The little blog
As a mom myself, I share with you my tips, tricks, discoveries and little stories about the health and safety of your family.
Homemade rehydration solution
The gastro runs? If it catches you, stay hydrated! Here is a rehydration solution (Gastrolyte) to make at home! Mix the following ingredients: 360 mL (12 oz) pure orange juice, unsweetened 600 mL (20 oz) cooled boiled water 2.5 mL (1/2 tsp.) salt See the recipe in...
What do I do about the baby? – Nothing. Calm the mother.
"The neighbor's baby won't wake up!" That's what my spouse told me when I answered the phone last week. I could hear the mother screaming hysterically behind her voice. At first, I didn't understand. For me, the neighbor is next door - to our right. I know them well,...
From professional in control, to worried mother.
In 2010, I started an ambulance career, I was 21 years old. What a great experience it was and how proud I was! A fantastic job, but so difficult. Being faced with THE reality, the one that we didn't even suspect existed, it destabilizes a bit. We face this reality,...
Did you know that?
Here are some serious and/or unusual facts about choking! : -Slapping the back of a person who is EVERYWHERE with a foreign body in their mouth could make the situation worse by pushing the object or food down into the airway. -Getting a choking person to raise their...
The flu versus the common cold
The common cold is often confused with the "real" flu, caused by the influenza virus. The common cold is a very unpleasant condition, but as a rule, it is not dangerous to your health. The flu, on the other hand, is associated with more severe symptoms and can be...
Adapting your driving…
The road is covered with snow, let the festival of the exits of road begin! To avoid joining the ditch car party, the solution is simple, ADAPT YOUR DRIVING! Step 1: Assess the climate you are facing? Big flakes that create a build-up on the road, rainy but cold...
Our friends the toxic plants!
Did you know that some houseplants are toxic to humans? Well, I know you probably don't put them in your salads, but you know sometimes our wonderful children have funny ideas. I figure if my son can stuff his face in the dog food, I guess a pretty green leaf doesn't...
Did you know that?
I'm sharing some interesting and unusual facts about the human body to start the week smarter! -At birth, a baby's body has 350 bones. During growth, some bones fuse together, and by adulthood there are 206. -There are about 5 liters of blood in an adult's body. Blood...
Essentials in a parent’s medicine cabinet
In my pharmacy, I put... It's likely that before you were a parent, your medicine cabinet contained a jar ofAdvil to survive the aftermath of your drunken nights and .... uh...That's all... Am I right?! When you become a parent, you realize that it's time to feed that...
My Top 10: Risky Foods for Young Children
Choking is one of the leading causes of death in children under 1 year of age and the fourth leading cause of death in preschoolers, and in 95% of cases, death by asphyxiation occurs at home! It's scary, I know, but let' s not panic! Monitoring your child's feeding...
Drowning Prevention
According to the Lifesaving Society, at the beginning of the summer, there will already be 21 drownings in Quebec in 2020! This is huge! To avoid the worst, several measures can be taken. Further down in this text, I list a few that I find essential for your family's...
Frostbite
Here are the little red cheeks of happiness! Playing outside in the winter is magical, but it's also a little chilly and cold, well that can cause some discomfort. What if I told you about frostbite! How to recognize them on your children and what to do in their...
Beware of dangerous plants!
All these wonders that we find in nature are often so beautiful and attractive ... But beware of toxic outdoor plants and shrubs! We go exploring as a family, Yippee! Your child has a crazy pleasure to pick flowers to make his mother happy. Your baby has a tenacious...
Beware of carbon monoxide!
I saw a testimony on Facebook. A family with young children was awakened by their carbon monoxide detector. The firemen told them, that the detected level of CO could have been fatal for the whole family if they had spent the night in the house. Without a detector,...