It’s not my gallbladder or my pancreas; it’s most likely the recalled heparin I’ve been having The Hubster inject into my body for the last few weeks.

Reported adverse patient reactions have included: stomach pain or discomfort, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased or low blood pressure, chest pain, fast heart rate, dizziness, fainting, unresponsiveness, shortness of breath, the feeling of a strong or rapid heartbeat, drug ineffectiveness, burning sensation, redness or paleness of skin, abnormal sensation of the skin, mouth or lips, flushing, increased sweating, decreased skin sensitivity, headache, feeling unwell, restlessness, watery eyes, throat swelling, thirst, bleeding tendencies and difficulty opening the mouth. Some of these reactions, particularly profound and refractory hypotension, may be severe or life-threatening.

I’ve been dealing with several of the above conditions for the last few weeks and have discussed them with various medical professionals during that time. Because I am pregnant, some seem like they just sometimes come along as a side effect of pregnancy- but not when you jumble them all together in a short time frame.

My doctor wondered why I only recently started having problems. Well, up until a few short weeks ago I was using Heparin left over from my pregnancy with Levi- year old Heparin that has never been involved in a recall and came from a different lab then Baxter.

I had another bad pain attack tonight and while I panted on the floor like a dog, wishing for death, all I could think was Thanks A Lot China!

I’m going to marry him!

Nuuh! I gonna marry him!

No me

Me! Me! Me! I will, not YOU!

Whoa girls. Let’s not argue with each other, and besides Daddy is already married to me.

You so silly Mama, you old. You going to die one day and then I marry Daddy.

Touche, my young daughter. Let us hope this Electra Complex phase passes quickly.

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A few side notes

Click over HERE to check out the latest recalls of children’s products due to lead paint. Wooden toys and Boy Scout badges, oh my!

Also, my free sample from HERE did indeed arrive. I encourage you to sign up and start getting your own free samples and coupons, glorious coupons.

Also some polls for you pertaining to your Finding Yourself experience, ’cause I like happy readers and feel meh about making decisions lately:

Mere weeks before the birth of my son, crushing panic descended from the heavens. The wind blew in sharp and dry from the west whispering to me. GET RID OF YOUR CRIB. The crib I had impulsively purchased on Ebay when news of baby (destined to be miscarriage number 2 and we later found out twins) first broke. I reasoned that if we started preparing there was no way I could lose the baby. When it arrived I put it together so I could stare at it and will my body to hang on. It didn’t work and the crib was soon dismantled.

Eventually it housed Mira and then Tessa. Mira did not make much use of it, preferring to set up shop in our room. At 5 months old she’d sleep a short portion of the night in that crib and in the 14 months it occupied her room I don’t think she spent one entire night there.

Tessa, on the other hand, started sleeping in the crib almost right away. She loathed sharing her sleeping space and would even cry out after nursing until I awoke, removed her from my bed and nestled her into the crib.

Through two children I thought my worst crib worries involved my children learning to escape, something that Tessa tried around a year old and resulted in early graduation to big girl bed-ville. However during those years of service, I was often a bit concerned over the drop side of the crib wiggling. I tend to be an anxious kind of person so I reasoned away that fear as best as a could: It had to wiggle so it could drop it down… and I stuffed that little niggling worry down into the bottom of my guts until a few short weeks before the appearance of my son.

With nesting this old worry resurfaced, only this time I decided that we simply must get rid of the crib- I’m so glad I did.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing today a voluntary recall with Simplicity Inc., of Reading, Pa., of about 1 million cribs. The drop-side can detach from the crib, which can create a dangerous gap and lead to the entrapment and suffocation of infants. CPSC is aware of two deaths in Simplicity manufactured cribs with older style hardware, including a 9-month-old child and a 6-month-old child, where the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is also aware of seven infant entrapments and 55 incidents in these cribs.

CPSC is also investigating the death of a 1-year-old child in a Simplicity crib with newer style hardware, in which the drop-side was installed upside down. CPSC is warning parents and caregivers to check all Simplicity cribs to make sure the drop-side is installed right side up.

The drop-side failures result from both the hardware and crib design, which allow consumers to unintentionally install the drop-side upside down. This, in turn, can weaken the hardware and cause the drop-side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side detaches, it creates a gap in which infants can become entrapped.

CPSC is also aware of two incidents that occurred when the drop-side was correctly installed with older style hardware, though the upside down installation greatly increases the risk of failure.

The recalled Simplicity crib models include: Aspen 3 in 1, Aspen 4 in 1, Nursery-in-a-Box, Crib N Changer Combo, Chelsea and Pooh 4 in 1. The recall also involves the following Simplicity cribs that used the Graco logo: Aspen 3 in 1, Ultra 3 in 1, Ultra 4 in1, Ultra 5 in 1, Whitney and the Trio.

The recalled cribs have one of the following model numbers, which can be found on the envelope attached to the mattress support and on the label attached to the headboard: 4600, 4605, 4705, 5000, 8000, 8324, 8800, 8740, 8910, 8994, 8050, 8750, 8760, and 8996.

The cribs, which were made in China, were sold in department stores, children’s stores and mass merchandisers nationwide from January 1998 through May 2007 for between $100 and $300.

more HERE

It turns out I wasn’t just a nervous Nelly or suffering from severe gas; that feeling in the pit of my stomach was mother’s intuition. I’m so very lucky that nothing happened during those early years of ignoring that feeling. Please, go check your cribs and cuddle your babies.

All ye pirates and those with lil pirates please pay attention. Veggie Booty is being voluntarily recalled after 51 cases of salmonella poisoning in 17 different states have been associated with the product.

Nearly all who have fallen prey are children under ten. The bulk of victims falling into the toddler category, developed bloody diarrhea.

Robert’s American Gourmet, based in Sea Cliff, New York, is voluntarily recalling all lots and sizes of Veggie Booty.

It is sold in supermarkets, health food stores, vending machines and online.

People who purchased Veggie Booty and still have it should discard the contents and contact the company at 1-800-626-7557 to get information on reimbursement. None of the other Booty snacks - Pirate’s Booty, Cocoa Booty and Fruity Booty - are included in the recall.