Larry Birkhead Speaks Out About Dannielynn’s Eye Condition

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Over the weekend Larry Birkhead spoke exclusively to Entertainment Tonight about the condition of his little girl — and why she’s wearing an eyepatch.

“She has strabismus, which is a turning in of one of her eyes, and it’s something that we’ve been looking out for for a while,” Larry tells Mark Steines in an interview. “I’ve been taking her to the doctors and … Anna had taken Dannielynn to the doctor [in the Bahamas] to see about it when she was just a few months old.”

Found in about five percent of children, the eye condition is perhaps better known as “cross-eyed” and it is something that cannot be outgrown and must be treated. An eyepatch is used to cover the strong eye in an effort to strengthen the weak one.

“I got her a little pirate doll to show her that people wear patches, and it’s okay,” says Larry, “and daddy wears a patch if he has to to show her it’s okay. I’ve been really aggressive with the patch as much as I can be. At first she was really open to it and it didn’t really bother her. Now, she’s gotten a little smart because she can pull it off, so it’s a little bit harder for me to patch her.”

But if the eyepatch doesn’t work, or if using medicated eyedrops to dilate the pupil fails, little Dannielynn may face surgery.

“I’m going to do everything to make sure that it’s corrected,” says Larry, “but having lost Anna and [her son] Daniel and my dad — my dad just came out of a simple surgery and he died — it’s just tough for me to think about surgeries with [Dannielynn].”

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The Hasselbecks Out In NYC

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Elisabeth and Tim Hasselbeck took the kids out for a stroll this weekend in NYC.

Grace is so cute as she strolls along beside her mom!

Tim pushes new baby Taylor in a Mountain Buggy Urban Elite double stroller. The newborn rides in the celeb favorite: Graco Snugride Infant Car Seat.

Elisabeth carries (in another photo) a Coach Pebbled Leather Diaper Tote, which is no longer for sale. It is probably the same one she used for Grace.

PHOTOCREDIT:Adao/Mauceri/INFphoto.com

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Mom Of 13 Achieves Prebirth Weight in Just 5 days

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Some women struggle to lose the baby weight and others seem to be blessed with good genetics.

A UK mom has returned to her pre-baby weight just 5 days after delivering her 14th baby.(The couple currently has 13 children, 1 of their babies was born prematurely and didn’t survive)

Following the birth of her last daughter Tallulah, Joanne Watson is already back to her normal weight of 103lbs and has no problem squeezing into a pair of size six jeans.

At her heaviest during pregnancy, the super mom, weighed just 112lbs, with the baby accounting for 6lbs.

The 5’2” mom’s secret?

“I suppose I’m running around a lot after the children, taking them to school, making their meals and taking them shopping or for walks in the park so they keep me pretty fit.”

I know your all thinking it…I WISH!!SOURCE

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Tips To Help Parents Identify A Severely Ill Baby

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Medical experts have compiled a list of seven signs that mothers and healthcare workers can use to identify severe illnesses in newborn infants requiring urgent treatment in hospital.

“Anyone looking after children, mothers, should know that if children are not feeding well, it is a sign of serious illness, they should take it to care,” said Martin Weber of the World Health Organisation in Jakarta.

“It seems very simple, but these are messages we need to promote more widely. If the baby is not moving spontaneously and only doing so when you touch it, that should alert you that the baby has problems,” Weber told Reuters in a phone interview.

The seven clinical signs are:

• history of difficult feeding
• history of convulsions
• movement only when stimulated
• breathing rate of 60 breaths per minute or more
• severe chest indrawing
• over 37.5 degrees Celsius
• under 35.5 Celsius

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