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PoindexterOglethorpe

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7. When I was a young mother I was not always able to tell

Reply to Mira (Original post)

Wed Jun 20, 2018, 11:27 PM

Jun 2018

what my baby was indicating with his cries.

But I was often in awe of pediatricians who knew all sorts of things exactly. Such as correctly estimating my son's age in months, even though he was very small for his age. Apparently he was behaving in ways that exactly matched his age.

So when a pediatrician tells me these kids are crying from terror, I know he's right.

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From Facebook: A pediatrician's wife speaks out on her husband's knowledge about the sound of babies [View all] Mira Jun 2018 OP

K&R Eko Jun 2018 #1

sad that i can only kick and rec Tribalceltic Jun 2018 #2

K&R Solly Mack Jun 2018 #3

As a mother bdamomma Jun 2018 #4

+++ Agree with you bdamomma iluvtennis Jun 2018 #11

cry Srkdqltr Jun 2018 #5

I suspect that when the deplorables hear "Suffer the little children to come unto me," tblue37 Jun 2018 #8

Evil PaulX2 Jun 2018 #6

When I was a young mother I was not always able to tell PoindexterOglethorpe Jun 2018 #7

Thanks for posting this. lpbk2713 Jun 2018 #9

That little guy crying Papa...papa...papa damn near broke my heart. It was truly despair. Hekate Jun 2018 #10

Yep, Hekate. That's the one that sent me over the edge, too. Grammy23 Jun 2018 #12

Great post. We are not sissies for not wanting children to be treated inhumanely. nt Honeycombe8 Jun 2018 #13

K&R for visibility. lunamagica Jun 2018 #14

I have to quit crying. raven mad Jun 2018 #15