arm won't cooperate.

What exactly is "secondary surgery"? What did Ella need done?

<t>Joey is 11 wks old today and is moving his thumb, fingers, and wrist. He still hasn't lifted his bicep against gravity. He still holds his wrist in the "waiter's tip" position.<br/> <br/> I'm looking for some feedback. Has anyone's child had the same movements and miraculously recovered on his/he...